Hospital Programs for Violence Victims Can Prevent Future Harm, Boston University Study Finds

January 27, 2026
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CURRENT HAVI MEMBERSHIP

Map of Current HAVI Member Programs (USA)

Hospital-based or hospital-linked violence intervention programs (HVIPs) are multidisciplinary programs that identify patients at risk of repeat violent injury and link them with hospital- and community-based resources aimed at addressing underlying risk factors for violence. The HAVI consists of member programs across America and internationally that come together to develop the work of hospital-based violence prevention and intervention, share best practices, and encourage trauma-informed care for survivors of violence.

As of January 2026, the HAVI has 86 members, including 70 hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs), 6 organizational members, and 3 student/trainee members.

DIRECTORY LISTING (A-Z)

A

Advocate Trauma Recovery Services

Evergreen Park, IL ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2025

Aim4Peace

Kansas City, MO ○ Hospital-Linked Program ○ Member Since 2019

American Hospital Association

Chicago, IL ○ Organizational Member ○ Member Since 2016

Antifragility Initiative

Cleveland, OH ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2020

Ascension St Agnes Safe Streets Hospital Responder Program

Baltimore, MD ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2024

AtlantiCare's Hospital Based Violence Intervention Program

Atlantic City, NJ ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2025

At-Risk Intervention and Mentoring (AIM)

Denver, CO ○ Hybrid ○ Member Since 2012

 

B

Beyond Violence

Richmond, CA ○ Hospital-Linked Program ○ Member Since 2010

BOSS-Building Opportunities for Self Sufficiency

Berkley, CA ○ Member Since 2024

Brave Voices at Lurie Children's Hospital

Chicago, IL ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2024

Break the Cycle Violence Intervention Program at Johns Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore, MD ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2021


C

Capital Region Violence Intervention Program (CAP VIP)

Cheverly, MD ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2017

Caught in the Crossfire (Oakland)

Oakland, CA ○ Hospital-Linked Program ○ Member Since 1994

Center For Hope/ Lifebridge Health

Baltimore, MD ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2022

Center for Violence Prevention and Recovery at Beth Israel Lahey Health

Boston, MA ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2021

Chester Hospital-Linked Violence Intervention Program

Chester, PA ○ Hospital-Linked Program ○ Member Since 2023

CHOICE

Salinas, CA ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2015

Community Engagement to Reduce Victimization (CERV)

Rochester, NY ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2021

CommUnity Peace HVIP

Pittsburg, PA Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2023

Community Violence Intervention Program at MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Washington, DC ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2012

Community Violence Response Team (CVRT) at Boston Medical Center

Boston, MA ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2009

COMPASS Youth Collaborative 

Hartford, CT ○ Hospital-Linked Program ○ Member Since 2023

D

Detroit Life Is Valuable Everyday (DLIVE)

Detroit, MI ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2016

E

Einstein Trauma Intervention Program

Philadelphia, PA ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2024

Emergency Entry to Exit

Ventura, CA ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2014

Empowering Teens to Thrive (ET3)

Pittsburgh, PA ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2024

Empowering Victims of Lived Violence (EVOLV)

Wilmington, DE ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2024

Encompass Omaha

Omaha, NE ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2024



F

414Life

Milwaukee, WI ○ Hybrid ○ Member Since 2023

Flourishing Community Initiative

Chicago, IL ○ Hospital-Linked Program ○ Member Since 2021

Foresight

Norfolk, VA ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2023



H

Hand in Hand

Newport News, VA ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2023

Hartford Crisis Response Team

Hartford, CT ○ Hospital-Linked Program ○ Member Since 2004

Healing Hurt People - Chicago

Chicago, IL ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2013

Healing Hurt People - Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2007

Healing Hurt People - Portland

Portland, OR ○ Hospital-Linked Program ○ Member Since 2013

Hope & Shield Network

Cincinnati, OH ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2025

Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program (HVIP) at University Hospital

Newark, NJ ○ Hybrid ○ Member Since 2017

Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program at Yale New Haven Hospital

