Hospital-Based Violence Prevention: Progress and Opportunities

In this commentary, we describe how hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) work to translate research into practice.

history, policymakingHAVI GeneralNovember 3, 2015Purtle J, Rich JA, Joel A. Fein, Thea James, Corbin TJ

The Youth Nonfatal Violent Injury Review Panel: An Innovative Model to Inform Policy and Systems Change

In this article, we describe the panel model and present preliminary data on participants' perceptions of the process.

Cost-benefit analysis simulation of a hospital-based violence intervention program

This study conducts a cost-benefit analysis simulation to estimate the savings an HVIP might produce in healthcare, criminal justice, and lost productivity costs over 5 years in a hypothetical population of 180 violently injured patients, 90 of whom received HVIP intervention and 90 of whom did not.

Hospitals as a Locus for Violence Intervention

The authors address violent injury as a reccurrent problem and highlight the teachable moment that occurs after a violent injury.

high risk, history, trauma-informed careHAVI GeneralJanuary 1, 2015Purtle J, Corbin TJ, Rich LJ, Rich JA

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.