Assessing improvements in emergency department referrals to a hospital-based violence intervention program

• Main Authors: Jayda Watkins (Author), Na'il Scoggins (Author), Brooke M. Cheaton (Author), Mark Nimmer (Author), Michael N. Levas (Author), Shannon H. Baumer-Mouradian (Author), Marlene D. Melzer-Lange (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Youth violence is a major public health concern in the United States. Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs (HVIPs) are integral in connecting youth sustaining interpersonal violence-related injuries to medical, mental health, and social services. At our pediatric emergen...