The proposed project supports the work of the virginia hospital & healthcare association foundations virginia hospital-based violence intervention program (HVIP) collaborative

This $885,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) will establish the Virginia Center for Hospital-Based Violence Intervention (the Center) as a national center of excellence for Virginia health systems. The Center will coordinate efforts between hospitals, community stakeholders, and policy leaders to address violence and provide victim support services in targeted communities. Key activities include forming an advisory council, developing a public data dashboard, and hosting a website. This funding will solidify Virginia as a national leader in the intersection of public health, clinical health, and public safety.

This funding will establish the virginia center for hospital-based violence intervention (the center) as a national center of excellence for virginia health systems committed to addressing violence in their communities. The center will solidify the commonwealth of virginia as a national leader in the important intersection of public health, clinical health, and public safety. The centers primary activities will include the formation of an advisory council comprised of hospital leaders, community stakeholders, and policy leaders to enable coordination of efforts to address violence and provide critical victim support in targeted communities. Vhha foundation will host a robust website for the center linked via vhhas main webpage. Additionally, vhhas analytics department will produce a public dashboard utilizing DE-identified hospital in-patient and emergency department data to identify communities with high incidences of violence, as well as the demographics of victims and the social determinants impacting these communities.