This story from Social Work Today highlights the Emergency Department Violence Intervention Program (EDVIP) in Winnipeg:
"EDVIP is a pilot project that began in November 2013 in order to assess the feasibility and efficacy of providing a hospital-based violence intervention program that offers wraparound care to youths both in the hospital and in the community for approximately one year starting at the time of the initial injury. It is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada—a midsized city with one of the highest homicide rates in Canada.
“My job as an emergency physician is not just to treat injuries, but also to prevent further injuries from occurring,” Snider says. “Given the very high rate of return for young people seen in an emergency department with a violent injury, we have a responsibility to be involved in that preventative initiative.”
Read more about the success of EDVIP's trauma-informed approach here at the link below, and see attachment for a conference presentation by the program staff.
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