Below you will find information on the three short courses being offered at the 2024 Conference. 

Using Systems Tools to Support Collaborative Research Agenda Setting and On-the-Ground Planning and Implementation

Presenters: Rebecca Naumann BNaumann@cdc.gov - CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Atlanta, USA; Kristen Hassmiller Lich klich@unc.edu - University of North Carolina at Chapel HIll, Chapel Hill, USA; Elyse Keefe ekeefe@email.unc.edu - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA

Description/abstract:

With an increasing recognition that many persistent injury and violence problems are driven by intertwined and deep-rooted social determinants of health and underlying shared risk and protective factors, injury prevention researchers and practitioners face challenges in studying and intervening on this complexity. Challenges exist in both 1) setting research agendas and developing research questions mindful of this complexity and relatedly 2) translating research to practice effectively and in a way that recognizes complex structures and mechanisms at play. 

Given this year’s annual meeting theme focused on community-engaged research, we invite you to join us to learn about some tangible and easy-to-use tools from systems thinking and systems science that can help with:

 - Generating hypotheses on underlying mechanisms driving injury trends-- to help articulate research questions and research agendas in a collaborative, complex-aware manner (using a tool called a causal loop diagram)

 - Illuminating specific, deep-rooted factors within structured domains (and potential connections between these domains) that contribute to injury events—to support both research question development and potential intervention planning across partners (using a tool called an AcciMap)

 - Highlighting key facets of a system or environment that should be examined and addressed when translating research into practice—to support effective intervention planning, implementation, and evaluation work across partners (using a tool called the 5 Rs)

This short course is intended to provide time to step back and invest in strategic thinking across the research to practice continuum and to provide you with tools (including handouts) that you can take home to support both research development processes and research to practice translation work. Examples will be provided across different injury topics (e.g., ACEs, suicide prevention, transportation safety). Course content will cover three different systems tools and provide plenty of time for engaging and fun hands-on practice.

Engaging community in school-based anonymous reporting systems

Presenter: Alexandria French alex.french@sandyhookpromise.org - Sandy Hook Promise, Newtown, USA

Description/abstract:

School methods for surveillance are sharply increasing in an effort to reduce the burden of violence for students. Anonymous report systems (ARS) are one form of surveillance which are used in over 50% of K-12 schools which are gaining more attention over the past few years. These systems leverage a see-something-say-something model, whereby students submit information anonymously on potentially threatening or concerning behaviors. The data generated from these tips is robust, and can include student names, descriptions, as well as details on behaviors that schools would generally not be aware of - yet, how this information is used, managed and stored is not well understood. 

In this short course, the presenters will be discussing a commonly used, nationally available ARS that is currently operating in 23 states: Say Something Anonymous Reporting System, provided by the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation. The course will be drawing from several fields including data science, ethics, educational policy, and public health to discuss 1.) types of information that are created by these systems; 2.) need for higher level forms of computation and machine learning which can increase the risk of data-based unintentional harms;  3.) ethical considerations of balancing unintentional harms from surveillance-type data (including ownership, management, privacy, and fairness) with the unique benefits of ARS and how they differ from other forms of Ai-assisted surveillance (e.g., video surveillance), 4.) and how we might test for different implications and outcomes of these systems by social identity (e.g., gender, race) and community-level disparities.  

Additionally, the course will feature discussion with participants around community engagement in anonymous reporting. Specifically, the conversation will center around school districts’ and superintendents’ use of ARS data (including data storage and sharing best practices). Further, participants will discuss types of training that would be complementary to the technical training on ARS use (for example, training on restorative justice and trauma-informed care) and the best way to advocate for those trainings as well as ideas for support staffing that could help a district successfully manage their ARS.  Finally, the discussion will turn to including the broader community in the ARS process. Though schools are the primary user of the system, parents are frequently notified as an outcome of tip submissions. The presenters and participants will talk through tangible ways that school districts can leverage the important role communities play in youth violence prevention (including managing impressions and expectations of the system). 

Beyond Numbers: Navigating Data Equity in Suicide Prevention

Presenter: Sommer Albert salbert@edc.org - Suicide Prevention Resource Center, Education Development Center, Waltham, MA, USA

Description/abstract:

The aim of this workshop is to provide space for suicide prevention researchers, practitioners, and leaders to understand the importance of evaluating their current use of equity in their data activities and how to strengthen data use in their suicide prevention efforts. Since 2021, the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) has conducted an annual State and Territorial Suicide Prevention Needs Assessment (SNA) to assess the suicide prevention capabilities of the 54 U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia. The 2023 SNA findings showed that only 22% of states (11 out of 49) reported that their state ensures that populations that are at high risk and underserved are adequately represented in their suicide-related data. One approach to increase data equity is to strengthen genuine community engagement within data efforts. Strengthening community engagement allows states to receive feedback on feasible strategies for addressing unique data challenges across populations and to develop local partnerships which can increase community representation in data as well as the ultimate use of data by communities.  