New Haven, CT ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2023

The HUBB Arts and Trauma Center

Newark, NJ ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2024



I

Injury and Violence Prevention Program at VCU Medical Center

Richmond, VA ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2007


K

Kings Against Violence Initiative (KAVI)

Brooklyn, NY ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2019



L

Life Outside of Violence

St. Louis, MO ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2019

Louis D Brown Peace Institute

Dorchester, MA ○ Organizational Member ○ Member Since 2023


M

MedStar Health Baltimore Hospital Violence Responder Program

Baltimore, MD ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2024

MUSC Turning the Tide Violence Intervention Program (TTVIP)

Charleston, SC ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2023




N

Next Step

Minneapolis, MN ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2016

Northern Ohio Trauma System Violence Intervention Program

Cleveland, OH ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2019

O

Offender Alumni Association

Birmingham, AL ○ Hybrid ○ Member Since 2025

P

Penn Trauma Violence Recovery Program

Philadelphia, PA ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2024

Philadelphia Department of Public Health

Philadelphia, PA ○ Organizational Member ○ Member Since 2021

Pivot to Peace HVIP at UofL Health

Louisville, KY ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2023

Prescription for Hope

Indianapolis, IN ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2009

Project BOOST

Charlotte, NC ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2024

Project Change Youth Intervention Program

Washington, DC ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2023

Project Heal (Arkansas)

Little Rock, AR ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2024

Project HEAL (New Jersey)

Neptune City, NJ ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2024

Project HUDSON

Jersey City, NJ ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2020

Project Ujima

Milwaukee, WI ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 1995


R

Rancho Violence Recovery & Prevention Program

Downey, CA ○ Hybrid ○ Member Since 2023

Rebuild, Overcome, and Rise (ROAR) Center at the University of Maryland, Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland ○ Organizational Member ○ Member Since 2022

Rochester Youth Violence Partnership

Rochester, NY ○ Hospital-Linked Program ○ Member Since 2004

Rx For Change

Memphis, TN ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2009



S

Safer Futures

Norfolk, VA ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2023

SHIFT-Supporting & Healing Individuals from Trauma

Memphis, TN ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2023

Soldedad Enrichment Action

Los Angeles, CA ○ Hybrid ○ Member Since 2011

South Jersey Hope & Healing Collaborative

Pittsgrove, NJ ○ Hybrid ○ Member Since 2025



T

Trauma to Triumph

San Jose, CA ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2012

Trauma Victim Advocacy Program

Philadelphia, PA ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2024



V

Violence Intervention Advocacy Program (VIAP) at Boston Medical Center

Boston, MA ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2006

Violence Intervention Prevention Program

Audubon, PA ○ Hospital-Linked Program ○ Member Since 2024

Violence Intervention Prevention Program at Harborview

Seattle, WA ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2025

Violence Intervention Program (VIP) at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)

Philadelphia, PA ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2012

Violence Intervention Program at Howard University Hospital

Washington, DC ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2021

Violence Prevention Program at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma

Baltimore, MD ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 1999

Violence Recovery Program at Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, MA ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2011

Violence Recovery Program at University of Chicago

Chicago, IL ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2020

Violent Injury-Recovery & Support Program at Carilion Clinic

Roanoke, VA ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2025

Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association Foundation

Glen Allen, VA ○ Organizational Member ○ Member Since 2023

VOICE Project and Ohio Health Grant Medical Center

Ohio, Columbus ○ Hybrid ○ Member since 2022



W

Wraparound Program

Sacramento, CA ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2020

Wraparound Project

San Francisco, CA ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2003



Y

Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. (YAP)

Baltimore, MD ○ Organizational Member ○ Member Since 2021

Youth Intercept Program

Savannah, GA ○ Hospital-Linked Program ○ Member Since 2010


International Member Programs

BRAVE - Breaking the Cycle of Violence with Empathy

Toronto, Canada ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2024

THRIVE

Toronto, Canada ○ Hospital-Based Program ○ Member Since 2024


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