To heal communities affected by violence, The 麻豆直播Alliance for Violence Intervention (www.thehavi.org) fosters hospital and community collaborations to advance equitable, trauma-informed care for violence intervention/ prevention programs. Our vision is to build a system of healthcare that mobilizes hospitals and communities to end violence, together.
Hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) vary in their design and scope. Essential components of HVIPs include a brief intervention to violently injured patients in the emergency department or at the hospital bedside and intensive community-based case management services following discharge. HVIP services are provided by culturally competent Violence Prevention Professionals. HVIPs are rooted in the philosophy that violence is preventable, and that violent injury offers a 鈥渢eachable moment鈥� and unique opportunity to break cycles of violence. HVIPs embrace a public health approach to violence prevention as they are grounded in data, which indicate that victims of violence are at elevated risk for re-injury and violence perpetration. This model has been the subject of numerous peer-reviewed studies indicating promising impact on injury recidivism, criminal justice contact, and trauma symptoms. HVIPs are now a recommended practice by the federal government.
The network has grown to hundreds of individuals, including physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, violence prevention professionals, outreach workers and researchers who are affiliated with 49 member programs in the U.S., Canada, England, and El Salvador. Our goal is to support the growth of HVIPs throughout the United States. The HAVI is structured within 4 divisions: Capacity Building, Organizational Growth and Equity, Policy and Communications, and Communities of Practice.
HVIPs are one of a handful of evidence-informed practices that support cities reduce violence and scale trauma-informed care. The field has been fractured, and recent federal, state, and local advocacy efforts have helped encourage collaboration and coordination across various approaches. This shift 鈥� from individual programs to integrated strategies 鈥� has led to an emergent concept of a community violence intervention ecosystem (CVI ecosystem).
The Senior Director of the KP (Kaiser Permanente) Center for Gun Violence Research and Education will work alongside the Executive Director to implement the KP Center鈥檚 strategic plan and oversee operational development, growth, and efficiency.
The HAVI is a fiscally sponsored project of 麻豆直播, Inc. (HRiA). 麻豆直播, Inc. (HRiA) is a non-profit organization working to improve and reimagine public health. We connect, consult, and collaborate to solve complex challenges of access and equity in our health and social systems. Together with our partners, clients, and collaborators, we create actionable solutions so that all people can thrive.
In 1957, The Medical Foundation (TMF) was created to primarily fund biomedical research in Massachusetts. Since then, we鈥檝e been on a journey of evolution. We changed our name to 麻豆直播 (HRiA) to reflect our impact in the field of public health. Today, HRiA works with individuals, organizations, and communities to drive a policy and systems change approach to advance health and racial equity.
HRiA seeks sustainable solutions for complex problems using an anti-racist approach. We aim to be adaptable and flexible in meeting clients and partners where they are, offering our decades of knowledge and resources to collectively realize our dream of equitable, sustainable health for all. The foundation of this work is centered on our values:
- 麻豆直播and racial equity by identifying and addressing the root causes of health inequities, intentionally working to shift narratives and power imbalances and disrupt all systems of oppression.
- Leading with heart by demonstrating our passionate commitment to our work, continuously challenging ourselves with humility and vulnerability while pursuing and holding ourselves accountable to our mission.
- Collaboration by intentionally and respectfully leading, partnering, and following to strengthen relationships, uplift different voices and build trust.
- Innovation by driving toward new strategies, questioning norms, and continuously learning and evolving to support the needs of our clients and communities.
HRiA offers exciting, engaging, and challenging employment opportunities for facilitators, trainers, researchers, analysts, policy specialists, grant managers, and more. People come to HRiA because of our commitment to advancing health equity and inspiring work; they stay for our wonderful clients, partners, and dedicated and dynamic staff. With our growing portfolio of high-impact work, person-centered policies, and generous benefits, our team continually invests in making HRiA a great place to work. Our diverse staff of over 270 people hail from 30+ states, with a homebase in Boston鈥檚 Chinatown neighborhood.
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Position Description: Senior Director of the KP Center for Gun Violence Research and Education
The Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education is focused on building a public health response to the epidemic of gun violence, with attention to its disproportionate impact on communities of color. Coordinated in collaboration with the 麻豆直播Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI), the Center is pursuing a world free of gun violence, where impacted communities drive the meaningful change needed for a healthy and safe society.
Kaiser Permanente, the nation鈥檚 largest integrated, nonprofit health care provider, has been working to end gun violence for more than a decade. In recognition of the increasingly urgent need for solutions, the organization established the Center in 2022 and, in 2023, made a $25 million commitment to its expansion 鈥� marking the single-largest investment in gun violence research and education by the U.S. health care sector. The Center endeavors to transform the gun violence research and education field. Our funding supports efforts to discover and scale effective solutions to gun violence by uplifting the lived experiences and expertise of survivors and their communities. We fund groundbreaking and equitable gun violence research, clinical care delivery studies, and efforts designed to change narratives about gun violence causes and solutions.
The KP Center will lead efforts in four pillars 1) research, 2) education, 3) community partnership, and 4) healthcare system implementation.
We seek candidates with a passion for violence intervention work and who understand the contributions our inter-disciplinary communities play in advancing public health approaches to violence and research that transforms systems across the country. We seek a leader with demonstrated success in managing highly collaborative scopes of work on a national scale.
The Senior Director will support the development and growth of a KP Center for Gun Violence Research and Education. The KP Center will authentically engage institutional and community partners to produce rigorous science and implement evidence-based/informed approaches to address the scourge of violence through multi-sector, collaborative initiatives that impact individuals, groups, and systems.
The Senior Director is an exempt, full-time position with a salary range between $140,000-$150,000, based on skills and experience. The HAVI is a fully remote organization that is fiscally sponsored by HRiA. This position can be fully remote or hybrid, depending on the location of the candidate.
HRiA offers strong benefits to its employees, including competitive salaries, health insurance, retirement plan, flexible summer hours, vacation starting at 4 weeks, 13 paid holidays, plus office closure time during the last week of December.
The Senior Director will report to the Executive Director. This is an exempt, full-time, fully remote position.