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**The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs**

**Tuesday, October 8, 2019**

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HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS

VIOLENCE AND HEALTH

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515 15th Street NW, Washington DC

Order the Violence and Health issue

Violence permeates our society with consequences for victims,
perpetrators, and communities. It reaches people of all ages and all
walks of life. Even as media attention tends to focus on incidents of
mass violence, it is the daily burden of violence in its many forms that
takes the greater toll.

The October 2019 issue of Health Affairs takes a comprehensive look at
the issues at the intersection of violence and health:
* Violence and Health

* Community Violence

* Violence, Mental Health & Suicide

* Firearms

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TODAY ON THE BLOG

WORKFORCE IN THE COMMUNITY

Home-Based Primary Care: How The Modern Day "House Call" Improves
Outcomes, Reduces Costs, And Provides Care Where It's Most Often
Needed

By Thomas Cornwell

When you look behind the numbers at the patient stories, home-based
primary care goes from being a compelling concept to a "no brainer."
Read More >>

VIOLENCE

When Prevention Isn't Enough: Managing School Mass Shootings Along The
Risk Continuum

By Frank G. Straub, Christopher Nelson, Samantha Iovan, Joie D. Acosta,
and Mahshid Abir

For those shootings that are not prevented, communities need to take an
evidence-based, multidisciplinary approach to detection/disruption,
preparation, response, and recovery.
Read More >>

IN THE JOURNAL

VIOLENCE

The Effects Of Violence On Health

By Frederick Rivara, Avanti Adhia, Vivian Lyons, Anne Massey, Brianna
Mills, Erin Morgan, Maayan Simckes, and Ali Rowhani-Rahbar

Frederick Rivara and coauthors present an overview of the myriad ways in
which violence affects health. After chronicling different forms of
violence, ranging from child physical and sexual abuse to adult assaults
to elder abuse, they point out our growing scientific understanding of
the physical and psychological consequences of violence. Read More >>

Violence And The US Health Care Sector: Burden And Response

By David C. Grossman and Bechara Choucair

David Grossman and Bechara Choucair document how violence affects the
health care sector. There were 2.3 million violence-related emergency
department visits in 2017, 5 percent of which were due to firearms. They
also point out that health care is the sector with the highest rate of
workplace violence. Read More >>

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**A CLOSER LOOK**- Mental Health Care

California officials announced the launch of the state's first
statewide toll-free mental health line. The "warm line" will serve to
meet the needs of people who are seeking emotional or mental assistance
but are not in crisis. An article from the June issue of Health Affairs
discusses the importance ofpeer-supported mental health care
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