A prior violent injury is one of the strongest predictors of future violent injury, highlighting the importance of effective hospital-based interventions to prevent reinjury. This project will establish and evaluate the Houston Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program (Houston-HVIP). Using a randomized controlled trial, the study will assess the effectiveness of Houston-HVIP in reducing violent reinjury and improving behavioral, mental, and physical health outcomes over a 12-month follow-up period among those enrolled in the study in ages 16-35 years of age.
presented for a gunshot injury stemming from community violence at Memorial Hermann Hospital
English or Spanish-speaking
provide informed voluntary consent to participate in the study
live in Harris County at time of enrollment
presenting for a firearm injury arising from a self-inflicted gunshot or unintentional gun violence
actively detained by criminal justice systems at time of enrollment
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Collaborator