UAMS Project Heal

UAMS Project Heal UAMS Project Heal is a hospital-based violence intervention program designed to address assaults. Who Is Eligible to Participate?

UAMS Project Heal is a hospital-based violence intervention program designed to address violent assault injury, primarily focusing on gun assault, among high-risk populations in Little Rock. Public health scientists recognize that many social factors influence community violence, especially among high-risk minority communities that are challenged with low income and education; high levels of unemp

loyment; discrimination and racism; persistent trauma; hostile street cultures; and limited health and social resources. These factors greatly contribute to the cycle of violence and influx of violent assault injuries in hospitals across the country, including UAMS. As the first hospital-based violence intervention program in Arkansas, Project Heal aims to help break the cycle of violence and facilitate healing for those disproportionately impacted by violence. Hospital-based violence intervention programs are highly promising strategies for addressing community violence since these programs use a trauma-informed approach to ensure patients safety, psychological and social wellbeing. The hospital-based violence intervention program model is designed to:

Assess patients’ needs at bedside
Provide and/or connect patients to mental health care and support (i.e., counseling/therapy, substance use treatment, peer support groups)

Connect patients to necessary social services (i.e., housing, transportation, job training, legal aid, victim services, etc.) Provide essential peer support and intensive case management (i.e., consistent and frequent patient engagement post discharge, assistance navigating follow-up care and services, and connection to community resources)

This model has been proven to reduce crime and re-injury and increase service utilization and cost savings. Project Heal hopes to further these long-term outcomes by reducing post-traumatic stress and depressive symptoms; drug use; and street culture recidivism in the years to come. To enroll, you must:

-Be at least 18 to 44 years of age
-Live in Little Rock, Arkansas
-Currently being treated or recently discharged at UAMS for a violent assault injury (gunshot, stabbing, or another penetrating wound)
-Meet additional qualifying risk factors as outlined by the City of Little Rock

Do I Have to Pay for This Program?
-No, you do not need to pay to be a part of Project Heal. However, there may be fees associated with services provided by our community partners. We will try our best to accommodate participants on a case-by-case basis.

Gun Violence Awareness Weekend!! It was an honor to engage our Arkansas Delta communities in critical discussion around ...
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Gun Violence Awareness Weekend!! It was an honor to engage our Arkansas Delta communities in critical discussion around gun violence prevention! Communities are eager to act upon the many strategies highlighted. More to come!

Interested in joining our Project Heal team? Check out our new job openings for the Peer Support Specialist/Community He...
12/19/2024

Interested in joining our Project Heal team? Check out our new job openings for the Peer Support Specialist/Community Health Coordinator role! This role is essential to our Hospital-based Violence Intervention Program, helping support and transform the lives of those impacted by community violence. We are hiring both a Full-time & Part-time Peer. Click the links below for more details.

https://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS/job/Little-Rock/Community-Health-Coordinator_R0065857

https://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UAMS_All_Careers/job/Little-Rock/Community-Health-Coordinator_R0065854

Current University of Arkansas System employees, including student employees and graduate assistants, need to log in to Workday via MyApps.Microsoft.com, then access Find Jobs from the Workday search bar to view and apply for open positions. Students at University of Arkansas System two-year institu...

Check out our student trainee, Brielle Savage! We are fortunate to mentor amazing scholars across the nation. Brielle is...
11/26/2024

Check out our student trainee, Brielle Savage! We are fortunate to mentor amazing scholars across the nation. Brielle is truly an asset to our Project Heal team. Thanks for your passion, commitment, and service.

A goal of both the Research Society for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms and the annual conference is to nurture and support the next generation of…

Interested in joining our team? Check out our new job openings!
10/21/2024

Interested in joining our team? Check out our new job openings!

Current University of Arkansas System employees, including student employees and graduate assistants, need to log in to Workday via MyApps.Microsoft.com, then access Find Jobs from the Workday search bar to view and apply for open positions. Students at University of Arkansas System two-year institu...

Interested in joining our team? Check out our new job openings!
10/21/2024

Interested in joining our team? Check out our new job openings!

Current University of Arkansas System employees, including student employees and graduate assistants, need to log in to Workday via MyApps.Microsoft.com, then access Find Jobs from the Workday search bar to view and apply for open positions. Students at University of Arkansas System two-year institu...

Interested in joining our team? Check out our new job openings!
10/21/2024

Interested in joining our team? Check out our new job openings!

Current University of Arkansas System employees, including student employees and graduate assistants, need to log in to Workday via MyApps.Microsoft.com, then access Find Jobs from the Workday search bar to view and apply for open positions. Students at University of Arkansas System two-year institu...

10/03/2024

Hi, Arkansas! Our mini-grant application for health-related events happening between January 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025 is open & NOW is the time to apply for funding.

Visit https://bit.ly/AMHCSponsor2 to complete the application. The deadline to apply is Friday, November 8th at 4:30pm.


Spotlight: Our very own, Dr. Lovelady, highlights our violence prevention work!
09/27/2024

Spotlight: Our very own, Dr. Lovelady, highlights our violence prevention work!

Nakita Lovelady grew up in a county with some of the highest rates of gun violence homicide in the nation. Now, the hospital violence intervention program she established is working to spread resources throughout the region.

Our team was honored to have our friends, Drs. Jo Richardson and Tanya Sharpe, visit us in Arkansas!!
09/24/2024

Our team was honored to have our friends, Drs. Jo Richardson and Tanya Sharpe, visit us in Arkansas!!

08/15/2024

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