To heal communities affected by violence, The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI) (www.thehavi.org) fosters hospital and community collaborations to advance equitable, trauma-informed care for violence intervention/ prevention programs. Our vision is to build a system of healthcare that mobilizes hospitals and communities to end violence, together.
Hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) vary in their design and scope. Essential components of HVIPs include a brief intervention to violently injured patients in the emergency department or at the hospital bedside and intensive community-based case management services following discharge. HVIPs are rooted in the philosophy that violence is preventable, and that violent injury offers a “teachable moment” and unique opportunity to break cycles of violence. HVIPs embrace a public health approach to violence prevention as they are grounded in data, which indicate that victims of violence are at elevated risk for re-injury and violence perpetration. This model has been the subject of numerous peer-reviewed studies indicating promising impact on injury recidivism, contact with the criminal legal system, and trauma symptoms. HVIPs are now a recommended practice by the federal government.
The network has grown to hundreds of individuals, including physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, violence prevention professionals, outreach workers, and researchers who are affiliated with 72 member programs in the U.S., Canada, England, and El Salvador. Our goal is to support the growth of HVIPs throughout the United States. The HAVI is structured in 5 divisions: Capacity Building, Organizational Growth and Equity, Policy and Communications, Communities of Practice, and the Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education.
HVIPs are one of a handful of evidence-informed practices that support cities in reducing violence and scaling trauma-informed care. The field has largely been fractured, and recent federal, state and local advocacy efforts have helped encourage collaboration and coordination across various approaches. This shift – from individual programs to integrated strategies – has led to an emergent concept of a community violence intervention ecosystem (CVI ecosystem).
The Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education is focused on building a public health response to the epidemic of gun violence, with attention to its disproportionate impact on communities of color. Coordinated in collaboration with the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI), the center is pursuing a world free of gun violence, where impacted communities drive the meaningful change needed for a healthy and safe society.
Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest integrated, nonprofit health care provider, has been working to end gun violence for more than a decade. In recognition of the increasingly urgent need for solutions, the organization established the Center in 2022 and, in 2023, made a $25 million commitment to its expansion — marking the single-largest investment in gun violence research and education by the U.S. health care sector. The Center endeavors to transform the gun violence research and education field. Our funding supports efforts to discover and scale effective solutions to gun violence by uplifting the lived experiences and expertise of survivors and their communities. We fund groundbreaking and equitable gun violence research, clinical care delivery studies, and efforts designed to change narratives about gun violence causes and solutions.
The Kaiser Permanente Center will lead efforts in four pillars: 1) research, 2) education, 3) community partnership, and 4) healthcare system implementation.
We seek candidates with a passion for violence intervention work and who understand the contributions our interdisciplinary communities play in advancing public health approaches to violence and research that transforms systems across the country.
The HAVI is a fiscally sponsored project of Health Resources in Action, Inc.
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The Program Associate, Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education (KP Center) is an exempt, remote, and full-time position that reports to the Senior Director of the KP Center. The salary range is between $60,000 - $65,000. based on experience and internal equity factors. Occasional national travel is expected for this position.
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To heal communities affected by violence, The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI) (www.thehavi.org) fosters hospital and community collaborations to advance equitable, trauma-informed care for violence intervention/ prevention programs. Our vision is to build a system of healthcare that mobilizes hospitals and communities to end violence, together.
Hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) vary in their design and scope. Essential components of HVIPs include a brief intervention to violently injured patients in the emergency department or at the hospital bedside and intensive community-based case management services following discharge. HVIPs are rooted in the philosophy that violence is preventable, and that violent injury offers a “teachable moment” and unique opportunity to break cycles of violence. HVIPs embrace a public health approach to violence prevention as they are grounded in data, which indicate that…
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HRiA is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.
We are committed to creating an accessible recruitment and hiring process for candidates. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact kyeh@thehavi.org.
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To apply, submit your resume and cover letter online at https://hria.org/about/careers/.
HRiA is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and is committed to providing access…