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Do no harm: A call to action by nurses to dismantle structural violence against LGBTQ+ youth.

Lacretia CarrollAlex CookAndrea Sebastian
Published in: Nursing outlook (2024)
This commentary addresses structural violence - an overlooked and unrecognized harm within nursing. Structural violence within nursing practice refers to the violent impacts of racism, classism, homophobia, and transphobia as well as other biases on vulnerable and underprivileged groups. As one of the largest and most trusted health professions, collectively nursing has the power to leverage their influence to mitigate the harmful effects of structural violence when caring for LGBTQ+ youth.
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