The opioid crisis has hit Philadelphia particularly hard, with over 46 overdose deaths per 100,000 residents in 2017, twice the national average. In response, the City of Philadelphia developed an overarching prevention strategy, the Resilience Project, which includes...
The Ivy League – Big Ten Epidemiology of Concussion Study is a multi-institutional research effort whose mission is to better understand the causes and effects of sport-related concussion and head injuries. Researchers and athletic clinicians within the Big Ten,...
The PHIGHT Network’s community listening session, Together We Can, on March 29th, 2022 was covered by Fox29 in their Save Our Streets segment. The event was hosted by The PHIGHT Network (an initiative of the West/Southwest Collaborative, of which Penn Injury...
The PHIGHT Network and Beloved Care Project are organizing a march across Penn and Drexel campuses to grow support for anti-gun violence efforts. Join us at the corner of 34th and Walnut at 4PM on Tuesday, April 26th, 2022. The march will then proceed up Walnut to...
On Sunday, April 3rd, 2022, 40 shots were fired in front of a church in Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion neighborhood. While there were luckily no injuries to any church goers, this situation is only the latest in a worsening epidemic of firearm violence. In...
A recent study led by PISC Past Trainee Christopher Morrison, PhD, and International Scholar David Humphreys, PhD, analyzes the impact ride-hailing businesses have on the incidence and distribution of road traffic crash injuries and deaths. Data is analyzed through a...
Cervical artery dissection (CeAD) is the leading cause of stroke in young adults. A recent study featuring PISC External Advisory Board Member Charles Branas, PhD, evaluates the rate at which CeAD is diagnosed in rural and urban regions in New York State. Data is...
Despite numerous implementations of “stand your ground” (SYG) laws, or policies that provide legal immunity to individuals who publicly use deadly force, their exact impact on violence is still unclear. Led by PISC postdoctoral fellow Michelle Degli...
A recent study featuring PISC External Advisory Board Member Charles Branas, PhD, evaluates the relationship between online bullying and violence-related experiences. Five cohorts of data from the Youth Risk Behavior survey are included. Data is analyzed using...
A recent study featuring PISC Past Trainee Beidi Dong, PhD, evaluates the relationship between immediate microgeographic environment and individual victimization. The immediate microgeographic environment was measured on 449 street segments within communities in...
