Treating Violence: An Emergency Room Doctor Takes on a Deadly American Epidemic

by Robert Gore

Book Overview

The inspiring story of a Black doctor who was deeply affected by the violence that plagued his Brooklyn childhood and later dedicated himself to addressing trauma and violence as public health issues

Rob Gore first encountered violence when he was beaten and robbed as a 10-year old; it was treated as an inevitable fact of life, but after another brush with violence as a teen, he began to reject that prevalent attitude. As he matured...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807020168
• ISBN13: 9780807020166
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"