Last year Temple University Hospital (TUH) treated over 400 victims of gun and knife violence in our trauma unit, the highest number in Pennsylvania. TUH is a leader in Philadelphia, providing programs that break the cycle of gun violence and teach community members how to provide first aid to victims of gunshot wounds.
- Temple’s Cradle to Grave program works with at-risk youth to help break the cycle of gun violence.
- The Turning Point intervention program takes advantage of teachable moments that exist during the post-injury/pre-discharge period for survivors of violence.
- The Fighting Chance program is one of the nation’s few initiatives that teach community members how to provide basic first aid to victims of gunshot wounds.
- TUH created the Safe Bet Program in an effort to prevent unintentional childhood shooting. To date, Safe Bet has provided more than 5,000 gun locks to Philadelphia families.
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