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Preventing Firearm Violence in Youth: A Hospital-based Prevention Strategy
Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University
Summary
The goal of the study is to understand if hospital-based violence interventions are effective for reducing youth violence among violently injured youth. This study will allow researchers to learn more about the intervention's effectiveness. The researchers also want to understand if the violence intervention impacts other behaviors, such as firearm use, drug use, aggression, risky behaviors, and rates of violent re-injury.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
10 Years - 17 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
300
Start Date
2022-05-04
Completion Date
2026-12
Last Updated
2026-02-04
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Bridging the Gap (BTG)
Bridging the Gap: Bridging the Gap is a hybrid model for violence prevention which integrates a hospital-based brief violence intervention (BVI) delivered to the patient while in hospital with a wrap-around community case management prevention strategy. Firearm Counseling Program: The firearm counseling program was developed to be administered in the hospital alongside the 6-step intervention program, as well as in the patient's home after hospital discharge. The firearm safety counseling program includes 3 components aimed at understanding patient risk, reducing firearm-related violence risk-factors, and helping patients increase firearm safety practices.
Locations (1)
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia, United States