Date
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Time
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Name
PEARR: Five Steps to Victim Assistance in Healthcare Settings
Track
Physical and Mental Health
Speakers
Description
Health professionals have an opportunity to identify and assist patients who are experiencing many types of violence. Current approaches are often not person-centered. The Provide privacy, Educate, Ask, Respect & Respond (PEARR) Tool is a structured conversation guide for health professionals on how to provide trauma-sensitive assistance to patients who may be experiencing violence, including human trafficking. The PEARR Tool was developed by CommonSpirit Health, HEAL Trafficking, and Pacific Survivor Center. In this workshop, the presenters will describe the PEARR steps and present findings from the first study to evaluate the PEARR Tool and its use in hospital settings.