Violence is Preventable: A Best Practices Guide for Launching & Sustaining a Hospital-based Program to Break the Cycle of Violence
Naneen Karraker, MA, Rebecca Cunningham, MD, Marla Becker, MPH, Joel Fein, MD, MPH, and Lyndee Knox, PhD
Across the country, members of the HAVI are engaging patients in targeted services during their recovery to interrupt the cycle of violence. In 1998, the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime recommended that “hospital-based counseling and prevention programs be established in medical facilities that provide services to gang violence victims.” This guide supports the development of these programs in medical facilities across the country.
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