Consortium for Violence Prevention Research, Implementation, and Training for Excellence
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Funding Fogarty Program
Trauma and Injury
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Consortium for Violence Prevention Research, Implementation, and Training for Excellence
Principal Institution
Emory University
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Yount, Kathryn M; Le, Giang M.
Project Contact Information
Email:
kyount@sph.emory.edu
Year(s) Awarded
2021-2026
Country
Vietnam
Collaborators
Hanoi Medical University (Vietnam)
NIH Partners
OD/NIH
Project Description
Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) experience a high burden of gender-based violence (GBV) and violence against children (VAC); yet, institutional and investigator research capacity is limited, and large data gaps limit the ability to monitor violence-related sustainable development goals. To address this need, Emory University, Hanoi Medical University, and a multidisciplinary network of experts created CONVERGE, the Consortium for Violence Prevention Research, Implementation, and Training for Excellence.
We will implement a four-component program to train a critical mass of long-term postdoctoral fellows, short-term mid-career research trainees, and short-term practitioner trainees, creating a pipeline of professionals skilled in research mentorship, research in GBV and VAC, implementation science, and leadership/science dissemination for sustained capacity in GBV and VAC research and practice in Vietnam.
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