This workshop will offer 1) a brief overview of data infrastructure findings from the SNA, 2) an overview of data equity in suicide prevention, 3) tools and questions to consider for evaluating and monitoring data equity, and 4) a group discussion on progress being made to strengthen community engagement and disproportionately underrepresented perspectives into data activities. 5) This workshop will provide an overview of the free and accessible resources that SPRC offers to support state, territories, and communities in their equitable data practices and suicide prevention efforts, including a new interactive self-guided resource, Beyond Numbers: Navigating Data for Suicide Prevention. 6) Attendees will also break into small groups to begin filling out a Beyond Numbers worksheet focused on identifying the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to expanding community engagement and data use in their suicide prevention efforts.

At the conclusion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Define data equity and other key terms
2. Share and learn from one another’s real-world experiences on increasing data equity in suicide prevention
3. Describe at least three criteria for critically analyzing the strengths and limitations of a given data source
4. Name at least 3 community partners to engage with to locate and analyze suicide-related data
5. Choose at least one learned strategy for evaluating the use and impact of data to apply to their ongoing suicide prevention planning and programming
6. Identify tools they can use to strengthen and regularly monitor the equitable use of data in suicide prevention efforts

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Below you will find information on the three short courses being offered at the 2024 Conference. 

Using Systems Tools to Support Collaborative Research Agenda Setting and On-the-Ground Planning and Implementation

Presenters: Rebecca Naumann BNaumann@cdc.gov - CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Atlanta, USA; Kristen Hassmiller Lich klich@unc.edu - University of North Carolina at Chapel HIll, Chapel Hill, USA; Elyse Keefe ekeefe@email.unc.edu - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA

Description/abstract:

With an increasing recognition that many persistent injury and violence problems are driven by intertwined and deep-rooted social determinants of health and underlying shared risk and protective factors, injury prevention researchers and practitioners face challenges in studying and intervening on this complexity. Challenges exist in both 1) setting research agendas and developing research questions mindful of this complexity and relatedly 2) translating research to practice effectively and in a way that recognizes complex structures and mechanisms at play. 

Given this year’s annual meeting theme focused on community-engaged research, we invite you to join us to learn about some tangible and easy-to-use tools from systems thinking and systems science that can help with:

 - Generating hypotheses on underlying mechanisms driving injury trends-- to help articulate research questions and research agendas in a collaborative, complex-aware manner (using a tool called a causal loop diagram)

 - Illuminating specific, deep-rooted factors within structured domains (and potential connections between these domains) that contribute to injury events—to support both research question development and potential intervention planning across partners (using a tool called an AcciMap)

 - Highlighting key facets of a system or environment that should be examined and addressed when translating research into practice—to support effective intervention planning, implementation, and evaluation work across partners (using a tool called the 5 Rs)

This short course is intended to provide time to step back and invest in strategic thinking across the research to practice continuum and to provide you with tools (including handouts) that you can take home to support both research development processes and research to practice translation work. Examples will be provided across different injury topics (e.g., ACEs, suicide prevention, transportation safety). Course content will cover three different systems tools and provide plenty of time for engaging and fun hands-on practice.

Engaging community in school-based anonymous reporting systems

Presenter: Alexandria French alex.french@sandyhookpromise.org - Sandy Hook Promise, Newtown, USA

Description/abstract:

School methods for surveillance are sharply increasing in an effort to reduce the burden of violence for students. Anonymous report systems (ARS) are one form of surveillance which are used in over 50% of K-12 schools which are gaining more attention over the past few years. These systems leverage a see-something-say-something model, whereby students submit information anonymously on potentially threatening or concerning behaviors. The data generated from these tips is robust, and can include student names, descriptions, as well as details on behaviors that schools would generally not be aware of - yet, how this information is used, managed and stored is not well understood. 

In this short course, the presenters will be discussing a commonly used, nationally available ARS that is currently operating in 23 states: Say Something Anonymous Reporting System, provided by the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation. The course will be drawing from several fields including data science, ethics, educational policy, and public health to discuss 1.) types of information that are created by these systems; 2.) need for higher level forms of computation and machine learning which can increase the risk of data-based unintentional harms;  3.) ethical considerations of balancing unintentional harms from surveillance-type data (including ownership, management, privacy, and fairness) with the unique benefits of ARS and how they differ from other forms of Ai-assisted surveillance (e.g., video surveillance), 4.) and how we might test for different implications and outcomes of these systems by social identity (e.g., gender, race) and community-level disparities.  

