Karen Udoh, Caitlin Wessel, Rheyana Branch, Jessica Mahler, Joseph Holland, Briana Coleman, Satya Alluri, Symone Jordan, Anam Ahmed, Baylee Polzin, Crystal Dye, Kiara Smith, Alyssa Brown, Zahara Gully, Susan Sawning, Craig Ziegler, Matthew Ruther, Christopher Jones, Keith Miller
BACKGROUND: Firearm violence is an American public health crisis that negatively impacts children and disproportionately affects Black youth. Few firearm injury prevention programs have been described in pre-adolescent children. The Future Healers Program is a novel collaboration constructed via partnership between the medical school, trauma center, academic surgery department, and local non-profit community organization. Our study sought to evaluate if (1) partnering with community organizations facilitated recruitment of children with prior exposure to firearm violence and (2) the health care community was a potential trusted partner appropriate for program delivery...
December 13, 2023: American Surgeon