PA Homicide and Suicide Fact Sheets for 2023
Two new fact sheets are available from the Pennsylvania Violent Death Reporting System (PAVDRS), using 2023 violent death data from our partners (coroners, medical examiners, law enforcement, the Bureau of Health Statistics and Registries). Suicide and homicide fact...
Testing Firearm Injury Prevention Efforts to Save Young Lives
Katie Hoskins was recently featured in a CHOP Research Institute Cornerstone blog post highlighting the Uniting Pediatric Nurses as Leaders in Firearm Injury Prevention: A Hybrid Trial (UPLIFT) Study team’s research evaluating the inpatient hospital implementation of...
An Implementation Toolkit: Guiding Health Systems to Action on Firearm Injury & Violence Prevention
Published in March 2026 with support from the Joyce Foundation, Guiding Health Systems to Action on Firearm Injury & Violence Prevention is an implementation toolkit that outlines evidence-based engagement opportunities and concrete operational guidance. Drawing...
Prevention & Intervention Library (Firearm Injury)
The Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education—powered by the HAVI—has developed the Prevention & Intervention Library, a healthcare-focused resource featuring evidence-informed approaches to prevent firearm injury and support safety and...
Second round of CHOP-PISC pilot grants are open for applications – apply by May 29
In partnership with the CHOP Research Institute and Center for Injury Research and Prevention, the Penn Injury Science Center (PISC) invites proposals for the Injury Research Pilot Grant Program for Early-Stage Researchers to fund injury and/or violence prevention...
Structural and Institutional Predictors of Community Violence Prevention Programs
Vivek Ashok led a recent paper, with co-authors including Terry Richmond and Elinore Kaufman, that found the location of hospital-based community violence prevention programs are determined more by hospital resources — not local violence levels. These programs are...
Trainees and early career researchers connect and take home top prizes at SAVIR 2026
Thank you to everyone who connected with the Penn Injury Science Center at SAVIR 2026! The trainee community at Penn was radiant at the annual injury and violence prevention conference – from posters, to oral presentations, to a family-style lunch in downtown...
R01 – Research Grants for Preventing Interpersonal Violence and Suicide Among Youth and Young Adults
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has forecasted two Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) for Research Related to Preventing Interpersonal Violence and Suicide Among Children and...