Preventing Firearm Violence in Youth: A Hospital-based Prevention Strategy
Virginia Commonwealth University
300 participants
May 4, 2022
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
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.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria4
- Youth are aged 10-17 years and their adult caregivers are aged 18 years and older
- Receiving treatment in the hospital for a violence-related injury (e.g., gunshot wound) or referred to BTG/IVPP services
- English speaking
- Eligible for BTG services (which includes living within the BTG catchment area for the hospital; Richmond City and neighboring counties)
Exclusion Criteria3
- Youth are \< 10 years old
- Youth are \> 18 years old
- Prisoners
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Interventions
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.
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NCT05078164