Additionally, the course will feature discussion with participants around community engagement in anonymous reporting. Specifically, the conversation will center around school districts’ and superintendents’ use of ARS data (including data storage and sharing best practices). Further, participants will discuss types of training that would be complementary to the technical training on ARS use (for example, training on restorative justice and trauma-informed care) and the best way to advocate for those trainings as well as ideas for support staffing that could help a district successfully manage their ARS.  Finally, the discussion will turn to including the broader community in the ARS process. Though schools are the primary user of the system, parents are frequently notified as an outcome of tip submissions. The presenters and participants will talk through tangible ways that school districts can leverage the important role communities play in youth violence prevention (including managing impressions and expectations of the system). 

Beyond Numbers: Navigating Data Equity in Suicide Prevention

Presenter: Sommer Albert salbert@edc.org - Suicide Prevention Resource Center, Education Development Center, Waltham, MA, USA

Description/abstract:

The aim of this workshop is to provide space for suicide prevention researchers, practitioners, and leaders to understand the importance of evaluating their current use of equity in their data activities and how to strengthen data use in their suicide prevention efforts. Since 2021, the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) has conducted an annual State and Territorial Suicide Prevention Needs Assessment (SNA) to assess the suicide prevention capabilities of the 54 U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia. The 2023 SNA findings showed that only 22% of states (11 out of 49) reported that their state ensures that populations that are at high risk and underserved are adequately represented in their suicide-related data. One approach to increase data equity is to strengthen genuine community engagement within data efforts. Strengthening community engagement allows states to receive feedback on feasible strategies for addressing unique data challenges across populations and to develop local partnerships which can increase community representation in data as well as the ultimate use of data by communities.  

This workshop will offer 1) a brief overview of data infrastructure findings from the SNA, 2) an overview of data equity in suicide prevention, 3) tools and questions to consider for evaluating and monitoring data equity, and 4) a group discussion on progress being made to strengthen community engagement and disproportionately underrepresented perspectives into data activities. 5) This workshop will provide an overview of the free and accessible resources that SPRC offers to support state, territories, and communities in their equitable data practices and suicide prevention efforts, including a new interactive self-guided resource, Beyond Numbers: Navigating Data for Suicide Prevention. 6) Attendees will also break into small groups to begin filling out a Beyond Numbers worksheet focused on identifying the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to expanding community engagement and data use in their suicide prevention efforts.

At the conclusion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Define data equity and other key terms
2. Share and learn from one another’s real-world experiences on increasing data equity in suicide prevention
3. Describe at least three criteria for critically analyzing the strengths and limitations of a given data source
4. Name at least 3 community partners to engage with to locate and analyze suicide-related data
5. Choose at least one learned strategy for evaluating the use and impact of data to apply to their ongoing suicide prevention planning and programming
6. Identify tools they can use to strengthen and regularly monitor the equitable use of data in suicide prevention efforts

The conference will be held at the Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel, One Europa Drive, Chapel Hill NC 27517.

A room block was reserved for the conference.

As of March 6, the conference hotel is fully booked.

Nearby hotels include:

• Tru by Hilton Chapel Hill - 1742 Fordham Blvd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (5 minute walk to conference hotel)

• Residence Inn by Marriott Chapel Hill - 101 Erwin Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (2 minute drive to conference hotel)

• The Siena Hotel, Autograph Collection - 1505 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (4 minute drive to conference hotel)

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The theme of the SAVIR 2024 conference is:

"Advancing Injury Prevention Through Community-Engaged Research"

Authors are invited to submit abstracts and other proposals focused on research and research-based practice encompassing all aspects of injury and violence prevention.  During this meeting we will highlight community-engaged research.  We welcome your submissions on these and other important topics in injury and violence prevention!

SAVIR conferences have provided a unique forum for participants to learn, exchange, and build upon the disseminated ideas to improve health and safety.  As always, the goal of scientific sessions is to create an interface between researchers, methodologists, and practitioners to exchange new ideas, and ways to promote equity in health through injury and violence research.

SAVIR welcomes proposals both across varied injury and violence topics and across multiple approaches including sessions on interventions, practice, policy, methods related to different injury and violence mechanisms, analytical strategies, advocacy, and theory.

SAVIR values and encourages diversity and inclusion in its membership, and strives to address health inequities and racism in public health research. Hence, we invite all abstract submitters to please review the SAVIR “Conference Presenter Guidelines to Address Health Inequity and Racism" before abstract submission.

Be a part of the exchange by submitting a proposal!

