Reducing the impact of injury and violence on people’s lives through research, education, training and public awareness.
Featured Staff: Navigating research during COVID-19
As Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center’s research scientist, Brianna Mills, Ph.D., works closely with faculty, staff, trainees, and students to stay on top of any research question that may arise and answering it as well as possible. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Mills immediately switched gears to accommodate research activities going on at HIPRC. […]
Firearm deaths in the home due to suicide and criminal homicide are more common than self-defense homicide
Availability of firearms at home have been repeatedly associated with an increased risk of suicide and homicides inside the home. In a new study, researchers at UW Medicine’s Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center’s Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program (HIPRC) updated a previous study looking at the risk of firearm-related suicide, homicide, and unintentional […]
Addressing suicide risks during COVID-19
Navigating mental health struggles during COVID-19 can pose challenges for many. One key resource to turn to is UW Forefront Suicide Prevention’s Learn Saves Lives webinar. The webinar focuses on teaching essential skills for suicide prevention. Suicide prevention researcher and core member at Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center, Christopher DeCou, was able to join […]
COVID-19 impact on healthcare workers & how anyone can help
COVID-19 has had significant impacts on so many communities and especially to the healthcare industry as a whole. Many around the nation are working with limited test kits and limited supplies. Please be assured Harborview Medical Center and all of UW Medicine’s Clinics will remain a resource to the community we serve and we will […]
