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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; Hoang, Thi Hai Van; 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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