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Richmond trauma-response network outlines supports for families after firearm injury
Summary
The Trauma Healing Response Network told the Education and Human Services Committee it provided emergency funds, housing and case management to families affected by firearm incidents and is formalizing a coordinated response with Richmond Police, VCU and health districts.
Lorraine Wright, violence prevention program manager for the Richmond and Henrico health districts, told the Education and Human Services Standing Committee that the Trauma Healing Response Network engages families in the immediate aftermath of firearm injury or death and connects them to short-term case management and long-term resources.
Wright said the network, formed in 2021 in partnership with Richmond City Council, the Richmond and Henrico health districts and the Richmond Behavioral Health Foundation, convenes 53 community partners to address housing, food access, mental health and education needs. "We engage impacted families in the immediate aftermath of a firearm injury or death," Wright said.
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