Desmond Upton Patton was quoted in a USA Today article about the impacts of violence being recorded and shared online. “I’ve been having the same conversation for the last decade,” speaking about the impact of social media on mental health and violence. “We need to...
Penn physician-scientist Kit Delgado applies what he learns from treating injured patients in the ER to changing the behavior that gets us there in the first place. Read the full story
Following the publication of a recent article in JAMA Network Open with a team of PISC Scholars, Elinore Kaufman and Michelle Degli Esposti describe in an LDI blog post how the findings identify opportunities for teasing out what makes the difference in firearm...
CHOP's Center for Violence Prevention, led by Joel Fein, and Moms Demand Action teamed up for a community memorial garden to offer a place of peace, reflection, and remembrance. The work was featured on 6 ABC's Hometown Hero segment. Read or watch the full story
“Seeing the traditionally vulnerable population of children and women becoming victims tells you the sense of security is just totally lost,” said Chidinma Nwakanma, an emergency medicine doctor at Penn Presbyterian Hospital. “That loss of safety and security is...
Zaffer Qasim and Chidinma Nwakanma penned an op-ed for The Inquirer, combining their firsthand experiences as emergency physicians and trauma surgeons at Penn Presby, the nation's stark reality of gun violence, a path forward through common ground, and a call to...
Celebrating its 35th anniversary this year, the CDC ICRC program released an update on the biggest impacts Injury Control Research Centers have had on the field of injury and violence prevention from 2012-2019. Various research, outreach, and training highlights from...
A study led by PISC Senior Scholar Kit Delgado and Anish Agarwal finds that patients of orthopaedic and urologic procedures were more likely to dispose of their extra opioid tablets when they received kits in the mail to do so. Read more from Penn Medicine News
The garden is a tribute to the three-year-old who was fatally shot down in the street in 2014 while a neighbor was braiding her hair. PISC Community Action Board Member Tyrique Glasgow, who was interviewed in the Fox29 story, organized the community and Deputy...
"As Philadelphia endures another year of near-record killings and nonfatal shootings, Temple University Hospital, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and Einstein Medical Center are among the city hospitals adding staffers...who can address the emotional, as well as...