Young assault victims often involved in subsequent violence

Monday, May 3, 2010 - 05:10 in Psychology & Sociology

When adolescents are treated in an emergency department (ED) after being assaulted, they have a significant chance of being involved in another violent encounter soon afterward, according to a study being presented Monday, May 3 at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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