1009 VIP Dataset II
Study Description
1009 VIP Dataset II
Joel Fein and Nancy Kassam-Adams
The aim of this phase of the hospital-based Violence Intervention Program was to develop and implement a protocol for preventing assaultive injury in youth age 8 - 17. The project utilized Emergency Department (ED) staff and research assistants, transitional violence prevention counselors, and the resources of existing community based organizations. The project’s goals were to: 1) Encourage the rapid identification and assessment of youths in crisis due to existing or impending assaultive injury; 2) Improve access for patients in the healthcare setting to community-based violence prevention organizations; 3) Individualize the intervention and referral plan for select youth identified as being at risk for assaultive injury; 4) Reduce the barriers to communication between healthcare professionals and victims of youth violence, thereby increasing the likelihood that at-risk youth will be appropriately identified in this environment; 5) Perform a qualitative analysis of the procedures and behavioral constructs used by this intervention; and 6) Validate tools used to assess emotional responses to stress in violently injured youth. Interventions evaluated in this study were not aimed at reducing PTSD symptoms. Data included here are from 2 assessments - in the ED and 6-12 months later.
1009
Joel Fein
Nancy Kassam-Adams
English
2
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania
Children and youth age 8 - 17 years treated in the Emergency Department for injury resulting from interpersonal violence. Must live within specified postal codes (urban area surrounding the hospital).
Injured by parent / caretaker or intimate partner. Residence outside study-specified postal codes.
Coverage
United States
Funding
William Penn Foundation
Data
Child exposed to an index potentially traumatic event