Organizer Profile
Academy on Violence and Abuse (AVA)

Academy on Violence and Abuse (AVA)

Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America

The Academy on Violence and Abuse (AVA) was created to address the concerns highlighted in a 2002 report released by the Institute of Medicine (IOM). The report, which challenged the health care community to better educate and train health professionals about the often unrecognizable health effects of violence and abuse, inspired a group of health care professionals to converge in effort to gain recognition and understanding for violence and abuse as health care issues.

Vision:
The vision of the AVA is that the recognition, treatment, and prevention of the health effects of violence and abuse are fully integrated into healthcare and society so that people of all ages are safe and healthy.

Mission:
The mission of the AVA is to advance health education and research on the recognition, treatment, and prevention of the health effects of violence and abuse throughout the lifecourse.

This will be accomplished by:
• Fostering and advancing best science regarding the relationship of violence and abuse to health, including prevention, identification, and care.
• Accelerating the translation of developing knowledge about violence, abuse and health into healthcare practice, education and public policy.
• Developing and widely promulgating competencies and standards for quality healthcare addressing the impacts of violence and abuse.
• Increasing student, policy maker and public awareness about the relationships between violence, abuse and health.
• Improving the abilities and skills of all healthcare professionals to deliver compassionate, quality care to those affected by violence and abuse.
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