Violence Prevention Initiative

Registration Open for Webinar on "Human Trafficking In Adolescents: Understanding the Issues as a Service Provider"

Registration is open for a webinar entitled "Human Trafficking In Adolescents: Understanding the Issues as a Service Provider." The free webinar is intended for social workers and other healthcare professionals and provides free continuing education credits.

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Child Trafficking, webinars, trauma-informed care, Violence Prevention Initiative

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ASK Day: A question that can’t wait

Today is ASK Day, when parents, caregivers and pediatricians alike are called upon to remember that, when it comes to guns in the home, Asking Saves Kids. Asking is framed around a simple question: “Is there an unlocked gun where your kids play?”

Child, Parenting, and Healthcare Provider Issues

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Gun violence, Violence Prevention Initiative

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New Resource Alert: Intimate Partner Violence and Pediatrics Webinar Recording

Watch a recorded webinar presented by CHOP's Violence Prevention Initiative and Lutheran Settlement House, which defines intimate partner violence and discusses strategies for addressing it in the pediatric healthcare setting.

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Violence Prevention Initiative, webinars, intimate partner violence

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Adolescent Males Reveal Need for Mental Health Support After Violence

New research released today revealed that, among young men of color ages 12-17 enrolled in CHOP’s Violence Intervention Program from 2012-2016, the overwhelming majority (89 percent) self-identified a need for mental health care.

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Violence Prevention Initiative, Violence Intervention Program, trauma-informed care

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Register for Webinar: Intimate Partner Violence in the Pediatric Healthcare Setting

Registration is open for a webinar on Addressing Intimate Partner Violence in Pediatric Healthcare Settings. The free webinar is intended for physicians, nurses, social workers and other healthcare professionals and provides continuing education credits.

Violence Prevention

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intimate partner violence, webinars, trauma-informed care, Violence Prevention Initiative

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Our Most Popular Posts 2016

As 2016 draws to a close, let's take a look back at Research in Action's most popular posts in the last year.

CChIPS

Child Passenger Safety

Child Traumatic Stress

Child, Parenting, and Healthcare Provider Issues

News of the Field

Outreach Communications

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dangerous trends, injury prevention, child occupant protection, CPS education, bullying prevention, Violence Prevention Initiative, Friend to Friend, trauma-informed care

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New Resource Alert: Youth Suicide Prevention Webinar Recording

CHOP's Violence Prevention Initiative has a new resource available-- a recorded webinar on the topic of suicide prevention in children and adolescents.

Child, Parenting, and Healthcare Provider Issues

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suicide prevention, Violence Prevention Initiative, webinars

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Having an Incarcerated Parent: The mental health needs of affected children

This guest blog from Research Experiences for Undergraduates student Ellyn Butler explores the short- and long-term outcomes for children with incarcerated mothers.

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Adverse Childhood Experiences, Violence Prevention Initiative, pediatric trauma care, REU

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Decreasing "Mean Girl" Aggression Associated With Better Behavior Across Classroom

CHOP's Friend to Friend program has been proven effective for reducing the relational aggression of urban African-American 3rd to 5th grade girls. New research shows that the positive impact of the program extends to the entire classroom, including male students, non-aggressive female students, and even teachers, by channeling the influence of aggressive girls in a positive way and allowing them opportunities to hone their leadership skills.

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bullying prevention, school bullying, Violence Prevention Initiative, Friend to Friend

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National Gun Violence Awareness Day, June 2nd

Next Thursday, June 2nd, National Gun Violence Awareness Day will be marked with events around the country. Among children and youth aged 1-24 years, guns cause two times as many deaths as cancer, five times as many as heart disease, and 20 times as many as infections. CHOP's Violence Prevention Initiative is dedicated to bringing a trauma-informed approach to violence prevention intervention at multiple touchpoints in a child’s lifespan, including an Emergency Department-based program which provides direct services to patients who are treated for assault injuries.

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Violence Prevention Initiative, Gun violence

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