Educators 4 Education Ensuring Safer School Routes
The Safe Path program, a collaboration between the Philadelphia School District and the Penn Injury Science Center (PISC), aims to enhance school and community safety during dismissals. Led by Bernadette Hohl from PISC and supported by Anthony Singleton of Educators 4...
Supportive Adults Can Disrupt Intergenerational Childhood Adversity
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...
Transforming Systems and Structures for Health Justice
The work of Gina South, Nicole Thomas, and colleagues is featured on the cover story of the fall/winter 2024 issue of Penn Medicine magazine. In transformative efforts to address structural drivers of health disparities, the work highlights the link between...
Young Chances Foundation Partners with Penn Medicine & 76ers
The Young Chances Foundation, founded by Tyrique Glasgow of the Penn Injury Science Center’s Community Action Board, was selected as a beneficiary of the Assists for Safe Communities program. For each assist during the 76ers season, $76 will be donated to support...
To Protect and Serve: Clarifying the Role of Law Enforcement in the Emergency Department
Local police officers and other external law enforcement officers are ubiquitous in emergency departments (EDs) across the country. But the job of law enforcement to protect public safety can sometimes conflict with clinicians’ dedication to patient care while putting...
Community Violence Prevention Resource for Action: A Compilation of the Best Available Evidence for Youth and Young Adults
CDC has released the Community Violence Prevention Resource for Action: A Compilation of the Best Available Evidence for Youth and Young Adults to help communities and states focus on strategies with the greatest potential to prevent violence and promote health and...
Community Safety as a Social Determinant of Health
This workshop from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine brought together researchers, practitioners, leaders, and others with expertise in violence prevention and promoting community safety to (1) define community safety, (2) examine the...
Does Hollywood Have a Gun Problem? KCRW Press Play segment ft. Dr. Dan Romer
Following the mass shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde, and Tulsa, Dan Romer joins Madeleine Brand on NPR member station KCRW to discuss the rising prevalence and sanitization of violence in media, arguing that the use of guns as props in Hollywood should be considered more...