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Welcome Message Vision|Mission|Diversity and Inclusion About CDC’s ICRCs Organization and Structure Our People IPRC’s Productivity Our Funders About Chapel Hill Contact us Research Gender-Based Violence Child Abuse and Neglect Opioid Disorder and Overdose Traumatic Brain Injury Road Traffic Injury Outreach|Training|Education Injury and Violence Prevention Fellows Student-Led Research Groups News and Events IPRC Webinar Series Visiting Speaker Seminars Patricia F. Waller Annual Lecture Stay connected to IPRC Useful Links Make a Gift Search Search by Keyword Turning great science into effective injury and violence prevention. It’s what we do. The UNC Injury Prevention Research Center (IPRC) develops, tests, and implements prevention solutions that reduce the impact of injury and violence in North Carolina and worldwide. Research Outreach Training and Education The Burden of Injury and Violence 4.4 Million Globally, 4.4 million people die as a result of injuries each year 1/3 Gender-based violence directly affects at least a third of U.S. women 1 in 7 Approximately 1 in 7 children suffer from child maltreatment in the U.S. 220 Each day, 220 Americans die from an opioid overdose 20% Traumatic brain injuries contribute to more than 20% of all injury deaths IPRC’s Impact Impact Spotlight Research in Action: The IPRC’s research and evaluation results are currently being used to strengthen "Establishing Safe, Stable, and Nurturing Relationships and Environments," a CDC-funded initiative designed to create systems-level changes that will decrease child maltreatment throughout North Carolina. Learn more about how the IPRC is making an impact in each of our five focus areas: Gender-Based Violence Opioid Disorder and Overdose Child Abuse and Neglect Traumatic Brain Injury Road Traffic Injury Over 500 practitioners from across North Carolina have been trained in injury and violence prevention through the Injury Free NC Academy Between 2015-2022, IPRC core and affiliate researchers published 1,500+ peer-reviewed articles related to injury and violence prevention News & Events UNC IPRC Awarded Three CDC Internships UNC IPRC Awarded Three CDC Internships 4.24.24 Fellow in Focus: David Colston 4.24.24 Fellow in Focus: Laurel Sharpless 4.24.24 All News All Events Visit Us CB# 7505 725 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Chapel Hill , NC 27599-7505 Contact Us Phone: (919) 966-2251 Fax: fax (919) 966-9412 Contribute to IPRC Copyright 2024 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Higher Education Web Design by...