Violence
Preventing suicide, abuse, homicide, and other violence by identifying risk, monitoring issues, and developing interventions
Violence Headlines
Explore the latest public health research and insights about violence.
Study of Fatal and Nonfatal Shootings by Police Reveals Racial Disparities, Dispatch Risks
The analysis, thought to be one of the first published studies that captures both fatal and nonfatal injurious shootings by police nationally, also highlights risks of well-being checks.
Violence Faculty Experts
Looking for prominent public health experts in the field of violence? They’re here at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Daniel Webster, ScD '91, MPH, studies policies and programs intended to reduce gun violence and teaches public health approaches to violence prevention.
Cassandra Crifasi, PhD '14, MPH, studies how evidence-based policies and programs can reduce violence and advance equity.
Shannon Frattaroli, PhD '99, MPH '94, translates evidence about injury and violence prevention into policies and practices that will create safe places for people to thrive.