If you were looking for the Indiana Partnership to Prevent Violent Injury and Death—don’t worry,
you’ve come to the right place. The Partnership has recently changed both its name and its look, and
we’ve revamped our website to bring you more information on violence prevention data, resources and
programs. The Partnership is fortunate to be celebrating these new developments at the same moment
we’re marking our 10-year anniversary.
The famous educator Margaret Mead once said “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,
committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” This
philosophy has informed the whole of the Partnership’s 10-year history. In 1999, a small
group of physicians, concerned about Indiana’s rising tide of firearm violence, joined forces
with local law enforcement agencies and hospitals, convinced that a public health approach for
addressing violence held more potential for success than any political strategy. They set out to
discover the facts about firearm injuries and deaths in Marion County, Indiana, calling themselves
the Indiana Partnership to Prevent Firearm Violence. They established a research-based surveillance
system and developed multiple education and advocacy projects based on the research and data they
collected—and have continued to do so to this very day.
In 2005, in recognition of the expanding scope of the work, the organization changed its name to
the Indiana Partnership to Prevent Violent Injury and Death, and this fall, we changed it again—to
the Indiana Violence Prevention Partnership. Though, truth be told, no matter what we’ve ever called
ourselves, the people who know us have always just called us: the Partnership. And we like it that way.
Because, although in 10 years we’ve grown a little and changed a little and added some new partners, we
remain, essentially, a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens who believe we can change the world.
Together.
Click on the link below to watch a short video about the Partnership’s first decade, or contact us for
more information about how you can become involved. We’d love to count you as a partner!
-Angela Plank
Partnership History Video [12 minutes] >>
In a radio interview on WFYI's Sound Medicine program (aired Sept 19-20 on numerous public radio stations), Marilyn Bull M.D.,
Indiana University professor of clinical pediatrics (Riley Children's Hospital) and
co-medical director of the Partnership, gives
a Pediatrician's perspective on Bullying. As many as 30% of American children are involved in bullying, as either
the bullier or the bullied. Children have a right to be protected from bullying and there are specific
steps that parents, school personnel and physicians can take to identify and respond to bullying.
Listen to the interview >>
Download the interview [4.1 MB MP3 file] >>
Order the American Academy of Pediatrics brochure about bullying >>
The Injury Prevention Program at the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) is pleased to
provide their latest report on injury-related deaths and hospitalizations in Indiana,
covering the years 2003-2006. This recently published (July 2009) report is intended to help community leaders and medical
providers identify the major causes of injury in Indiana and develop and implement interventions
that reduce the burden of this public health epidemic on individuals, families, and communities.
Download the Report [4.5 MB PDF file] >>
Other reports by the ISDH Injury Prevention Program >>
Indiana State Department of Health >>
