The mission of The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation is to catalyze multidisciplinary collaborations that inspire groundbreaking innovation, effective prevention, and compassionate intervention to transform care for civilians and military heroes who endure traumatic injuries and events.
The Stepping Strong Innovator Awards program inspires multi-institutional faculty to pursue groundbreaking innovation with a goal of transforming outcomes for civilians and military heroes worldwide.
The Stepping Strong Injury Prevention and Intervention program aims to reduce the number and severity of traumatic injuries resulting from elderly falls, gun violence, distracted driving, and substance use.
The Stepping Strong Plastic Surgery Trauma Fellowship is a unique program designed to train the next generation of medical leaders in advanced and innovative techniques for treating acute and complex injury.
True to the Boston Strong spirit of kindness and collaboration, the members of the Stepping Strong community are inspired to come together to help those with traumatic injuries step strong again.
May is #TraumaAwarenessMonth.
As part of the Stepping Strong Center’s ongoing #TraumaAwarenessTuesday series, this week we are featuring The Cost of Traumatic Injury.
Every year, the U.S. faces substantial, yet avoidable, costs associated with injury-related deaths (both unintentional and violence-related). Identifying the cost of traumatic injury is essential in developing policies and programs that promote healthy lifestyles through cost-effective interventions. To read more from the @cdcgov about the cost of traumatic injury, use this link https://www.cdc.gov/injury/features/health-econ-cost-of-injury/index.html.
The Stepping Strong Center is committed to building healthier and safer communities. We provide free injury prevention training sessions virtually, and in our community, to ensure that life-saving education is accessible. To learn more about what we offer, click the link in our bio.
#SteppingStrong #TurningTragedyIntoHope #InjuryPrevention

May is #TraumaAwarenessMonth.
As part of the Stepping Strong Center’s ongoing #TraumaAwarenessTuesday series, this week we are featuring The Cost of Traumatic Injury.
Every year, the U.S. faces substantial, yet avoidable, costs associated with injury-related deaths (both unintentional and violence-related). Identifying the cost of traumatic injury is essential in developing policies and programs that promote healthy lifestyles through cost-effective interventions. To read more from the @cdcgov about the cost of traumatic injury, use this link https://www.cdc.gov/injury/features/health-econ-cost-of-injury/index.html.
The Stepping Strong Center is committed to building healthier and safer communities. We provide free injury prevention training sessions virtually, and in our community, to ensure that life-saving education is accessible. To learn more about what we offer, click the link in our bio.
#SteppingStrong #TurningTragedyIntoHope #InjuryPrevention
On Sunday, Stepping Strong Senior Program Manager, Cheryl Lang, met Mayor Michelle Wu at the 27th Annual Mother’s Day Walk for Peace. The walk is the Louis D. Brown @peaceinstitute`s largest fundraising event to support survivors and communities affected by violence.
Violence is a leading cause of preventable traumatic injury and death. The Stepping Strong Center is committed to building healthier and safer communities. We offer free injury prevention training sessions (such as suicide prevention and Stop the Bleed) to ensure that life-saving education is accessible in our community.
Thank you, @mayorwu, for your commitment to violence prevention and for joining us in this conversation.
Read more about our work and mission by clicking the link in our bio.
#SteppingStrong #InjuryPrevention #ViolencePrevention

