The Bullet Related Injury Clinic

Project Description: Power 4 STL objective is to implement the Bullet Related Injury Clinic (BRIC) Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative in the Saint Louis, Missouri area. The purpose is to bridge care between emergency services and long-term trauma recovery for those who have experienced bullet-related injuries (BRI) both directly and indirectly with a goal to break the cycle of trauma and reduce and prevent future violence in the Greater St. Louis metropolitan region. Project activities include creating and engaging a committed monthly Partner and Community Advisory Council and quarterly BRIC Patient Advisory Council; partnering with the Brown School at Washington University to enhance data collection related to bullet related injuries (BRI), BRICare, and community safety; enhancing the holistic nature of the BRICare model with an emphasis on mental, emotional, and spiritual healing; and extending the BRICare model and mindset to the community, and the deployment of a new mobile care unit. Expected outcomes include the following: reducing the incidence of BRI; reducing community violence; decreasing repeat BRI; increasing knowledge of BRI response and increasing access to culturally responsive and holistic BRI care.  

The intended beneficiaries are Black community members and others impacted by BRI. High-risk individuals are defined as individuals, particularly the Black community, who have direct and indirect bullet-related injuries. This includes individuals of all age ranges, with a special focus on Black males ages 25 and younger.