title: High-risk adolescent injury prevention: the first program of its kind.
abstract: This article describes the history, development, and growth of Maryland's first hospital-based trauma prevention program. It details how the creators of the program partnered with multiple community agencies to provide a much-needed service for high-risk teens. The program has grown to include a variety of prevention education programs reaching people of all ages.
authors.affiliation: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center, 22 S. Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. bdearingstuck@umm.edu
authors.forename: Beverly
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dearing
authors.forename: Debbie
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yohn
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D015142:Baltimore / Q000453:epidemiology; D003256:Community Participation; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008396:Maryland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014193:Trauma Centers; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*