We are excited to present the Texas VIPR Webinar Series. This monthly series will explore current research, education, and advocacy as it relates to violence and injury prevention across the lifespan and in larger social and institutional structures.
Save the date! VIPR Director, Dr. Temple will be moderating this fantastic line up of panelists including VIPR Co-Director, Dr. Peskin. #youthmentalhealth#uthealthhouston
Are you presenting a paper or oral presentation at #SAVIR2025? Don't forget the deadline for presenters to register is March 7! Register today: https://t.co/cUvzvmFDAI
Clocks spring forward this weekend. The time change creates a higher risk for errors and injuries at work, at home, and while driving. It can take about one week for your body to adjust to the new time. Find tips to keep you and your workers safe: https://t.co/ZdVRhFguML
Last week, members and partners participated in the inaugural Texas Violence and Injury Prevention Showcase hosted by @SafeStates and @TexasVIPR. Participants had the opportunity to network, discuss strategies for keeping Texans safe, and advance IVP efforts across the state.
Did you hear? We got a website and it’s LIVE! We are so excited to launch this site to provide more information about VIPR, trainings, education, and outreach centered around injury and violence prevention. Be sure to bookmark us and continue to check back as we update it!
Our February Ignite Conversation session is scheduled for next week! Don't miss the chance to discuss IVP advocacy efforts with peers and subject matter experts. Register today! https://t.co/tfuHqTA2N5
Interested in “Advocating for Policy and Funding Solutions for Injury and Violence Prevention?” @SafeStates will be hosting a training on 2/25 featuring @drguillotwright. Register online.
SSWR 2025 | Seattle, WA
L. Wood, C. Mytelka & A. Jacobs presented at @SSWRorg. Dr. Wood ended her three-year co-chair term for the Violence Against Women & Children cluster. CVP/VIPR faculty and staff presented 7 different paper and poster presentations.
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Dr. Alex Testa was in Washington, D.C. this past week to attend Prison Conditions Innovations Day @urbaninstitute, which brought together advocates, practitioners and researchers to discuss innovative ways to address conditions in prisons across the U.S.
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We are full steam ahead with the only and first ever Injury Control Research Center in Texas and thrilled to be led by a team of researchers and doctors that have extensive expertise in violence prevention. #texasvipr#uthealthhou#baylorcollegeofmedicine#cdcicrc