September is Suicide Prevention Month. Youth suicide is on the rise and is a leading cause of death for this population. Region IV Public Health Training Center offers a 90-minute webinar on "Increased Suicide Rates for U.S. Teens and Young Adults" co-sponsored with the Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory, buff.ly/3EIe7Us

New job posting with Grady Trauma Project to come work with me and coordinate my new R01 collab with Ananda Amstadter, PhD to understand PTSD-AUD comorbidity using EMA and genetics. Apply now! Additional job opportunities soon. Please RT. careers.emory.edu/jobs/117571?la…

We are celebrating our 30th anniversary this year. Ten years ago we celebrated our 20th anniversary we honored 20 individuals that made an impact on the injury and violence prevention community. Today we are honoring our Transportation Safety points of light. #injuryprevention

We are honoring David Adams, as he is the State Safety Program Manager of the Georgia Department of Transportation #injuryprevention

We’re privileged to have honored Dave Adams from Georgia DOT. Dave is an amazing leader who has enabled the reduction of death and injury in traffic crashes by improving the ways that GA collects and shares crash data.

It was great to honor Rana Bayakly from GaDeptPublicHealth! Her leadership of injury epidemiology and work leading surveillance of health behaviors and violent deaths in GA drives prevention.

The Region IV Public Health Training Center was recently recognized by Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory for Outstanding Service for its commitment and contributions to injury prevention. The award was presented during IPRCE's 30th Anniversary celebration. Region IV Public Health Training Center is honored to partner and collaborate with IPRCE.

IPRCE's Director, Jonathan Rupp featured in Atlanta Journal-Constitution article about vehicle crashes. Check out the link here: shorturl.at/guHP7

A great take on implementing DEI in medicine by IPRCE co-founder, Dr. Art Kellerman: via @forbes forbes.com/sites/arthurke…

Join us in celebrating our 2024 CCI Fellows – community leaders in Atlanta who are focused on reducing and preventing gun violence, improving the social and emotional wellbeing of youth and families, and strengthening civic engagement. 🎉 The 2024 Civic Innovation Fellows are...

Join IPRCE and Dr.Lynn Davey, a psychologist and communication framing scientist, for her workshop series on messaging strategies to improve understanding of public health problems. Click here to register: lnkd.in/ecrHHZqE

Violence prevention is ❤️ work. Wearing this shirt on #WearOrange day in support of the IVYY project, GradyHealth HVIP, that helps start the process of healing early on and provides equitable support for gun violence survivors. Randi Smith The HAVI Emory School of Medicine Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory

A new Surgeon General's Advisory outlines the devastating and far-reaching consequences of firearm violence on the health and well-being of the country, as well as public health strategies to reduce and prevent the harm. Learn more: surgeongeneral.gov/firearm-violen… | @surgeon_general

On the heels of the U.S. Surgeon General’s proclamation, Jacquel Clemons speaks about transforming trauma as she leads the IVYY Project HVIP in its quest to build the ATL violence prevention ecosystem. GradyHealth Atlanta Journal-Constitution The HAVI Brady | United Against Gun Violence Cities United bit.ly/IVYY

Three out of 5 youth who die by suicide do not have a documented mental health diagnosis, highlighting the need for comprehensive youth suicide prevention strategies. ja.ma/3WK9bIG

We also found that youth that used firearms, the most common means, were also less likely to have a documented mental health diagnosis, highlighting the need for universal lethal means counseling and Child Access Protection Laws to keep our most vulnerable population safe.

Join us on Tuesday, September 24 at 6pm as we recognize and celebrate the 2024 Civic Innovation Fellows, a group of ten community leaders in Atlanta focused on improving safety, education, and democracy in our city. RSVP to bit.ly/24Fellows

CCI's Fellowship Showcase is one of the most inspiring events that I have attended. This year's class of fellows are doing amazing work! Attend and come hear about it! Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory

Thoughtful commentary on some ways pediatric gun deaths can be prevented by IPRCE core faculty member Sofia Chaudhary, MD and Anna Rodenbough MD MPH. ajc.com/opinion/opinio…

Down over 60%. That’s how far federal research funding has fallen compared to this time last year. Every delay in funding is a delay in delivering for the health of American people.