MCW Comprehensive Injury Center

1 in 6 WI high school students drink before age 13. Drinking before 21, and especially before 13, increases a person's risk of using other drugs. Drinking can disrupt brain growth, prolong adolescence, and decrease school success, among other harms. #AlcoholAwarenessMonth2026

A recent perspective published by CIC members and collaborators highlights a critical but often overlooked reality: mental and physical health outcomes are deeply intertwined with social and biological conditions. Read the paper: frontiersin.org/journals/psych…

Alcohol use is a common factor in suicide deaths. Among suicides in Wisconsin with toxicology data, alcohol is the most commonly detected substance. Changing your relationship with alcohol can improve your health. #AlcoholAwarenessMonth2026

Congratulations to CIC Director Dr. Terri DeRoon-Cassini on receiving recognition of her outstanding service to @savir_org! We're proud to have a director who leads by example in dedication to advancing the field of injury and violence prevention.

Earlier this week, our team was at the #SAVIR2026 conference in Providence, RI! We enjoyed presenting our work to and learning from other injury prevention experts. We're excited to apply what we learned to further our own injury and violence prevention work!

Each year, Milwaukee celebrates 414 (MKE's area code) Day on April 14. It's a day to celebrate everything that makes Milwaukee unique & a great place to live. We're proud to dedicate our work to creating a healthier & safer Milwaukee for all. Learn more: mcw.edu/cic.

We are proud to share that 414 LIFE Director Lynn Lewis was selected to join the 6th cohort of the national Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy (CVILA) at the University of Chicago! Way to go, Lynn! Learn more about CVILA: crimelab.uchicago.edu/projects/commu…

Wisconsin's @GovEvers has signed Assembly Bill 192 – legislation that strengthens fatality review teams across WI – into law! We’re grateful for the bipartisan leadership that helped move this legislation across the finish line and into law. Thank you to Governor Evers for signing the bill and to bill authors @SenJesseJames and Representative Clint Moses who championed this effort from introduction to passage. We were proud to have MCW faculty and staff in attendance for the bill signing and appreciate the continued commitment to policies that strengthen health, education, and research in Wisconsin.

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🚨The March CIC Prevention Pulse is out now! Read about our new Trauma Recovery Center grant, a 414LIFE hospital responder's recognition for her support of a family in the organ donation process, new findings from a pediatric concussion research study, and more! (1/2)

Join this training opportunity from our Division of Suicide Research and Healing. ⬇️

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, so we're highlighting research from one of our ICRC grant-funded studies on pediatric concussion recovery. Learn more about the study's findings below. ⬇️

...of what a trauma patient and their family might experience if they are taken to an ED. Our CAB plays a critical role in bringing a community perspective to advising our work. (2/2)

Yesterday, we had the privilege of hosting our Community Advisory Board (CAB) for an in-person meeting on campus. We had the opportunity to show them trauma bays in both the Froedtert and Children's Emergency Departments so they could gain an understanding...(1/2)

...in the immediate aftermath of disaster (human-made mass casualty events or natural disasters) and terrorism. Thanks to all who attended! (2/2)

Today, one of our WCSF Mini-Grant recipients, Dr. Patricia Marik, and her team hosted a Psychological First Aid (PFA) training at MCW. PFA is an evidence-informed approach to help reduce the occurrence of post-traumatic stress injuries in individuals of all ages... (1/2)

Our Director of Community Safety Reggie Moore was recently on @MkeCoDHHS' podcast episode "Strengthening Community Safety Through Violence Intervention" talking about CVI work in Milwaukee. Give it a listen: youtu.be/19VQHjj2s_s

And we're still not done! Check out some of the @MCWSurgery research that was shared during the MCW Research Day afternoon poster sessions! @MCWtraumaacs

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While it's preferred you stay home today, if you must travel: ✅ Check 511wi.gov for road conditions. ✅ Clear snow and ice from your vehicle. ✅ Tell others where you are going . ✅ Be extra cautious while driving and increase following distance.