A new study led by Rachel French examines the potential for integrating an overdose prevention site (OPS) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP). Through interviews with 28 stakeholders—including clinicians, hospital leadership, and people who use...
A new study from a Penn Injury Science Center Core Research Project, led by Terry Richmond, Sara Jacoby, Cassis Boateng, and colleagues, examines the role of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and neighborhood environments on post-injury recovery among Black men in...
A new study led by Gabriela Khazanov emphasizes the importance of standardized assessments for firearm and opioid access among veterans at risk for suicide. Published in JAMA Network Open, the study analyzed nearly 39,000 health records and found that fewer veterans...
Joel Fein co-authored research highlighting the protective role of supportive adults in mitigating intergenerational transmission of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Using data from over 1,000 households, the study found that children with strong connections to...
Dave Humphreys, led a study estimating the growth of the U.S. civilian firearm stock, projecting an increase from 378 million firearms in 2022 to 565 million by 2034 under current trends. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, highlights how modest increases in...
Gabriela Khazanov, a research psychologist with the Philadelphia VA and the University of Pennsylvania, co-authored a groundbreaking study on the impact of collaborative care in primary care settings. The research, featured in Healthcare Innovation, highlights...
In a Penn Injury Science Center Core Research Project led by Kate McDonald and Kit Delgado, and including Kevin Rix, Jeff Ebert, and Doug Wiebe, researchers found that adolescent drivers using handheld cellphones showed higher rates of risky driving behaviors like...
A study co-authored by Millan AbiNader, and colleagues Laurie Graham and Julie Kafka who presented last year at The Incubator, examined youth suicides linked to intimate partner violence (IPV), revealing higher odds of physical IPV among victims and psychological IPV...
In a study led by Desmond Patton and Shana Kleiner, researchers examined how Black Harlem residents express grief and daily stressors on social media in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, policy brutality, and mass shootings, highlighting unique language patterns...
A scoping review by Millan AbiNader examined studies on perpetrators of violence against children in Sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting gaps in research on interventions targeting perpetrators. Findings show caregivers, intimate partners, and peers are the most common...
A study led by Dan Corwin with Kate McDonald, Tina Master, and Kristy Arbogast examined the sociodemographic factors influencing pediatric concussion care settings. Findings show that children in the ED are more likely to be non-Hispanic Black, have public insurance,...
A team led by Gina South found that urban areas with less greenspace in Philadelphia had higher rates of child maltreatment reports and CPS involvement. The findings suggest that more neighborhood greenspace may protect against CPS involvement. Read more.