Title: Before and After the Trauma Bay: The Prevention of Violent Injury Among Youth

Publication Date: January 23, 2009

What does it say?

This article makes a strong case that emergency departments have a key role to play in intervening with violently injured patients to prevent retaliatory violence, including gun violence.  The article reviews clinical and advocacy roles for emergency health care providers and identifies resources on the best practices on youth violence prevention.

How can I use it?

Advocates could provide this article to health care institutions and providers who are interested in preventing youth violence but in need of guidance to structure programs, determine what works, etc.  The article also highlights the synergy between individual and policy-level efforts to reduce gun violence.

Citation

Cunningham, Rebecca, et al., “Before and After the Trauma Bay: The Prevention of Violent Injury Among Youth,” Annals of Emergency Medicine, Article in Press, January 23, 2009

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