SF trauma surgeon reaches out to young offenders

Wraparound Project, a violence prevention program founded by trauma surgeon Rochelle Dicker, MD, was profiled in a recent KPIX report. Dicker founded the program in 2002 to address the risk factors that lead to repeat violence. The program focuses on young trauma patients who are victims of violent injury. Case managers leverage this critical moment to help patients change their lives. The Wraparound Project is based at San Francisco General Hospital, a Level I trauma center. Since its launch, the program has graduated 350 participants and cut reinjury rates from 16% to 4%. Full Story