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Communication failures can occur in any interpersonal interactions within professional or service settings where trust and communication matter. They happen when comments or behaviors leave someone feeling dismissed, misunderstood, stereotyped, or disrespected. Some relational communication failures are identity-linked, meaning they are connected to race, ethnicity, gender, language, socioeconomic status, immigration background, disability, or other social identities. When these patterns are tied to a person’s identity or identities, they may be understood as microaggressions.
Dr. Rachel Myers shares her team's recent research on the implementation and impact of CHOP's Violence Intervention Program (VIP) on the recovery from both firearm and non-firearm injuries experienced by children and adolescents.
Dr. Rachel Myers shares how CIRP's mission to advance research that prevents injury and promotes recovery for children is more urgent and lifesaving than ever.
Read abstracts of recent peer-reviewed research studies conducted by members of the Center for Injury Research and Prevention and the Center for Violence Prevention at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
This Friday, June 6th marks National Gun Violence Awareness Day, a time of national reflection, awareness, and action about the public health crisis of gun violence. Drs. Ruth Abaya and Dorothy Novick explore the critical role of pediatric health systems and providers in curbing child injury and death due to gun violence.
Dr. Tracy Waasdorp shares how she and her team aim to test the addition of a virtual reality component to evidence-based bullying prevention programs implemented in Philadelphia schools.
Read abstracts of recent peer-reviewed research studies conducted by members of the Center for Injury Research and Prevention and the Center for Violence Prevention at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
