As of October 2024, the work of the Environmental Harms project has been completed and redeveloped into a new project, which can be found at the following link: https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/identifying-gaps-in-sexual-harassment-remediation-efforts-issue-paper

Please contact tfrasca@nas.edu with any questions.

The Environmental Harms Project is focused on addressing and remediating harms that occur in the community before a situation escalates to the point of sexual harassment. In 2022, individuals of the Remediation Working Group issued a Call for Information to document how higher education institutions are addressing the underlying predictors and symptoms of harm on campuses. The group created a matrix to organize formal and informal efforts and support services categorized by when they are provided by the institution (before, during, and/or after a formal or informal response to sexual harassment) and who they focus on (those who experience harm, those who have caused harm, and the community). The goal of this project is to produce a document that will (1) compile and categorize practices and other ways that institutions successfully honor and support individuals, and remediate harm—even before an institution is notified, or if they are not formally notified at all, and (2) identify gaps that require further research and development.