At a glance
View each ICRC's grantee exploratory research projects listed by topic area. The projects cover topics such as adverse childhood experiences, intimate partner violence, falls prevention, opioid overdose, transportation safety, suicide prevention, and violence and injury prevention.
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
Columbia University – School Violence Exposure as an Adverse Childhood Experience: A Nationwide Study of K-12 School Responses to Violence and Their Impact on Youth Mental Health and Educational Outcomes
Emory University – Addressing ACEs Among Hispanic Caregivers in a Pediatric Primary Care Population to Improve Child Health and Decrease Early Adversity
Emory University – ACEs and Suicidal Behavior in African Americans: Assessment and Prevention
Johns Hopkins University – Evaluating Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Strategies Within Youth Serving Organizations
Research Institute at Nationwide – Opioid Overdoses and Child Abuse and Neglect
University of Iowa – Childhood Stressors and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Adulthood: A Longitudinal Investigation of Divergent Explanatory Models
University of Pennsylvania – The Contribution of ACEs and Neighborhood Exposures to Health Outcomes Experienced by Seriously Injured Black Men
University of Iowa – Advancing Iowa's Research to Reduce the Burden of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ERP)
University of Iowa – Assessing the Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Rehabilitation Programming in a Population of Adjudicated Youth (ERP)
Johns Hopkins University – Preventing Injury Among Youth Affected by Parental Drug Abuse: A Human-Centered Design Approach (ERP)
Falls
University of Iowa – Implementation of an Opioid Medication Care Plan to Reduce Fall Injuries Among Rural Older Adults
University of Michigan – Overdose and Fall Risk Concentration Among Benzodiazepine Users
University of Pennsylvania – Using Innovative Technology to Facilitate Fall Prevention for Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment
University of Washington – Development and Testing of a Toolkit to Prevent Falls in Long Term Care Facilities (LTCF)
University of Washington – Adapting an Evidence-based Exercise Program for Remote Delivery to Rural Older Adults (ERP)
Johns Hopkins University – National Estimates of Incidence Trends and Costs Due to Injurious Falls Among Older Adults (ERP)
Intimate partner violence
Emory University – Building a Social Media Platform for Surveillance and Support of Intimate Partner Violence and Its Victims During COVID-19 and Beyond (ERP)
Motor vehicle crashes
Columbia University – Impacts of Ridesharing on Motor Vehicle Crashes, Alcohol-Related Morbidity, and Assault
Research Institute at Nationwide – Behind the Wheel Smartphone Application: Utilizing Technology to Quantify Driving Behaviors and Promote Safe Driving in Adolescents
Research Institute at Nationwide – A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial to Improve Safe Driving Among Teen Drivers with Traffic Violations
Johns Hopkins University – Promoting the Use of Existing Technologies to Reduce Teenage Drivers' Crashes
Johns Hopkins University – Effects of State Opioid Prescribing Laws on Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes
University of Iowa – Impact of State Driver Licensing Policies on Older Driver Crash Involvement Rates
University of Pennsylvania – Space -Time Characteristics of Adolescents' Cell Phone Use While Driving
Opioid overdose
Columbia University – Interventions to Reduce Opioid Overdose: Transportability of Evidence-Based Approaches Through Agent-Based Modeling
Emory University – Small Area Estimation for Opioid Abuse Prevention and Response
Emory University – Life Care Specialists (LCS) With a Focus on Multi-Modal Non-Pharmacologic Strategies for Pain Control in the Aftermath of Orthopaedic Trauma (ERP)
University of Iowa – Implementation of an Opioid Medication Care Plan to Reduce Fall Injuries Among Rural Older Adults
Johns Hopkins University – Implementation, Evaluation, And Replication of an Indian Health Service Medication Storage and Disposal Initiative for Older Adults in Tribal Communities
Johns Hopkins University – Effects of State Opioid Prescribing Laws on Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes
Research Institute at Nationwide – Opioid Overdoses and Child Abuse and Neglect
University of Michigan – Examining Opioid Overdose Risk in the Context of Changing Patterns of Opioid Prescribing and Overdose
University of Michigan – Association Between State-Level Prescription Opioid Limitation Laws & Suicide Outcomes
