
SAVIR Unveils New Strategic Plan
Injury and violence are among the leading causes of death worldwide, resulting in approximately 4.4 million fatalities – and millions more non-fatal injuries – globally each year. Originally founded a ...

Statement Regarding Attacks on Public Health Funding and Organizations
In recent months, health funding and institutions have faced significant challenges . These threaten the essential infrastructure that safeguards the health and well-being of our communities. These at ...

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. This dashboard displays data on deaths from drug overdose, suicide, and homicide. It shows informat ...

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 release of a new Call for Proposals (CFP)! The 2025 Community-Led Systems Research to Address ...

Injury and Violence Prevention Health Equity Training Intern position
Safe States Alliance is hiring an Injury and Violence Prevention (IVP) Health Equity Training Intern. Position type: Part-Time (10-12 hours per week), Temporary (February to June 2025)Location ...

Double Your Impact – Last Chance to Give in 2024!
Help Build a Safer Future – Support the Brooks Webb Scholarship As we approach the end of 2024, it's a time for reflection and giving back. Consider the impact you can have on a ...

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Injury Epidemiology – West Virginia University
Contribute to a robust research agenda in the Rudisill research laboratory that focuses on injury epidemiology including transportation safety, substance use, and injury policy. This postdoctoral scho ...

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 Prevention Science prominently featured within the group. Once again highlighting the s ...

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 Seattle, WA, December 9-11 be sure to stop by the booth and visit Executive Director, Chris ...

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 director nominations, awards and ...

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 Director of Safe States Alliance. Rich has announced his retirement, effective December 31, 2024, marking th ...

Consensus Workshop at SAVIR 2025
NEW: SAVIR will host a Consensus Workshop at SAVIR 2025 Conference in NYC, titled: Shaping the Future of Injury Prevention: A Consensus-Driven Research Agenda Investments in injury and violence ...

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 of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR), was invited by the National Institute of Child Health a ...

Jessie Singer as SAVIR Keynote
The Society for the Advancement of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR) is thrilled to announce that Jessie Singer, acclaimed journalist and author, will be the keynote speaker at the 2025 conference. ...

SAVIR Methods Spotlight Webcast
Join Us for the SAVIR Methods Spotlight Webcast: Legal Epidemiology - Leveraging Policy Research to Advance Safety & Equity Are you interested in how law and policy shape health and safety outc ...

Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention Postdoc Research Fellows
University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention The University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention is looking for our next cohort of postdoc research fellows to beg ...

CDC welcomes new director of Violence Prevention
The CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) has announced Judy Schaechter, MD, MBA, as the new director of its Division of Violence Prevention. Dr. Schaechter, with over 25 yea ...

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 postpartum women? Take your skills to the next level with Project TIDAL, an NIH-funded ...

Call for Papers: Violence as a Public Health Issue
Guest Editors: Zara Quigg, Professor, School of Public and Allied Health / Public Health Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom Linda Degutis, Lecturer, Yale School of Pu ...

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. Don't miss the opportunity to share your work at the premier conference dedicated to injury ...