Blog: Working with hospitals to systematically treat victims of mass violence
Michael Schmidt, researcher at the Medical University of South Carolina and co-director of Environmental & Health Crimes at the National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center, unveils a new partnership between his organization and AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative, which is designed to support hospitals and health systems in caring for victims and communities impacted by mass violence incidents.
Resources for hospitals and health systems include a newly launched web resource and webinar series, which will begin Sept. 9. Read more in this guest blog about available resources and services for hospitals and health systems through the NMVVRC.
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