#HAVhope Friday: Day of Awareness

On June 5, the fourth annual Hospitals Against Violence #HAVhope Friday takes place in the midst of nationwide mourning and protests against police brutality against black people. The tragic events that sparked these mass protests are but a few examples of the injustice and inequality that exist in our country. Read the AHA statement.

#HAVhope is a national day of awareness intended to highlight how communities come together to foster peace – and in communities across the country including those in the midst of unrest, our message has new urgency. In the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we witness Americans rising to the challenge, helping their neighbors and caring for friends, family and strangers. During these crises, we are mindful that, as places of healing, hospitals have an important role to play to be active community partners in the fight for equality to improve our communities. We believe that as a nation, we need to take this moment to hold up a mirror and look honestly at ourselves; then we need to engage in the hard but necessary work to make fundamental changes and address our society’s inequities. We need to develop and implement solutions that are transformative and lasting.

America’s hospitals and health systems condemn racism, bigotry, discrimination. We must denounce racists incidents when they occur, fight against institutional racism and acknowledge the pain our communities feel. #HAVhope Friday represents one of the many days ahead when we must recommit to these goals and our mission of creating healthy communities with respect and dignity for all. We stand with all Americans of all genders, ethnicities, races and sexualities to HAVE HOPE.

See below for activity from #HAVhope 2020.

Members in Action — Healing Communities

Case Study: Detroit Life Is Valuable Every Day (DLIVE)

Based out of Detroit Medical Center — Sinai-Grace Hospital with the Wayne State University Department of Emergency Medicine, Detroit Life is Valuable Everyday (DLIVE) was created to intervene and address the upstream factors that contribute to violence. DLIVE aims to reduce the likelihood of youth sustaining premature morbidity and mortality where homicide is the number one cause of death for Detroit residents ages 15 to 34.

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Case Study: Healing Hurt People-Chicago - John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County

John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County collaborated with The University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital and the Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice at Drexel University in Philadelphia to launch Healing Hurt People-Chicago (HHP-C), a hospital-based violence intervention program.

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Now more than ever, it is important to unite within #healthcare and, to a greater degree, as a country to stand against all forms of violence in our workplaces and communities. America’s hospitals and health systems condemn racism, bigotry and discrimination. Not only must we denounce racist incidents when they occur, but also fight against institutional racism and acknowledge the pain our communities feel. We are proud to join @ahahospitals to recognize #HAVhope Friday, an important day of awareness that represents one of the many days ahead when we must recommit to these goals of creating healthy communities with respect and dignity for all. We believe that hospitals and health facilities serve as community anchors, so actions implemented to reduce violence are likely to have a ripple effect on the health and safety of national and local communities. We stand with all Americans of all genders, ethnicities, races and sexualities to HAVE HOPE. Learn more about how to become an epicenter of positive change at ache.org/MitigatingViolence. #ACHESafety

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#HAVhope Friday: COVID-19 has changed the world. Yet as physicians, nurses and other team members in hospitals and health systems bravely battle this pandemic, they continue daily operations. Including treating victims of violence. But that is the not the story we choose to highlight. In the wake of this pandemic, we have seen Americans rise to the challenge, help their neighbors and care for their loved ones. Despite an increase in violence and a fully taxed health care system, the men and women of America’s hospitals have come to work, to serve, to heal. On June 5, the fourth annual Hospitals Against Violence Hope (#HAVhope) Friday we ask Americans to take a moment and stand united together to HAVE HOPE: - That our communities can thrive. - That our wounds will heal. - And that the victims of violence that we have cared for, and those we haven’t, have hope too. Join us and share your messages of hope on social media and elsewhere by using the #HAVhope hashtag. https://www.aha.org/hospitals-against-violence

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