Category: Violence Prevention

The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT) has been awarded a 2-year grant by the National Collaborative for Gun Violence Research for a multi-center, prospective study to improve the understanding of individual…

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is one of the largest cash transfer programs for low-income working families in the USA. Researchers at Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center (HIPRC), UW Medicine and the Department…

HIPRC postdoctoral scholar Avanti Adhia, Sc.D., received a K99 Research Training and Career Development award from NICHD to study the effectiveness of state intimate partner violence (IPV) laws on school-based prevention and response in reducing the prevalence of…

New research featured in the Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology looks at the issuance of locking devices and safe storage policies among law enforcement agencies in Washington State. HIPRC Core member & HIPRC lead…

New research featuring HIPRC Suicide Prevention Researcher, Dr. Christopher DeCou, highlights an increase in firearm access and an increase in firearm violence during the coronavirus pandemic (March-May 2020). The study looked at 48 states (excluding…

As summer is in full swing, many families are preparing to get out and enjoy the newly warming weather. In addition to making sure our shelves are stocked up on sunscreen, bug spray, and band…

Researchers at the Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center (HIPRC), UW Medicine and the Department of Epidemiology of the University of Washington School of Public health have conducted the first state-wide study of extreme risk…

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