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Hospitals report early results from Hope & Shield violence-intervention network; 3 peer specialists enrolled 50 patients
Summary
Leaders from University of Cincinnati Medical Center and Children’s Hospital updated the committee that the Hope & Shield Network has hired three violence prevention professionals and enrolled more than 50 patients since its August start under a city grant.
Leaders from University of Cincinnati Medical Center and Children’s Hospital updated the Public Safety and Governance Committee on the Hope & Shield Network, a hospital-based violence intervention program the hospitals launched about six months ago with city grant funding. Dr. Makely (UC) and Dr. Kotakha (Children’s) told the committee their team has hired three violence prevention professionals (VPPs), enrolled more than 50 patients, and developed a shared data collection system to track outcomes.
Nut graf: The program provides in-hospital bedside engagement and post-discharge wraparound services—case management, job readiness, housing navigation and food assistance—targeting victims of intentional violence aged 0–44 who live in the city of Cincinnati. Committee members praised early partnerships but pressed presenters on reinjury tracking, enrollment rates and housing/relocation challenges.
Program staff described a…
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