• Welcome to The Injury & Violence Prevention Section Website
The Injury & Violence Prevention Section of the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) manages public health programs related to injury and violence prevention in the state of Michigan.

• Contact Us

• Injury and Violence Prevention Section Brochure 

• The Injury & Violence Prevention Section Mission
The mission of the Injury & Violence Prevention Section is to promote public health prevention approaches to reduce morbidity, mortality, and risk behaviors related to unintentional and intentional injuries.

• Injury and Violence Prevention Section Vision Statement 

• Child Passenger Safety

• Fall Injury Prevention

• Rape Prevention and Education

• Safe Kids Michigan

• Youth Suicide Prevention RFP 
Request for Proposals for local youth suicide prevention and early intervention projects. Application submission deadlines is 5:00 p.m., December 18, 2009.

• Childhood Injury Hospitalizations 
Leading Causes of Childhood Injury Hospitalizations

• Childhood Injury Deaths 
Leading Causes of Chilhood Injury Deaths

• Injury Mortality in Michigan, 2002-2006 
5 year injury mortality report for the state

• Child Passenger Safety In Michigan: A Plan For 2010 
Child passenger safety strategic plan for Michigan

• Healthcare and Family Service Providers Child Passenger Safety Resource Directory 

• Success Stories: Ten Michigan Rape and Sexual Assault Prevention Education Programs 

• Order form for booster seat materials 

• Other Injury-Related Links

• 2006 Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention Proposal Narrative 

• Call to Action: The Michigan Fall Prevention Partnership 

• Comprehensive Fall Prevention for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Planning for Success in Identifying and Referring Older Adults Through Hospital-Based Programs 

• Emergency Department Visits for Injury in Michigan - 2001 

• Falls and Fall Injuries Among Michigan's Older Adults, 2004 

• Firearm Homicide and Suicide in Michigan 

• DATA: Injury Mortality in Michigan 1999-2001 

• Intimate Partner Homicide in Michigan 1999-2003 

• Michigan Injury Hospitalizations 2001 

• Michigan Injury Hospitalizations 2002 

• Michigan Suicide Prevention Resource Directory 

• Michigan's Injury Prevention Plan 

• Older Adult Falls in Michigan: Facts for Health, Wellness and Aging Services Providers 

• Suicide Prevention Plan for Michigan 2005 

• The Role of the Physician in Promoting Fall Prevention for Older Adults 

• Unintentional and Suicidal Poisoning in Michigan 

• Why You Need to Talk to Your Doctor About Falling: A Brochure for Older Adults