The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia launched the Violence Prevention Initiative (VPI) in January, which is taking a hospital-wide, multidisciplinary approach to curb youth violence in all forms.
A year ago, the nation - and indeed the world - was shocked by the horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., that claimed the lives of 26 people, 20 of whom were children. Although never far from our thoughts, today we are taking a moment to remember the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting and their families, and to discuss the ways The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is working to prevent such violent acts from happening again.
