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Dr. Carnell Cooper had a life-changing moment in the emergency room in 1996. One of his patients was admitted again with another gunshot wound, but this time it was fatal.
When that young man died, Dr. Cooper decided to see what could be done to quell the rising death toll of young Black men in the emergency departments.
He began the Violence Intervention Program (VIP) at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
VIP provides counseling, job training, and many other services to trauma patients. A study, by Dr. Cooper and others, showed that individuals in the program were six times less likely to be readmitted with a violent injury.
Dr. Cooper is saving lives, not only by being a doctor, but through the life-saving program he developed. And because of the success of VIP, Cooper developed the Violence Prevention Program (VPP), taking the jump from Intervention to Prevention.
Bravo, Dr. Cooper. You're making a huge difference in this world.
Read about the Violence Prevention Program. I look forward to your comments. The conversation continues with you.
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