Violence hurts us all.
Communities are partnering with healthcare to prevent violence. It's working.
Firearm injury is the leading cause of death for children and young adults in the United States.
Across the country, we meet people at critical moments of crisis to support healing. Our collaborative efforts have helped drive historic declines in violence – showing that violence is preventable when we invest in what works.
The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI) supports a growing national network of hospital- and community-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) in 100+ cities.
HAVI Executive Director, Fatimah Loren Dreier and HAVI Training Manager, David Ross in Baltimore, where homicides have declined by 50% since 2023. For 10 years, David worked as frontline staff for the Violence Prevention Program, UMaryland Medical Center, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. The HAVI honors frontline violence prevention professionals and their healthcare partners.
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