Drexel University - Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice

Healing Hurt People (HHP)

Healing Hurt People is a hospital-based and community-based intervention program for people ages 8-35 who have been shot, stabbed, or assaulted, and for those who have witnessed these events. HHP is a violence intervention program designed to reduce re-injury and retaliation among youth. Services include: - Linkage to medical care and health insurance - Evidence based trauma counseling for children and adults (mobile, at home, in our office) - Support groups - Peer support & mentoring from fellow survivors of violence - Help applying for Victim Compensation Assistance Program - Connection to housing - Connection to job training - Advocacy in the school system - Help applying for benefits - Support getting replacement identification (birth certificates, Photo ID, etc.) When a young person between the ages of 8 and 35 comes into the hospital with a gunshot wound, stab wound, or assault, Healing Hurt People (HHP) is there to provide help. Children and young adults can also be referred by community organizations, or contact us directly for assistance. HHP addresses the physical, emotional, and social needs of young people after a violent injury and helps them to resume their lives in the communities where they were injured. On average, participants and their families are engaged in the program for 6 to 12 months.