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SAVIR Unveils New Strategic Plan
Injury and violence are among the leading causes of death worldwide, resulting in approximately 4.4…

Statement Regarding Attacks on Public Health Funding and Organizations
In recent months, health funding and institutions have faced significant challenges . These threaten the…

CDC Injury Center Releases Mapping Injury, Overdose and Violence Dashboard
The Injury Center has released a new resource, the Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence Dashboard.…

Funding Opportunity: Community-Led Systems Research to Address Systemic Racism
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Systems for Action research program is pleased to announce the…

Injury and Violence Prevention Health Equity Training Intern position
Safe States Alliance is hiring an Injury and Violence Prevention (IVP) Health Equity Training Intern.…

Double Your Impact – Last Chance to Give in 2024!
Help Build a Safer Future – Support the Brooks Webb Scholarship As we…

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Injury Epidemiology – West Virginia University
Contribute to a robust research agenda in the Rudisill research laboratory that focuses on injury…

The National Academy of Medicine announces 100 new members
The National Academy of Medicine Announces 100 New Members and we once again see Injury & Violence…

2024 National Research Conference for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms
SAVIR will be attending the 2024 National Research Conference for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms in…

SAVIR Opens Call for Nominations
Nominate Today for SAVIR Awards, Board of Directors Seats, and Mentor Program SAVIR has opened the annual call for board of…

Safe States Alliance Executive Director Rich Hamburg set to retire on Dec. 31st
On behalf of the SAVIR community, we extend our heartfelt thanks to Rich Hamburg, Executive…

Consensus Workshop at SAVIR 2025
NEW: SAVIR will host a Consensus Workshop at SAVIR 2025 Conference in NYC, titled: Shaping…

SAVIR Advocates for Injury and Violence Prevention: A Strategic Response to NICHD
In September 2024, Dr. Elizabeth O'Neal, Science Committee Co-Chair for the Society for the Advancement…

Jessie Singer as SAVIR Keynote
The Society for the Advancement of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR) is thrilled to announce…

SAVIR Methods Spotlight Webcast
Join Us for the SAVIR Methods Spotlight Webcast: Legal Epidemiology - Leveraging Policy Research to…

Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention Postdoc Research Fellows
University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention The University of Michigan Institute for Firearm…

CDC welcomes new director of Violence Prevention
The CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) has announced Judy Schaechter, MD,…

Short-Term Training at Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University
Are you an early-career researcher passionate about preventing intimate partner violence (IPV) among pregnant and…

Call for Papers: Violence as a Public Health Issue
Guest Editors: Zara Quigg, Professor, School of Public and Allied Health / Public Health Institute,…

SAVIR extends Call for Abstracts to Oct 22
SAVIR has extended the deadline for the call for abstracts for the 2025 conference to October 22.…