The deadline for submissions is November 10th, 2023. 

The SAVIR Program Committee will notify applicants regarding the status of their proposals no later than February 16th.

If accepted for presentation, the presenting author(s) must register to attend the 2024 SAVIR Meeting.

SAVIR membership is discounted through December 31 using the code Fall2023. Click here to join!

NOTE: The 2024 conference will be an in-person event and will not have a virtual component.

Call for Proposals including Short Courses, Technical Workshops, Individual Scientific Abstracts, and Scientific Symposia.

Short Courses are slated for 3.5 hours on Monday morning before the conference begins later that day. It is usually taught by one or more instructors on a topic of interest to Injury and Violence Prevention researchers and practitioners with (optional) hands-on practice time for attendees. If selected, up to two instructors per short course will receive complimentary conference registration, though more instructors are allowed. Instructors will also receive standardized course evaluations after the conference. Accepted short courses will need to meet the minimum number of registrants to be offered at the conference.

Short course submission link:  https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/events/5072/symposia/create

Please note that after entering and submitting required information pertaining to the short course, instructors are taken to a page where they must verify that the submission information is correct. Short course instructors are not required to attach individual abstracts to their submission. Please click Continue to ensure that your abstract is submitted.

Technical Workshops provide in-depth technical information about a topic relevant to injury and violence prevention researchers, preferably methodological (technical) in nature. Technical workshops will run concurrently with other 90-minute conference sessions. If selected, one instructor per technical workshop will receive complimentary conference registration, though more instructors are allowed. Instructors will also receive standardized course evaluations after the conference.

Technical workshop submission link: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/events/5072/symposia/create

Please note that after entering and submitting required information pertaining to the technical workshop, presenters are taken to a page where they must verify that the submission information is correct. Technical workshop instructors are not required to attach individual abstracts to their submission. Please click Continue to ensure that your abstract is submitted.

Short Course and Technical Workshop submissions should include:

• A proposal (maximum 500 words) that describes the motivation for the short course or technical workshop. Why is it important and timely to present this topic, with reference to current developments in injury and violence prevention theory and applications? Also, provide an overview of the proposed course content and learning objectives.

Individual Scientific Abstracts might be accepted for oral presentations or poster presentations. Students and/or early career presenters who have abstracts accepted for a poster session may also be asked to give a live 3-minute “flash science” presentation. The flash science format challenges authors to present their research in a clear, concise yet provocative way and provides the audience with a small taste of what will be presented in the subsequent poster session. It is designed to provide more visibility to early career members.

Individual scientific abstract submissions should include:

• The list of authors exactly as you wish them to appear on published material and in the correct order
• An abstract title
• The scientific abstract (300 word limit)

• The abstract should include the following sections: Statement of Purpose, Methods/Approach, Results, Conclusion, and Significance/Contribution

• Presenter Biography (150 word limit)

Submission link: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/6802/submitter 

Scientific Symposium   - Groups of 4-5 researchers can propose a full session on a shared topic. Symposia are similar to scientific sessions composed of individual oral presentations but are organized and submitted as a group by a session chair. Priority will be given to symposia submissions that are most relevant to this year’s theme, but submissions relevant to all areas of injury and violence prevention and control are encouraged.

Instructions for submitting a Scientific Symposium:

Scientific symposium submission is a two-step process that is initiated by the proposed symposium chair using the link found below.

Step 1: Presenting authors should:

• Submit their individual abstract per the Individual Scientific Abstract Guidelines provided above.

Step 2: The symposium chair will then:

• Create a scientific symposium session, including a title and
• An integrative statement (maximum 500 words) describing the motivation for the session 
• Select the individual abstracts that will be part of their session

Please note that after entering and submitting required information pertaining to the symposium, chairs are taken to a page where they must verify that the submission information is correct. A list of submitted individual abstracts appears at the bottom of this page. Chairs are to choose and attach relevant abstracts to the symposium from this list and click continue.

Scientific Symposium submission link: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/events/5072/symposia/create

Before submitting your entry, please review the detailed submission information available above in the “Call for Entries” section.

Individual Scientific Abstracts Submission link: 

https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/6802/submitter 

Scientific Symposium submission link: 

https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/events/5072/symposia/create

The deadline for submissions is November 10th, 2023. 

The SAVIR Program Committee will notify applicants regarding the status of their proposals no later than February 16th.

If accepted for presentation, the presenting author(s) must register to attend the 2024 SAVIR Meeting.

SAVIR membership is discounted through December 31 using the code FALL2023. Click here to join!

NOTE: The 2024 conference will be an in-person event and will not have a virtual component.

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Conference Presenter Guidelines to Address Health Equity and Racism