The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention

What The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention does

The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI) is a Boston-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2009 that operates the only national network of hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs). The organization fosters a membership-based coalition of 72 programs (63 HVIPs, 6 organizational, 3 student/trainee) serving more than 85 cities in the United States, providing training, technical assistance, policy advocacy, strategic communications, peer learning, and research coordination to programs that connect violently injured patients to hospital- and community-based services addressing social determinants of health.

HAVI's core deliverables are training curricula, standards frameworks, and evidence-based publications rather than software products. Key assets include the HVIP Standards & Indicators quality framework, the CVI SMART Hub online resource platform (cviecosystem.org), the Medicaid Guide for Community Violence Intervention, the 'Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs: A Guide to Implementation and Costing' (co-produced with Everytown Research), the 'News Media Coverage of Gun Violence: A Systematic Review' covering 900+ publications, and a suite of webinars, position briefs, and peer-learning convenings. Technology is limited to web platforms and resource libraries rather than proprietary ML systems or software-as-a-service products.

HAVI's revenue model is multi-source and grant-dependent. Streams include annual membership fees from HVIPs and healthcare organizations, foundation grants (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education, CARESTAR Foundation, Elevance Health Foundation), corporate philanthropy, government contracts (notably the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General's $20 million 2019 investment and FY26 federal appropriations covering $50M for CVIPI plus $40M for violence intervention), and individual donations. The organization is governed by an Advisory Board expanded in 2025 and led by Executive Director Fatimah Loren Dreier, who was named to Modern Healthcare's 2024 Innovators List. Health Resources in Action (HRiA) serves as the HAVI's fiscal sponsor, providing back-office administrative infrastructure.

Name

The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention

Legal name

Health Alliance for Violence Intervention

Website

https://thehavi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention is a Boston-based nonprofit that operates the only national network of 72 hospital-based violence intervention programs across 85+ U.S. cities, providing training, technical assistance, policy advocacy, and research coordination to reduce community violence.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Violence Prevention Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Health Governance, Interagency Coordination & Partnerships (HLAJAMAD), Health Systems Strengthening & Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Partnerships (HLAJAOAL)

Keywords

• Violence intervention programs
• Hospital-based violence prevention
• Community violence intervention
• Public health advocacy
• Trauma-informed care

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees from hospital-based violence intervention programs, healthcare organizations, and individual/professional members seeking access to the HAVI network, training resources, and technical assistance.
2. Foundation Grants: Grant funding from foundations including Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for research assessments, program development, and field-building initiatives.
3. Corporate Philanthropy: Grants from health industry corporations such as Elevance Health CARES Inc. for community resiliency and disaster preparedness initiatives.
4. Government Contracts: Funding from government entities including state attorneys general offices (e.g., New Jersey OAG's $20 million investment) for training and technical assistance to HVIP cohorts.
5. Donations: Individual and organizational donations to support the mission of advancing hospital-based violence intervention programs and reducing community violence.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI) is a national nonprofit that supports a network of 72 hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) across 85+ cities. It provides member programs with training and technical assistance, the CVI SMART Hub online resource platform, Standards & Indicators quality framework, Medicaid implementation guidance, policy advocacy, and research coordination to advance trauma-informed care for victims of community violence.

Product overview

The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI) operates as a network organization rather than a traditional software product company. Its core offering is the fostering and support of a national network of Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs (HVIPs) - comprehensive, trauma-informed programs that connect violently injured individuals to hospital- and community-based services. The HAVI provides this network with several integrated components: the CVI SMART Hub platform for tracking state Medicaid benefits and resources; Violence Prevention Professional Training for capacity building; Public Funding Resources including the Medicaid Guide to help sustain programs; Standards & Indicators frameworks for quality assurance; and Research Publications aggregating evidence on HVIP effectiveness. The organization does not offer a standalone software product but rather functions as a coalition providing training, technical assistance, policy advocacy, and shared resources to its member programs across 85+ cities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs (HVIPs) Network
• CVI SMART Hub

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% reduction in likelihood of being revictimized or committing violence with consistent HVIP engagement
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, core and minor.

