A Comprehensive Technical Package for the Prevention of Youth Violence and Associated Risk Behaviors

This technical package represents a select group of strategies based on the best available evidence to help communities and states sharpen their focus on prevention activities with the greatest potential to prevent youth violence and its consequences.

youth, community engagement, toolkit, high riskHAVI GeneralDecember 1, 2016Corinne David-Ferdon, Alana M. Vivolo-Kantor, Linda L. Dahlberg, Khiya J. Marshall DrPH, Neil Rainford, Jeffery E. Hall

Hospital-centered violence intervention programs: a cost-effectiveness analysis

We hypothesized that the HVIP at our urban trauma center is a cost-effective means for reducing violent injury recidivism.

trauma-informed care, community engagement, sustainability, cost-benefit, urbanHAVI GeneralApril 1, 2015Vincent E. Chong MD MS, Randi Smith MD MPH, Arturo Garcia MD, Wayne S. Lee MD, Linnea Ashley MPH, Anne Marks MPP, Terrence H. Liu MD MPH, Gregory P. Victorino MD

Hospital-based violence intervention programs save lives and money

HVIPs combine brief in-hospital intervention with intensive community-based case management and provide targeted services to high-risk populations to reduce risk factors for reinjury and retaliation while cultivating protective factors.

community engagement, high risk, trauma-informed careHAVI GeneralAugust 1, 2013Purtle J, Cooper J, Corbin TJ, Greene MB, Anne Marks MPP, Creaser D, Topp D, Moreland D

Effectiveness of a Mentor-Implemented, Violence Prevention Intervention for Assault-Injured Youths Presenting to the Emergency Department: Results of a Randomized Trial

The goal was to assess the impact of a mentor-implemented, violence prevention intervention in reducing aggression, fighting, and reinjury among assault-injured youths.

program evaluation, community engagement, trauma-informed care, youth, high riskHAVI GeneralNovember 1, 2008Cheng TL, Denise Haynie, Ruth Brenner, Wright JL, Shang-en Chung, Bruce Simons-Morton

Randomized trial of a case management program for assault-injured youth: impact on service utilization and risk for reinjury

The purposes of this study were to (1) assess receptiveness of families to violence prevention interventions initiated after an assault injury and (2) assess the effectiveness of a case management program on increasing service utilization and reducing risk factors for reinjury among assault-injured youth presenting to the emergency department.

program evaluation, community engagement, trauma-informed careHAVI GeneralMarch 1, 2008Cheng TL, Wright JL, Markakis D, Copeland-Linder N, Menvielle E