Translation of an Intervention for Violence Among Adolescents in Emergency Departments

Inclusion Criteria

• •youth (ages 14-18) presenting to the Hurley Medical Center (HMC) ED who are medically stable. Patients classified by medical staff as having unstable vital signs or "Level 1" trauma (e.g., unconscious, in need of immediate lifesaving procedures such as surgery), will be approached during their inpatient stay after stabilization (4% based on prior work);
• •access to a parent or guardian for consent among adolescents ages 14-17 (over 90% based on our prior work).
• •Positive past 3 month violence screen criteria: Youth will be eligible for the study if they endorse on self-report computer survey past three month violence perpetration