Join a SAVIR Committee
SAVIR is seeking new committee members to be actively engaged in the organization. Our success depends on members volunteering and actively participating in SAVIR’s committee structure. The committees ...
New Members Elected to the SAVIR Board of Directors
SAVIR is welcoming four new members to the organization's board of directors. Julie Bromberg (conference host site representative)- Julie Bromberg is a research program manager at the Injury P ...
SAVIR Announces 2025 Awards
SAVIR has announced the winners of its 2025 awards. Congratulations to all recipients and finalists for these awards. Best Science Oral Presentation AwardWinner: Jeffrey Ebert, University of Pe ...
Journal of Gender-Based Violence Seeks Applications for Co-Editors
Policy Press and the Management Board of the Journal of Gender-Based Violence (JGBV) invite applications for up to three Co-Editors to take over from the current Editor in Chief of the journ ...
Journal of Injury Prevention Topic Collection on Indigenous Populations and Injury Prevention
Injury Prevention is accepting submissions for a topic collection on Indigenous Populations and Injury Prevention. Please see more information below and share with anyone who may be interested. The su ...
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Brooks Webb Student Scholarships
Kaitlyn Bowie Erin Walton Sarah Scott Yuhan Pan Lorien Harker These students were selected from an outstanding group of applicants, all of whom were students with an abstract accepted ...
SAVIR launches new memorial website
In remembrance of our colleagues in injury and violence prevention who have passed away in recent years, SAVIR has created a new space to honor their lives, contributions, and the lasting impact they ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...