The provision is available to residents aged 11 – 35 years, in the Humber Region presenting in ED with a violence related injury due to physical interpersonal violence, including family, partner or community violence, and sexual assault.
Navigators work with individuals to design a tailored support plan to enable the young person to be connected to appropriate services following a needs assessment. They also follow up with the young person and their family following discharge. The ED Navigator service provides trauma-informed care, taking into account Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and multiple-trauma.
The service works with key internal and external stakeholders to develop and embed a sustainable best practice response to improved identification of violence related injuries in ED and access to support in the community. It helps by co-ordinating a multi-agency response that aims to reduce and manage the risk identified.
