Development and Overview of a Hospital-Based PTSD Screening and Early Intervention Program for Gunshot Injury Survivors: The RISE Program

Authors

• Joah L. Williams, College of Arts & Sciences
• Vivian L. Gleason, University of Missouri-Kansas City
• Salomé A. Wilfred, University of Missouri-Kansas City
• Rosemary Friend, University Health
• Jeffrey Howard, University Health
• Sharon A. Freese, University Health
• Michael Moncure, University Health
• Jean Peters Baker, Jackson County Prosecutor's Office

Abstract

Hospital-based early mental health interventions are growing in interest among researchers and policymakers given their potential to reach trauma-exposed populations with limited access to mental health services. This paper presents the conceptual framework for the RISE Program, a multidisciplinary, hospital-based early mental health intervention program for gunshot injury survivors. The RISE Program began as an academic-community partnership and draws on existing models of hospital-based mental health intervention to provide support across the continuum of trauma care. Background information regarding program development is provided along with a deidentified case example of a survivor who received services to illustrate the program model.

Publication Title

Illness Crisis and Loss

Recommended Citation

Williams, J., Gleason, V., Wilfred, S., Friend, R., Howard, J., Freese, S., Moncure, M., & Peters Baker, J. (2026). Development and Overview of a Hospital-Based PTSD Screening and Early Intervention Program for Gunshot Injury Survivors: The RISE Program. Illness Crisis and Loss, 34 (1), 3-21. https://doi.org/10.1177/10541373241269029