Terry Richmond and Marta Bruce were featured in an LDI Q&A regarding “The Contribution of Neighborhood Characteristics to Psychological Symptom Severity in a Cohort of Injured Black Men,” a paper they recently published in the Journal of Racial and...
Starting in 2022, the NFL introduced the “Inspire Change Changemaker Award” where each club selects an individual making a difference in their community with their social justice work. Ruth Abaya was named the Eagles’ inaugural Changemaker for her...
Elinore Kaufman was quoted in an Inquirer article about the utility of tourniquets amidst the gun violence epidemic in Philadelphia. A separate, parallel article of the same journal told readers how to fashion and use a tourniquet to save a life. Read the full...
Maggie Lowenstein sat down for a Q&A with Penn LDI’s Karl Stark to talk trends and promising efforts in opioid and substance use care. CareConnect, an opioid telehealth program on which Lowenstein collaborates with Jeanmarie Perrone, was separately featured...
Elinore Kaufman, Terry Richmond, and Katie Hoskins published a review on youth firearm injury, now the leading cause of death for youth in the United States. Geared towards pediatric critical care clinicians, the review discusses risk and protective factors as well as...
Millan AbiNader and colleagues examine a key issue for social workers intervening on intimate partner violence: understanding the likelihood of future reassault and potential lethality. This practice update aims to help practitioners understand the utility and...
Colleagues shine a spotlight on the work of Laura Vargas, who integrates the power of stories with the rigor of science to understand mental health vulnerabilities among Latin American immigrants, so we can improve the development and delivery of appropriate...
Daniel Corwin, Kate McDonald, Kristy Arbogast, Christina Master, and colleagues assessed patient factors associated with adherence to follow-up care after pediatric concussion, suggesting future research should identify individual- and system-level barriers to...
A team including Austin Kilaru, Jeanmarie Perrone, Kit Delgado, and Maggie Lowenstein conducted a case series investigation of patients who developed complications after starting buprenorphine in the ED for opioid use disorder, which is a rare (but feared) occurrence....
Gina South and colleagues about the role of health system in closing the racial wealth gap, noting its inextricable link to health outcomes. Read the full publication
