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Evidence-based legislative priorities such as Child Access Prevention laws and Extreme Risk Protection Orders have the potential to save children's lives from firearm violence.
On March 5, 2019, CHOP's Violence Prevention Initiative (VPI) hosted a webinar titled "Crossroads of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Developmental Disabilities" that provided actionable information for healthcare providers to meet these challenges.
A successful approach to handling reports on threatening behaviors towards others on campus requires coordination at the individual, campus, local, and state levels.
Stalking is a pervasive and too often underreported (or under-recognized) form of intimate partner or dating violence, especially on college campuses. Read more to learn about the challenges of handling disclosures of stalking, and the steps to take in order to protect victims on college campuses.
Read an abbreviated version of a blog on the development of a program to provide consultation, education, and materials on firearm safety to patient families seen in CHOP's Emergency Department.
