The District of Columbia’s Hospital-based Violence Intervention Program (HVIP) provides services to individuals, and their families, who have experienced a life-threatening intentional injury. The DC HVIP partners engage with victims and their families while they are in the hospital recovering to create a support system that can lead to long-term change. HVIP staff connect program participants with government and community-based services to promote healing, reduce revictimization, and prevent future violence.
Participating Hospitals
The Office of Victims Services and Justice Grants (OVSJG) has awarded grant funding to provide hospital-based violence intervention services at six area hospitals:
- Medstar Washington Hospital Center (MWHC)
- Howard University Hospital (HUH)
- George Washington University Hospital (GWUH)
- Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center
- UMD Prince George's Hospital Center (UMDPGHC)
- Children's National Hospital
OVSJG awarded over $1.2 million in FY18, over $1.4 million in FY19, over $1.3 million in FY20, over $1.2 million in FY21 and over $2 million in FY22 in support of the HVIP.
Awarded amounts:
- FY23: $2,292,337
- FY24: $1,963,754
- FY25: $2,231,628
Victims Served
OVSJG collects quarterly data from grantees on victims served. Victims receive an array of services based on the individual needs of the victim, including crisis intervention services; case management; and referrals and linkages to other supportive services, including mental health services, job training and employment services, and pro-social activities and support.
| Victims Engaged/Contacted | Victims who Accepted Services |
|
| October 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017 | 79 | 56 |
| January 1, 2018 - March 31, 2018 | 196 | 183 |
| April 1, 2018 - June 30, 2018 | 139 | 85 |
| July 1, 2018 - September 30, 2018 | 79 | 67 |
| October 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018 | 107 | 75 |
| January 1, 2019- March 31, 2019 | 182 | 129 |
| April 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019 | 332 | 215 |
| July 1, 2019- September 30, 2019 | 189 | 116 |
| October 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019 | 193 | 111 |
| January 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020 | 249 | 181 |
| April 1, 2020- June 30, 2020 | 246 | 133 |
| July 1, 2020- September 30, 2020 | 273 | 137 |
| October 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020 | 357 | 179 |
| January 1, 2021- March 31, 2021 | 229 | 74 |
| April 1, 2021- June 30, 2021 | 382 | 146 |
| July 1, 2021- September 30, 2021 | 337 | 52 |
| October 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021 | 406 | 180 |
| January 1, 2022 - March 31, 2022 | 407* | 233* |
| April 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022 | 309 | 234 |
| July 1, 2022 - September 30, 2022 | 383 | 303 |
| October 1, 2022 - December 31, 2023 | 417 | 365 |
| January 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023 | 556 | 297 |
| April 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023 | 309 | 234 |
| July 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023 | 383 | 296 |
| October 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024 | 243 | 211 |
| January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024 | 184 | 211 |
| April 1, 2024 - June 30, 2024 | 232 | 223 |
| July 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024 | 223 | 230 |
| October 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024 | 384 | 292 |
| January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025 | 216 | 158 |
*These totals do not include data from MWHC.
To learn more about Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs, see Overview of HVIP.
DC HVIP One-Pager
Supporting Male Survivors of Violence - Brief Two
Interrupting Violence From Within The Trauma Unit And Well Beyond