title: Maximizing the role of emergency departments in the prevention of violence: developing an approach in South London.
abstract: This article presents an overview of a partnership between public health teams in two primary care trusts in South East London, their local acute hospital trusts, and crime and disorder reduction partnerships to support the reduction of harm from violence. It discusses recent developments in violence prevention in emergency departments in the UK, and developments around outreach and case management, more common in the USA. It then outlines the elements of the violence prevention project being conducted in South East London.
authors.affiliation: NHS Southwark, Public Health Department, PO Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX, UK.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Holdsworth
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Criddle
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohiddin
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Polling
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Strelitz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D057191:Capacity Building; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003415:Crime / Q000517:prevention & control; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008131:London; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055815:Young Adult