Center for Violence Prevention & Recovery
About the Center for Violence Prevention & Recovery
The Center for Violence Prevention & Recovery (CVPR), part of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s (BIDMC) Department of Social Work, provides a robust series of resources, services and other support to help people impacted by violence.
The CVPR strives to provide a nurturing and restorative environment for individuals affected by violence. Established in 1997, our mission is to:
- Improve the health and well-being of people impacted by multiple forms of violence, including domestic violence, human trafficking, sexual assault, community violence and homicide by providing trauma-informed services and programs.
- Elevate response to violence and train health care providers to identify and respond to patients who are experiencing or have previously experienced violence in their lives.
- Engage in innovative collaboration between healthcare providers and community organizations to provide violence intervention, prevention and recovery services.
Services
Our team provides support to all individuals impacted by violence.
Training & Support for Professionals
In addition to supporting victims of violence, the Center for Violence Prevention & Recovery (CVPR) also organizes numerous educational, professional development and supportive services for community organizations, non-profit agencies and municipal departments.
The Cultivating Resilience Initiative (CRI) is designed to promote resiliency and healing in community- and hospital-based providers and direct service professionals.
Program administrators work with participants to mitigate the effects of compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma that can result from working closely with victims of violence.
Learn more about how our provider resiliency training and support.
Staff from the CVPR are available to provide trainings on issues related to interpersonal violence. We will tailor the length and content of any training to meet the specific needs of your unit, department or agency.
Victims of interpersonal violence can be at risk for numerous other health conditions. Find information for healthcare providers on interpersonal violence.
The CVPR is active in promoting trauma-informed care within the medical center so that healthcare delivery is truly an opportunity for holistic healing for all who seek care here.
Building on the six core principles developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—Safety, Trustworthiness and Transparency, Peer Support, Collaboration and Mutuality, Empowerment, Voice and Choice, and Cultural, Historical, and Gender Issues—CVPR staff offer training and consultation around trauma-informed care in a healthcare setting.
If you are a provider and want some tips on what practicing trauma-informed care looks like in your practice, download our Provider Tip Sheet.
We have also developed a Request for Trauma-Informed Care Card for patients to personalize for their own unique needs.
