Abstract
This article aims to identify the state of the art regarding harassment cases in universities or colleges and to address what public policies or health strategies are being implemented through the integrative literature review method in the Lilacs/Medline databases (through the BVS portal), CAPES - Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel and Science.gov. The research resulted in seventeen articles highlighting the leading causes of harassment due to political positions contrary to management, gender, lack of knowledge of the work, adherence to the strike movement, different treatment among work teams, for being homosexual; and many impacts on those harassed, for example, they felt humiliated, ashamed, afraid, anguished, abused, coerced, violent, embarrassed, inferiorized, pressured, threatened, emotionally blackmailed, impacts on psychological health, hurt, aggressive behavior, indignation, suicidal ideation, anxiety, feelings of anger, guilt, shame, loss/decreased self-esteem, irritation, drop in academic performance/productivity, weight gain/loss, digestive disorders, depression, distancing/loss of friends, marital crises, wear and tear on work relationships, withdrawal from social life, withdrawal from family, family crises, disillusionment with the academic/postgraduate environment, increased workload, desire to drop out of postgraduate studies, drop in productivity, no desire to work or go to class, feeling of impunity/injustice and willingness to give up teaching. The research is justified because it explains the causes and effects of harassment in higher education institutions and brings up a discussion about the lack of proposed solutions or public policies to combat non-sexual harassment practices.
Keywords: Non-sexual harassment. Universities. Harassment in public service. Health strategies for harassment. Public policies.