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Youth Violence Research

Investigators at the Center for Clinical and Community Research are studying ways to prevent youth violence and prepare health professionals as effective intentional injury interventionists. The investigators are part of a team of clinical and behavioral scientists from throughout the region including the NIH and Baltimore-Washington corridor. They advance the healthcare community’s knowledge about risk, resilience, retaliation, and the role of acute care settings in youth violence prevention. The investigators also have leveraged this body of research activity to advance policy and practice at the professional organizational level, and to influence legislative advocacy through the Maryland House of Delegates, such as passage of HB 199 – Bullying, Harassment and Intimidation: Policy and Disciplinary Standards.

Faculty who study youth violence exposure and prevention Related links Recent publications
  • Wright JL. Training healthcare professionals in youth violence prevention: Closing the gap. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2006;29:296-8.
  • *Copeland-Linder N, Jones VC, Haynie DL, Simons-Morton BG, Wright JL, Cheng TL. Factors Associated with Retaliatory Attitudes. Journal of Pediatric Psychology 2007;32:760-70.
  • Cheng TL, Wright JL, Markakis D, Copeland-Linder N, Menvielle E. Randomized trial of a case management program for assault-injured youth. Pediatric Emergency Care 2008;24:130-6.
  • Cheng TL, Haynie D, Brenner R, Wright JL, Chung M, Simons-Morton B. Effectiveness of a mentor-implemented violence prevention intervention for assault-injured youth presenting to the emergency department: A randomized controlled trial. Pediatrics 2008;122:938-46.
  • Srabstein J, Joshi P, Due P, Wright J, Leventhal B, Merrick J, Kim Y-S, Silber T, Kumpulainen K, Menvielle E, Riibner K. Prevention of Public Health Risks Linked to Bullying: Need for a Whole Community Approach. Int Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health 2008;20:185-99.
  • The AAP Committee on Injury Violence and Poison Prevention, Wright J (lead author). The role of the pediatrician in youth violence prevention – policy statement. Pediatrics 2009;124.
    *signifies first author was a trainee
For more information, contact Joseph L. Wright, MD, MPH. 		 


   
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