Other Recommended Publications

Caught in the Crossfire Program Manual

Authors: Marla Becker, MPH, Deane Calhoun, MA, Gale Feldman, MPH, and Naneen Karraker, MA

Caught in the Crossfire is a hospital-based violence intervention program targeting youth with violence related injuries. Initially implemented by Youth ALIVE! in 1994, Caught in the Crossfire provides trained Intervention Specialists who offer long-term case management, linkages to community services, mentoring home visits and follow-up assistance to violently injured youth.

Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Trauma and Violence in the Lives of Young Black Men

Author: John Rich, MD, MPH

Medical school taught John Rich how to deal with physical trauma in a big city hospital but not with the disturbing fact that young black men were daily shot, stabbed, and beaten. This is Rich’s account of his personal search to find sense in the juxtaposition of his life and theirs.

Reinjury Prevention for Youth Presenting with Violence-related Injuries: A Training Curriculum for Trauma Centers

Authors: Rebecca Cunningham, MD and Lyndee Knox, PhD

This manual serves as an introduction to youth violence for health care professionals working in trauma centers. It identifies methods to reduce the likelihood of youths presenting with violence related injuries from suffering future injuries, or engaging in retaliatory violence upon discharge.

Youth Violence: Interventions for Health Care Providers

Editor: Robert D. Ketterlinus, PhD

This book provides a comprehensive review of the causes and consequences of intentional youth violence and identifies evidence-based prevention and intervention programs that can be used by health care professionals, especially those working in emergency departments.