Background Violent injury and reinjury take a devastating toll on distressed communities.
Many trauma centers have created hospital-based violent injury prevention programs (HVIP) to …

In 1897, sociologist Émile Durkheim published in his book the first body of research on the
social causes of suicide. His research challenged the notion that suicide potential factors are …

BACKGROUND Over 50,000 homicides and suicides occur each year. An estimated half of
all US households are believed to have a firearm present, making them one of the most …

BACKGROUND Fall-related injuries among the elderly (age 65 and older) are the cause of
nearly 750,000 hospitalizations and 25,000 deaths per year in the United States, yet …

BACKGROUND Survivors of gun violence may develop significant mental health sequelae
and are at higher risk for reinjury through repeat violence. Despite this, survivors of gun …

Background Pedestrians distracted by digital devices or other activities are at a higher risk
of injury as they cross streets. We sought to describe the incidence of pedestrians distracted …

Introduction The USA has the highest rate of community gun violence of any developed
democracy. There is an urgent need to develop feasible, scalable and community-led …

BACKGROUND In the past decade, more than 300,000 people in the United States have died
from firearm injuries. Our goal was to assess the effectiveness of two particular prevention …

Objective: The purpose of this review was to provide an evidence-based recommendation
for community-based programs to mitigate gun violence, from the Eastern Association for the …

Background Among Hospital Based Violence Intervention programs (HVIPs), little is known
about variation in services provided, funding sources, or populations served. Study design …