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Hear from experts working to reduce firearm injury

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Domestic Violence Organizations in California

Virtual map for finding domestic violence organizations in your community.

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Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse

Defining elder or dependent adult abuse, asking for a restraining order, and delineating the types of restraining orders and its process.

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Domestic Violence: State by State

Domestic violence and firearm laws categorized by state.

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Firearm Injury is a public health issue: here’s what you can do.

An informational video by Osmosis on the epidemiology of firearm-related injuries, its history in public health research, and what you can do.

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Preventing Violence in California

An overview of homicide and suicide deaths in California by the California Department of Public Health.

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Firearms Prohibiting Categories

A list of state and federal laws that make it unlawful for certain persons to own and/or possess firearms.

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Background Checks For Firearm Purchases: Problem Areas And Recommendations To Improve Effectiveness

Wintemute, G. J.
Health Affairs, 2019

A review of the problems associated with background checks on firearm purchasers, and suggested actions to improve its effectiveness.

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Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs Save Lives and Money

Purtle, J., Dicker, R., Cooper, C., et al.
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 2013.

The paper discusses HVIPs as a strategy to address the financial strains on trauma systems and the absence of preventive intervention in trauma systems.

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Developing a Trauma-Informed, Emergency Department–Based Intervention for Victims of Urban Violence

Corbin, T. J., Rich, J. A., Bloom, S. L., et al
Journal of Trauma & Dissociation., 2011.

A conceptual framework for an intervention called Healing Hurt People is a trauma-informed program designed for emergency department–based and hospital-based violence intervention programs.

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Best Practices for Training Frontline Violence Intervention Workers

Trainings, support, and professional development opportunities for frontline violence intervention workers based on the standards for certification by the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI) as a Violence Prevention Professional.

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How to Start a Hospital-based Violence Intervention Program

Conference session on how to start a hospital-based violence intervention program from the perspectives of a hospital and a community organization.

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Key Components of Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs

A summary of the discussions at The National Symposium of Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs by Youth Alive, and funded by Kaiser Permanente’s Northern California Community Benefit Programs.

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