5 Things To Know: City, Atrium Partner on Violence-Intervention Program
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Atrium Health Announces In-Hospital Violence-Intervention Program
Charlotte government leaders and Atrium Health officials held a press conference on Wednesday announcing the launch of a new violence-intervention program that will take place inside of Atrium’s hospitals, forming a new office consisting of specialists who will work with victims of violence to help ensure they will not be involved in more violent incidents moving forward.
According to Dr. David Jacobs, director of trauma services with Atrium, about 25% of violence victims who come through the company’s hospital system are later revictimized or become perpetrators themselves. Jacobs said that number can be as high as 40% in other parts of the country. The new violence-intervention program will send specialists, who will be on call at all hours of the night, to consult with victims of violence beginning in the emergency department, so as to still reach victims who are not admitted into the hospital.