Presented by Hopkins at Home and The Office of Government, Community and Economic Partnerships

Hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) have proven to be an effective method of reducing gun violence in their communities. In this live webinar, Dr. Nathan Irvin, Assistant Professor at the Department of Emergency Medicine, and Senator Will Smith, Chair of Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, will discuss Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Break the Cycle Program and the impact this program, and those like it, have on the State of Maryland.

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00:00 - Intro
00:20 - Sen. Smith Welcome and Introduction of Dr. Irvin and Break the Cycle
2:40 - Dr. Irvin Presents Break the Cycle
3:10 - Goals of this Talk
3:29 - Firearm-Related Deaths, Injuries, and Impact
8:27 - Cost of Violence
9:51 - Distillation of Challenges of Survivors of Violence
11:15 - Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs (HVIPs)
13:15 - Johns Hopkins Hospital's ‘Break the Cycle’ Violence Intervention Program
18:56 - JH's "Break the Cycle", 2021-2024 Data
22:23 - Next Steps
24:40 - Dr. Irvin's Presentation Concludes
25:06 - Transition to Q+A
45:44 - Thank You + For More Info
46:49 - End of Session

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