HB#1696 Becomes Law

7/2/2010    Governor Patrick Signs Bill to Stiffen Penalties for Those Who Assault Nurses and Other Health Care Providers More

Press and Published Articles

Please also check our Resources page for links and resources relevant to this topic.

  • From Workplace Violence Victims to Activists: Three career nurses form grass-roots organization to stop assaults on healthcare workers
    Hear their story live on The Connect Show, Friday April 23rd at 4:00PM
  • An End to Violence: If healthcare workers don't fight to get legislation passed to protect nurses, assaults will continue
    • Advance for Nurses link
  • Healthcare Violence
    • Scrubs Magazine for Nurses link
  • Violence Against Nurses: After a violent patient assaults her, where is a triage nurse left to turn?
    • Advance for Nurses link
  • MA nurse urges legislators to pass laws to create a safer work environment for nurses
    • Advance for Nurses link
  • Bill on assaults against nurses stalled
    • The Patriot Ledger link
  • Nurses statewide fearful of attacks
    • The Boston Globe link
  • Violence in ER a growing problem
    • Mass Nurses' Assoc. link
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News and Announcements

Please also check our Publications page for articles written by our team and about this cause, and our Presentation Schedule page for outreach, speaking and presentation venues.

  • HB 1696 Signed Into Law article
    • July 2, 2010 11:30amGovernor Deval Patrick signs HB 1969 into law at a signing ceremony in the Governor’s office at the State House.
  • Certification in R.A.D. Basic Physical Defense link
    • March 2010 Stop Healthcare Violence founders become certified by Rape, Aggression & Defense Systems in Basic Physical Defense, completing up to 12 hours of training led by the Boston Police Department.
    • The cornerstone of R.A.D. Systems, R.A.D. Basic Physical Defense course has its foundations in education and awareness. The course includes lecture, discussion and self defense techniques
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