NNHVIP Training and Technical Assistance Center

Youth ALIVE! operates the technical assistance clearinghouse for the National Network of Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs (NNHVIP). This is a resource for existing NNHVIP members as well as new and emerging programs, hospital staff, community-based providers, government officials, and other interested parties. Please check out this page for resources, including:

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Contact for Technical Assistance

The Network can conduct on-site, off-site, web-based and phone trainings to meet your needs. Contact Anne Marks, NNHVIP Training Director, (510) 594-2588 x306, amarks@youthalive.org.

Publications

 Violence is Preventable: A Best Practices Guide for Launching & Sustaining a Hospital-based Program to Break the Cycle of Violence

Authors: Naneen Karraker, MA, Rebecca Cunningham, MD, Marla Becker, MPH, Joel Fein, MD, MPH, and Lyndee Knox, PhD

Across the country, members of National Network of Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs have stopped simply treating victims of violence with the lingering expectation that retaliation and re-injury are inevitable. We have instead begun engaging patients in targeted services during their recovery to interrupt the cycle of violence.  In 1998, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime recommended that “hospital-based counseling and prevention programs be established in medical facilities that provide services to gang violence victims.”   This replication guide supports the development of these programs in medical facilities across the country.

Sustainability Opportunities for Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs: A Briefing Paper

Author: Bob Bennett

The purpose of this document is to outline opportunities that are available to Hospital‐based Violence Intervention Programs to achieve ongoing long‐term fee‐for‐service revenue streams. This document is focused on funding sources that will support outreach, advocacy, and case management for victims of violence, with a specific focus on serving at‐risk youth and young adults who reside in communities in which opportunities for youth are limited.

Key Components of Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs Handbook

Editors: Melissa Martin-Mollard and Marla Becker

This handbook is a resource for individuals and organizations who want to start a hospital-based violence intervention program, as well as emerging and established programs across the country. It was developed by the founding members of NNHVIP: 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; and Wraparound Project, San Francisco, CA.

Looking for more reading? Check out our list of recommended publications.

Webinars and Videos

2011 NNHVIP Conference Sessions

Click on the links below to watch some of the popular sessions from the NNHVIP Conference which took place on April 28 & 29, 2011, in Oakland, Ca.

Trauma Informed Practice

One of the leaders of NNHVIP, the Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice at Drexel University, is offering a series of webinars on "Transforming Violence Intervention in Health Care through Trauma-Informed Practice" through the National Network to End Disparities (NNED). These sessions provide specific, practical guidance about trauma-informed practice to hospital-based and hospital-linked violence intervention programs to better address violence intervention in diverse communities. Recordings of these webinars are available on their website.

Annual Conference

NNHVIP held our first annual conference in 2011 in Oakland, CA, with over 120 attendees from over 25 cities. Our next conference will be held in the summer of 2012 in Philadelphia, PA, and the theme will be "Trauma-Informed Practice." Please check the Network website or sign up for Network e-bulletins to get more information on the date, location and agenda.

E-Bulletins

Sign up for Network e-bulletins to get more information on the latest research and best practices, funding opportunities, upcoming trainings and conferences, and general updates about the Network and our members. You can also check out the online archive for back issues.

Where do I start?

Are you in the early stages of planning a hospital-based violence program? The Network would love to help you get started! Feel free to contact us to set up an informational phone session. If you are just starting out, we recommend reading Key Components of Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs Handbook. The handbook covers the basic of how to:
• Secure Hospital Buy-in
• Select Target Population
• Establish Goals and Objectives
• Streamline Referral Process
• Determine Structure of Service Provision
• Engage Resource Networks
• Make Informed Direct Service Staff Hiring Decisions
• Support Direct Service Staff through Training and Supervision
• Conduct Effective Evaluations
• Set Funding Goals for Sustainability

Other resources for programs just starting are:
• Watch the video session on Starting Up a Hospital-based Violence Intervention Program
• Download Youth ALIVE!'s Caught in the Crossfire Program Manual
• Download the online version for FREE or order a printed copy of the NNHVIP Best Practices Replication Guide