Kristin Olson Minot, MA¹, Nicole Dreisbach, BA¹, Robert D. Ketterlinus, PhD¹, Joel A. Fein, MD², Theodore Corbin, MD³, Elizabeth M. Datner, MD⁴, Linda Davis-Moon⁵, and Susan Lindauer, MSS, MLSP⁶. (1) Research and Evaluation, Philadelphia Health Management Corporation, 260 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102-5085, 215-985-2519, kristin@phmc.org, (2) Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th St. & Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (3) Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 1020 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, (4) Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, (5) Division of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 1020 Sansom St., Rm. 239, Philadelphia, PA 19107, (6) Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, 5501 Old York Rd., Philadelphia, PA 19141

This poster will present assessment data from three Philadelphia Emergency Department (ED) based programs designed to identify and intervene with intentionally injured youth (ages 11-25) who are at risk for repeat or retaliatory violence. The goals of this HealthCare Collaborative (HCC) are to enhance identification, assessment and communication with intentionally injured youth seen in the ED; intervene directly and immediately with these youth; and reduce future violence risk by working with the youth, family and community. Youth presenting to one of the HCC EDs with an interpersonal injury are administered a risk assessment to collect demographic, risk and protective factor information, which facilitates staff in identifying those most at risk. Comparing two HCC ED-based program’s risk assessment data reveal some variation in the youth enrolled in their respective programs. One program, a pediatric hospital, has a younger enrolled population than another program. As such, the circumstance, location and cause of the interpersonal injury vary between these two enrolled program populations; additionally, risk and protective factors, such as previous history of fighting and employment status were also disparate between the two enrolled program populations. Differences in these populations bring differences in needs, which programs must adapt to the meet the changing needs of their youth populations. Not only does collecting demographic, risk and protective factor characteristics allow for the identification of youth who may be placed at risk for re-injury or retaliatory violence, it also informs programs to help tailor their respective programs to make appropriate referrals for intervention.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to

1.)Increase knowledge of an ED-based violence prevention program targeting youth with interpersonal violence;
• Identify and assess the disparate data of youth enrolled in these ED-based programs; and
• Apply the risk assessment data findings when attempting to assess the population of youth served in the participant’s program

Keywords: Violence Prevention, Assessments

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.