University of North Carolina – Medicaid Expansion and Deaths Due to Opioid Overdose, Suicides, and Homicides Among Formerly Incarcerated Persons
University of North Carolina – Longitudinal Prescription Opioid Use Among Patients Experiencing Interpersonal Violence (ERP)
University of North Carolina – Development of an Emergency Department Patient-Centered Intervention for the Primary Prevention of Long-Term Opioid Use
University of North Carolina – Correlates of Opioid Misuse Among Pregnant and Parenting Women Seeking Treatment in an Outpatient Pain Clinic (ERP)
University of Pennsylvania – Towards Making "Warm Handoff" Pathways to Treatment the Default Option for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder Presenting in the Emergency Departments
University of Washington – Collaborative Opioid Taper After Trauma: Preventing Opioid Misuse and Opioid Use Disorder
University of Michigan – Developing and Piloting a Method to Identify Warning Signs for Opioid Overdose Among Adults Presenting to the Emergency Department (ERP)
Sexual violence
Johns Hopkins University – Evaluating Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Strategies Within Youth Serving Organizations
University of Iowa – Translation of an Evidence-Based Teen Dating Violence Prevention Program Into Rural Community-Based Prevention Networks
University of North Carolina – Patterns of Intimate Partner Violence From Adolescence Into Adulthood Among Sexual Minorities and Heterosexuals
University of North Carolina – Adaptation of the "Moms and Teens for Safe Dates" Program for Web-Based Delivery
University of North Carolina – Disarming Abusers — Domestic Violence Protective Order (DVPO) Firearm Restriction Processes and Outcomes (ERP)
University of Michigan – Adapting an Evidence-Based Sexual Assault Prevention Intervention for Women Undergraduates for Online Delivery (ERP)
Suicide
Columbia University – Adolescent Depression and Suicidality Are Increasing in the US: What Is the Role of Social Media? Investigation in Three National Samples of Adolescents
Emory University – ACEs and Suicidal Behavior in African Americans: Assessment and Prevention
Emory University – Leveraging Physical and Online Digital Infrastructures to Infer College Students' Social Isolation and Its Relationship to Risk of Suicide (ERP)
Research Institute at Nationwide –Targeting Adolescent Insomnia to Lessen Overall Risk of Suicidal Behavior
University of Michigan – Association Between State-Level Prescription Opioid Limitation Laws & Suicide Outcomes
University of Michigan – Translation of a Military/Veterans Crisis Line (MVCL) for Suicide Prevention Using Crisis Line Facilitation
University of Washington – Evaluation of Suicide Prevention Training for Healthcare Professionals: A Natural Experiment
Columbia University – Spatial and Psychological Factors for Suicidality and Self-Harm in Transgender Women (ERP)
Traumatic brain injury
University of Washington – Return to Learn Implementation Bundle for Schools (RISE) After Concussion
University of Pennsylvania – Investigating the Effects of Concussion in Women on Postpartum Depression (ERP)
Research Institute at Nationwide – Using Virtual Technologies to Prevent Injuries in Adolescents With TBI (ERP)
Violence and injury - Data collection models, injury prevention systems and injury studies for transportation innovations, substance abuse
Emory University – Organizational Readiness of the Georgia Trauma System to Implement the Cardiff Model
University of Iowa – Evaluation of Rapid Response Systems and Resources in Rural Critical Access Hospitals to Reduce Unexpected Inpatient Injury and Mortality (ERP)
University of Iowa – Objective Measurement of Nurse Fatigue Using Artificial Intelligence (ERP)
Johns Hopkins University – E-scooters, Bikeshare and Rideshare: Helping or Hurting? A National Survey of Safety Practices and Usage Patterns for New Mobility Products and Services (ERP)
University of Michigan – Family Safety Net: Universal Firearm Safety to Keep Youth Safe at Home Request for Applications (ERP)
Johns Hopkins University – Safety in the Age of COVID-19: Exploring the Implications of COVID-19 Safety Measures on Dating Violence, Substance Use, and Injuries Among Girls and Young Women in Baltimore City (ERP)
University of North Carolina – Assessing Domestic Violence Intervention Programs in the United States: Identifying Strengths, Weaknesses, and a Path Towards Restorative Justice (ERP)
University of Washington – Sexual Violence Reporting Among College Athletes: The Role of Costs, Benefits, and Institution Protocols (ERP)