Rob Gore

Treating Violence (eBook, ePUB)

An Emergency Room Doctor Takes On a Deadly American Epidemic

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The inspiring story of a Black doctor who was deeply affected by the violence that plagued his Brooklyn childhood and later dedicated himself to addressing trauma and violence as public health issues Rob Gore first encountered violence when he was beaten and robbed as a 10-year old; it was treated as an inevitable fact of life, but after another brush with violence as a teen, he began to reject that prevalent attitude. As he matured and became a doctor, he grew in his determination to find treatments for what he saw not as an unavoidable fact for most people living in vulnerable, underserved neighborhoods especially, but as a public health issue that could be addressed by early intervention and solid support, beginning in the medical community. He also became deeply involved in efforts to diversify the entire field of medicine, starting with the "front lines" in the Emergency Department. Seeing his brother, Angel, and close friend, Willis, fall prey to the epidemic of violence with profound-and in Willis's case-deadly consequences, Rob began seriously researching the issue and went on to found an organization which is one of the models for successful approaches to reducing violence and protecting victims, who are disproportionately BIPOC, living in impoverished neighborhoods, or members of the LGBTQ+ community. Here he provides not only statistics, but stories of what he witnessed in NYC neighborhoods, in Atlanta, Chicago, Buffalo, and even in medical work in Haiti and Kenya. His work with the Kings Against Violence Initiate (KAVI) and allied organizations is a blueprint for treating violence not as a police matter, but as a public health crisis, which can and should be addressed and substantially reduced. The people he introduces us to in these pages are not merely victims, but often advocates, paving the way for eliminating the epidemic of violence in our country.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Beacon Press
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780807020197
• Artikelnr.: 68550322

Autorenporträt

Robert Gore, MD, is an emergency room physician and community activist. For close to 20 years, he has been exploring and developing programs and solutions that focus on community violence and other disparities affecting urban and global health. He has been named a "CNN Hero" and has been included on the ROOT 100 list. He has been featured on CNN, NBC, ABC BET, and in the New York Times, among others. He has lectured around the US, the Caribbean, South America, and Asia, and has worked in East Africa, Haiti, and South America. He currently lives in Brooklyn, NY, with his family. Follow him on Instagram (siriema22) and Twitter (drrobgore).

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION
Confronting Violence
CHAPTER 1
Losing Willis
CHAPTER 2
Jumped
CHAPTER 3
F the Police
CHAPTER 4
Getting on Track
CHAPTER 5
The SWATS, RED DOGs, and the Reality Outside the Morehouse Gates
CHAPTER 6
Ruff Buff and the Price of Disinvestment
CHAPTER 7
To Treat Suffering, Know Suffering
CHAPTER 8
Something Exciting
CHAPTER 9
The Pipeline
CHAPTER 10
Violence in the Rubble
CHAPTER 11
Do Something
CHAPTER 12
The Many Faces of Violence
CHAPTER 13
The KAVI Way
CHAPTER 14
In Honor of Willis
CONCLUSION
Resources for Violence Prevention and Treatment
Acknowledgments
Notes