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UMB Center for Violence Prevention and LifeBridge—s Center for Hope describe hospital‑linked prevention and intervention efforts
Summary
University of Maryland—s new Center for Violence Prevention and LifeBridge Health—s Center for Hope told the committee about statewide training, trauma‑informed services and hospital violence intervention teams that serve thousands annually and aim to reduce violence and its downstream health impacts.
The University of Maryland Baltimore—s Center for Violence Prevention and LifeBridge Health—s Center for Hope briefed the House Health and Government Operations Committee on Jan. 31 about clinical, research and community interventions designed to prevent and respond to community violence.
"The violence that's plaguing Baltimore City, the state of Maryland, and our country writ large is already a nightmare," said Dr. Nadine Finnegan Carr, executive director of the UMB Center for Violence Prevention. The center, she said, aims to "interrupt and intervene on all incidents of and all forms of violence," with goals in research, community partnerships and training.
Programs and capacity
- UMB staff described an established training and technical assistance relationship with Maryland's Department of Human…
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