• QSIDE InstitutestrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaborative research partnership to conduct systematic analysis of media coverage of gun violence. Joint report 'News Media Coverage of Gun Violence: A Systematic Review' examined over 900 publications.
• Everytown ResearchstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership with Everytown for Gun Safety to produce 'Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs: A Guide to Implementation and Costing' - a comprehensive resource for program development.
• Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022The HAVI coordinates the Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education, overseeing $4.5M+ in research grants deployed over two years with another $2.5M to be awarded. The center supports equity-centered research and partners with impacted communities.
• Health Resources in Action (HRiA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019HRiA serves as the HAVI's fiscal sponsor, providing administrative infrastructure and organizational support. The HAVI and HRiA received funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to conduct the New Jersey HVIP cohort retrospective assessment.
• American College of Surgeons Committee on TraumastrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization through the Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education network, connecting HAVI's work to trauma surgeons and trauma care systems nationwide.
• American Medical AssociationstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization through the Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education network, providing access to tens of thousands of clinicians across the country.
• Administration for Children and Families (ACF) - Office on Trafficking in PersonsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide SOAR (Stop, Observe, Ask, Respond) to Health and Wellness Training on human trafficking, offered as a resource through HAVI's training and technical assistance platform.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cure Violence: National nonprofit that interrupts cycles of community violence through trained violence interrupters — operates the most well-known non-hospital-based CVI model. Direct peer because both organizations pursue violence reduction at the community level through workforce-driven intervention, though Cure Violence works outside hospital settings while HAVI works through hospital-based programs.
• Roca: Massachusetts-based nonprofit delivering high-intensity outreach and intervention for young people at highest risk of violence, including those returning from incarceration. Direct peer because Roca operates violence intervention programming that frequently partners with HVIPs and addresses the same target population of high-risk violently injured individuals.
• Prevention Institute: National nonprofit focused on advancing primary prevention of violence, trauma, and adverse community conditions through systems-change strategies. Direct peer because both organizations build frameworks, standards, and TA for community violence reduction and overlap on policy advocacy for public-health approaches to violence.

Broad incumbents

• Everytown for Gun Safety: Largest U.S. gun violence prevention organization with a much broader advocacy and policy mandate. HAVI has a documented partnership with Everytown Research on HVIP implementation guidance. Adjacent incumbent — overlaps on gun violence policy and research but focuses on legislative advocacy while HAVI focuses on clinical intervention infrastructure.
• Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: Long-standing national gun violence prevention organization with policy, education, and litigation programs. Broader incumbent — operates at the policy/advocacy layer where HAVI also engages federally but lacks HAVI's specific hospital-based clinical intervention focus.
• Giffords Law Center: National organization combining legal advocacy, policy research, and gun violence prevention programs. Broader incumbent — overlaps with HAVI on policy advocacy for community safety and gun violence prevention but does not operate the hospital-based intervention infrastructure HAVI convenes.

Emerging players

• Center for Court Innovation: National nonprofit that designs and operates court- and community-based programs to advance justice reform, including violence reduction initiatives. Emerging peer — overlaps on community violence intervention research and demonstration projects but operates primarily through the justice system rather than hospital systems.
• BUILD Health Challenge: National initiative supporting cross-sector partnerships for community health, including violence prevention. Emerging peer — shares HAVI's cross-sector approach (healthcare + community) to upstream drivers of community harm and serves similar hospital/community partnerships.

Others

• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): Membership association representing nearly 3,000 local health departments. Adjacent — represents the public-health agencies that often partner with HVIPs and share HAVI's interest in advancing community violence intervention as a public health function.
• American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma: Professional committee that sets standards for trauma care delivery in U.S. hospitals. Adjacent — already a partner of HAVI through the Kaiser Permanente research network and is the institutional body whose members operate the trauma centers that house HVIPs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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