MedStar Harbor Hospital Joins Safe Streets Initiative
Hospital-Based Responders Will Work to Reduce Violence in Community, Help Victims BALTIMORE—MedStar Harbor Hospital has joined Baltimore’s Safe Streets initiative, an evidence-based violence interruption and prevention program, as part of a larger effort to serve its community. Two responders are installed in the hospital’s emergency department to intervene with victims of violent crime. Safe Streets is a Baltimore health department initiative that funds community-based organizations to employ “street smart” community members whose own experience with violence gives them a personal connection to victims. The two responders at MedStar Harbor Hospital will deescalate and mediate disputes that could otherwise lead to…
