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The Emergence of a Network
On March 2-3, 2009 Youth ALIVE! convened the first ever National Symposium of Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs in Oakland, California with the goal of opening a dialogue on key program components and best practices and beginning to establish a national network of hospital-based programs. The Symposium was funded by Kaiser Permanente’s Northern California Community Benefit Programs.
Representatives from the following programs participated in the event:
- Caught in the Crossfire, Oakland/Los Angeles, CA
- CeaseFire, Chicago, IL
- Healing Hurt People, Philadelphia, PA
- Out of the Crossfire, Cincinnati, OH
- Pennsylvania Injury Reporting and Intervention System, Philadelphia, PA
- Project Ujima, Milwaukee, WI
- Violence Intervention Advocacy Program, Boston, MA
- Violence Intervention Project, Baltimore, MD
- Wraparound Project, San Francisco, CA
Representation from the programs included Medical Directors, Clinical Directors, Executive Directors, Program Directors, line staff, and members of Boards of Directors.
Network Partners
For a brief overview of the programs that participated in the March 2009 National Symposium in Oakland, please click here.
For a complete listing of hospital-based violence intervention programs operating around the country, please click here.
If you would like to learn about the process for being added to this list, please contact us.
Network Publications
The Key Components of Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs handbook captures the essence of the discussion generated at the initial National Network meeting. As expansion and replication of these programs continues nationwide, the hope is that this document will be helpful for individuals and organizations that are considering starting their own programs, as well as emerging programs and established programs across the country.
Formation of a New and Expanding Network
At the end of the two days, participants decided to formally establish a network, the National Network of Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs, which will continue to work in small working groups to expand and refine these key components and best practices, collaborate in research and evaluation, explore opportunities for funding program sustainability, identify opportunities to collectively impact policy, and re-convene annually.
Through the working groups that were created at the Symposium and through future meetings, the National Network of Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs will continue to expand upon these key components and work toward developing best practices, and seek to bring new and emerging programs into the Network.
Find Out More
If you are interested in becoming a part of the Network or inquiring about technical assistance for new hospital-based violence intervention programs, please contact Marla Becker, Associate Director, Youth ALIVE! at (510) 594-2588 x307 or mbecker@youthalive.org.
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