Rodney Babb, lead violence recovery specialist for the Penn Trauma Violence Recovery Program, has been accepted into the Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy. This unique program out of the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago...
Elinore Kaufman of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke on Louisville NPR member station WFPL about the difference in public response to the recent mass shooting compared to the area’s chronic gun violence. “It’s interesting, I used to say the mass...
Elinore Kaufman serves as one of the moderators in the Restoring Safety Forum, posing questions to Philadelphia mayoral candidates about their plans to address public safety and gun violence. You can watch a recording of the event from Billy Penn.
Elinore Kaufman and Rodney Babb, of the Penn Trauma Violence Recovery Program, participated in the Story Slam focusing on firearm injury and prevention as a public health issue, co-hosted by Annals of Internal Medicine, the American College of Physicians (ACP) and...
Denise Johnson was featured in Penn Today and named a difference maker in the Penn Medicine News for her role as the bridge between the street outreach Penn Community Violence Prevention program and the hospital-based Penn Trauma Violence Recovery...
Jamie Song was featured in The PM Report for his work using a Penn Medicine CAREs grant to help with transportation, access to cell service, and emergency housing for survivors of violent injury. Part of the Penn Trauma Violence Recovery Program, Song works with...
Bernadette Hohl and Elinore Kaufman led applications that were selected for funding by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD). With the funding, Hohl will partner with The School District of Philadelphia to expand and enhance the Safe Path...
Among other Penn Medicine experts on the front lines of the fight against gun violence, Dr. Elinore Kaufman was featured in this special issue of Penn Medicine Magazine. She calls for a broad-based approach to violence prevention, involving public health interventions...
Twelve workers at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, including Dr. Elinore Kaufman and Sunny Jackson, were interviewed for this BuzzFeed News story on the experiences of health care providers in treating patients who have been shot. The article revealed not only the...
Among programs at other Philadelphia hospitals, PTVRP team members Rodney Babb and Dr. Elinore Kaufman were featured in a special story in the Inquirer on hospital-based violence intervention programs, and how violence intervention specialists like Rodney help...