title: Violence prevention in the emergency department: future research priorities.
abstract: The 2009 Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference working group session participants developed recommendations and research questions for violence prevention in the emergency department (ED). A writing group devised a working draft prior to the meeting and presented this to the breakout session at the consensus conference for input and approval. The recommendations include: 1) promote and facilitate the collection of standardized information related to violence victimization and perpetration in ED settings; 2) develop and validate brief practical screening instruments that can identify those at risk for perpetration of violence toward others or toward self; 3) develop and validate brief practical screening instruments that can identify victims at risk for violent reinjury and mental health sequelae; and 4) conduct efficacy, translational, and dissemination research on interventions for violence prevention. The work group emphasized the critical need and role of ED-based research to impact surveillance and prevention of future violence-related injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Center for Injury Control, Emory University, 49 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA. dhoury@emory.edu
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Houry
authors.forename: Rebecca M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: Abigail
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hankin
authors.forename: Thea
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bernstein
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hargarten
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003376:Counseling; D003625:Data Collection; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000517:prevention & control; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control