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Violence Headlines

Explore the latest public health research and insights about violence.

More than half of IPV incidents aren’t reported—largely because criminal justice doesn’t always provide what survivors need.

Bloomberg School
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For people of color, interactions with police are more likely to end in death or to inflict long-lasting trauma.

Public Health Magazine
A woman from Edaga Hamus, who was raped by groups of soldiers, both Eritrean and Ethiopian, on 3 different occasions, sits in a hospital in Mekele, Ethiopia on February 27, 2021.

After conflict flared across Ethiopia’s Tigray region in November 2020, hundreds of women reported they’d been raped and sought care at a clinic in Mekele, the region’s capital city—leading to a surge in international media coverage of sexual violence in Tigray.  But…

Global Health NOW

Violence Faculty Experts

Looking for prominent public health experts in the field of violence research? They’re here at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. Contact us to connect. Experts include: 

Daniel Webster
Professor
Health Policy and Management

Daniel Webster, ScD '91, MPH, studies policies and programs intended to reduce gun violence and teaches public health approaches to violence prevention.

Cassandra Crifasi
Associate Professor
Health Policy and Management

Cassandra Crifasi, PhD '14, MPH, studies how evidence-based policies and programs can reduce violence and improve safety.

A headshot of a woman wearing a blue sweater
Professor
Health Policy and Management

Shannon Frattaroli, PhD ’99, MPH ’94, translates evidence about injury and violence prevention into policies and practices that will create safe places for people to thrive.