Center for Violence Prevention at CHOP

09/22/2026

A new PolicyLab at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia blog authored by Clinical Research Associate Stephanie Garcia, MPH shares why supporting families experiencing Intimate Partner Violence requires coordination across systems, as well as approaches that account for the complexity of families’ lives. Read the blog:

Image How can family-serving professionals respond to intimate partner violence (IPV) in ways that support survivors’ safet

09/21/2026

🎧In a new Philadelphia Medicine Magazine Live podcast, Intimate Partner Violence Specialist Cortney Marengo speaks about the role physicians have in domestic violence prevention and how physicians can better serve victims of domestic violence. Cortney serves as the Director of Community Outreach for CVP partner Laurel House.

Listen now: https://open.spotify.com/episode/11nbdsQ5YeCbC0e2zbDB8o?si=solzmpsTRUqrp_-IULeX0Q

Philadelphia County Medical Society

Philadelphia Medicine Magazine Live · Episode

09/18/2026

Next week! Tickets still available for Laurel House's Breaking The Silence breakfast coming up on September 24. This year's event will focus on the bridge between healthcare and survivor safety and feature the Medical Advocacy Program and Ashlee Murray, MD, MPH as a panelist.

Laurel House is a longtime partner of our STOP Intimate Partner Violence program at CHOP. CVP is co-sponsoring this year’s event.

Tickets and info ➡️https://secure.qgiv.com/for/breakingthesilence2026/event/breakingthesilence2026/

09/18/2026

09/17/2026

Research led by CVP Research Scholar Dr. Anireddy Reddy studied the association between Child Opportunity Index (COI) and mortality in injured patients who are admitted to the PICU. The multicenter study of 3778 children under 18 years to 15 US PICUs with injury, inclusive of trauma, nonaccidental injury, drowning, ingestion/poisoning, burn/inhalational injury, and suffocation measured the association between COI 2.0 and in-hospital mortality and PICU readmission. Researchers found that the odds of mortality were approximately 2.5 times greater for patients with Very Low and Moderate COI compared with Very High COI.

Read the open access article published in American Academy of Pediatrics: https://doi.org/10.1542/pedsos.2025-001334

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute

09/16/2026

Thank you to the JMK Foundation for inviting CVP to speak about our Gun Safety Program at the Inaugural White Gala at National Constitution Center earlier this month. Pictured is Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Gun Safety Program Director Dr. Dorothy Novick at the Gala. Dorothy attended with Gun Safety Program Coordinator Kimberly Sterner-Stein. Find out more about our Gun Safety Program: https://violence.chop.edu/research-and-programs/gun-safety

09/15/2026

CVP is honored to be a recipient of Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) award through Federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funds to support our Violence Intervention Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. This program promotes physical and emotional health and safety for youth and families impacted by community violence using a trauma-informed model. We are proud to partner with youth and families to provide intensive case management, emotional support, trauma-focused therapy, system navigation, and connection to community services. https://pasenate.com/senator-sharif-street-announces-over-10-6-million-in-pccd-awards-through-federal-victims-of-crime-act-voca-funds/

09/14/2026

"The PICU should not be viewed solely as a place for lifesaving critical care — it is also a place where meaningful prevention can begin." CVP Research Scholar Anireddy Reddy, MD, FAAP, MSHP's new research shows that the PICU is an acceptable place for universal firearm safe storage counseling. ICYMI, the study, published in Hospital Pediatrics, was featured in The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute's In The News. Read more: https://www.research.chop.edu/cornerstone-blog/c-diff-colonization-achievable-benchmarks-of-care-firearm-storage-counseling

09/10/2026

Drs. Kevin Osterhoudt and Anthony Jaworski share practical steps families and healthcare teams can take after a su***de attempt by poisoning, including safer medication storage, disposal of unneeded drugs and individualized safety planning to help reduce the risk of another overdose.

Read more about prevention after the injury during : https://ow.ly/g7K750ZKBJ1

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

09/09/2026

We're excited to share that Gun Safety Program Director Dorothy Novick, MD’s son Thomas is running the New York City Marathon with Team Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on November 1st! Every dollar raised is tax-free and will go directly towards the Gun Safety Program. Read his story and donate here: https://chop.donordrive.com/participants/180853

We're cheering you on, Thomas! 🏃‍♂️‍➡️