Address and prevent violence, injury, and trauma in the St. Mary’s County community and among St. Mary’s County residents.
Strategy Description:
Coordinate community action around community violence, domestic violence, unintentional and intentional injuries, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), and the trauma associated with these factors which can affect a person’s health and well-being.
Level of Change:
Systems
Primary Focus Area:
Violence, Injury, and Trauma
Data Category Tag:
Healthy St. Mary’s 2026 - Violence, Injury, and Trauma
Strategic Planning Alignment:
Estimated Implementation Date:
2021-07-01
Estimated Completion Date:
2026-12-31
Estimated Ease of Implementation:
Moderate
Estimated Cost of Implementation:
Moderate
Potential Community Benefit:
Very High
Health Equity:
The Healthy St. Mary's Partnership advocates for a health in all policies approach within the community and encourages the use of an equity lens in planning and implementation of all programs and strategies.
Research:
Community violence, domestic violence, unintentional and intentional injuries, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), and the trauma associated with these factors can affect a person’s health and well-being. Interventions to prevent different types of violence, injury, and trauma are key to creating safe, healthy, and resilient communities.
