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Dr. Katelin Hoskins was recently featured in a CHOP Research Institute Cornerstone blog post highlighting her research on evaluating the inpatient hospital implementation of a nurse-led firearm storage intervention. Read more for an excerpt of the blog post.
Dr. Vivek Ashok highlights the need for clinicians, policymakers and researchers to consider the community level impact and secondary trauma caused by any single act of gun violence.
Read abstracts of recent peer-reviewed research studies conducted by members of CHOP's Center for Injury Research and Prevention and the Center for Violence Prevention.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Center for Violence Prevention (CVP) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), we are highlighting the people and programs of CVP’s Professional Development and Training Pillar.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Center for Violence Prevention (CVP), we highlight the Intimate Partner Violence Prevention, Suicide Prevention, and Gun Safety programs.
