University of Maryland Medical Center R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center Penetrating Injury Recovery Project

The project will provide comprehensive and holistic post-discharge care and resources for patients who have experienced injuries related to violence.  These services will occur in our ambulatory Shock Trauma Outpatient Pavilion (STOP).  Embedding these services within the STOP, we aim to increase access to care for those patients with violence related injury.   At the time of discharge from the trauma center, victims of violent crime will be given clinically appropriate wound care supplies, a proactive multimodal non-narcotic pain management plan and confirmed STOP follow up appointments with the clinic.  The clinic will provide a trauma informed and culturally responsive space for those suffering the physical and emotional damages associated with their injuries.  Patients will receive culturally responsive clinical care anchored in the principles of healing and recovery.  This clinical care includes bullectomy services, peer recovery coaching, mental health assessment and treatment, social services, legal support, pain management, and case management.  The care and space will be anchored in the principles of healing and recovery.  Additionally, we will optimize community connections and resources, through our violence prevention program, to reduce violence related injury recidivism.