On Sunday, Stepping Strong Senior Program Manager, Cheryl Lang, met Mayor Michelle Wu at the 27th Annual Mother’s Day Walk for Peace. The walk is the Louis D. Brown @peaceinstitute`s largest fundraising event to support survivors and communities affected by violence.
Violence is a leading cause of preventable traumatic injury and death. The Stepping Strong Center is committed to building healthier and safer communities. We offer free injury prevention training sessions (such as suicide prevention and Stop the Bleed) to ensure that life-saving education is accessible in our community.
Thank you, @mayorwu, for your commitment to violence prevention and for joining us in this conversation.
Read more about our work and mission by clicking the link in our bio.
#SteppingStrong #InjuryPrevention #ViolencePrevention
It’s hard to believe that Marathon Monday was already one month ago.
Thank you for supporting the Stepping Strong Center as we, and the entire city of Boston, marked the 10-year anniversary of the marathon bombing tragedy.
At our marathon pep rally this year, we were honored to have a special guest speaker — 2014 Boston Marathon winner, Meb Keflezighi (@runmeb). An Olympic medalist, Meb has an inspiring story that encourages us all to keep moving forward. Now in retirement, Meb supports the next generation in making healthy lifestyle choices. Since 2010, the MEB Foundation’s mission “is to be a collaborator and leader in the areas of youth health, education, and fitness.”
Thank you, Meb, for your commitment to encouraging healthy behaviors. We are grateful for your support.
To learn more about the MEB Foundation, click the link in our bio. To learn more about how the Stepping Strong Center addresses the entire continuum of trauma care from prevention to treatment to rehabilitation, visit BWHSteppingStrong.org.
#SteppingStrong #TurningTragedyIntoHope #InjuryPrevention

It’s hard to believe that Marathon Monday was already one month ago.
Thank you for supporting the Stepping Strong Center as we, and the entire city of Boston, marked the 10-year anniversary of the marathon bombing tragedy.
At our marathon pep rally this year, we were honored to have a special guest speaker — 2014 Boston Marathon winner, Meb Keflezighi (@runmeb). An Olympic medalist, Meb has an inspiring story that encourages us all to keep moving forward. Now in retirement, Meb supports the next generation in making healthy lifestyle choices. Since 2010, the MEB Foundation’s mission “is to be a collaborator and leader in the areas of youth health, education, and fitness.”
Thank you, Meb, for your commitment to encouraging healthy behaviors. We are grateful for your support.
To learn more about the MEB Foundation, click the link in our bio. To learn more about how the Stepping Strong Center addresses the entire continuum of trauma care from prevention to treatment to rehabilitation, visit BWHSteppingStrong.org.
#SteppingStrong #TurningTragedyIntoHope #InjuryPrevention
Today is #NationalTraumaSurvivorsDay.
Since April 15, 2013, the Reny family and the Stepping Strong Center have committed to transforming and enhancing trauma care for survivors everywhere. Over the past nine years, we have supported groundbreaking discoveries in orthopaedic trauma care, critical research improving psychosocial outcomes for trauma survivors, and an innovative approach to patient assessments for domestic violence, among many other trauma survivor-centered projects. We are proud to support this life-changing work for trauma survivors for years to come.
The spirit of the Stepping Strong Center is our community — from our runners who help us fundraise, to our researchers and doctors who are making incredible advances in trauma care. The Stepping Strong Center is home to all who are dedicated to transforming trauma care for civilian and military survivors worldwide.
Thank you for your continued support. 💙💛💗
#TraumaSurvivor #Innovation #SteppingStrong #TurningTragedyIntoHope #InjuryPrevention

Today is #NationalTraumaSurvivorsDay.
Since April 15, 2013, the Reny family and the Stepping Strong Center have committed to transforming and enhancing trauma care for survivors everywhere. Over the past nine years, we have supported groundbreaking discoveries in orthopaedic trauma care, critical research improving psychosocial outcomes for trauma survivors, and an innovative approach to patient assessments for domestic violence, among many other trauma survivor-centered projects. We are proud to support this life-changing work for trauma survivors for years to come.
The spirit of the Stepping Strong Center is our community — from our runners who help us fundraise, to our researchers and doctors who are making incredible advances in trauma care. The Stepping Strong Center is home to all who are dedicated to transforming trauma care for civilian and military survivors worldwide.
Thank you for your continued support. 💙💛💗
#TraumaSurvivor #Innovation #SteppingStrong #TurningTragedyIntoHope #InjuryPrevention
May is #TraumaAwarenessMonth.
As part of the Stepping Strong Center’s ongoing #TraumaAwarenessTuesday series, this week we are featuring the Top 5 Mechanisms of Traumatic Injury Death.
According to the @cdcgov, there are different intents for injury-related deaths. Most are unintentional (such as drug poisoning, falls, and drowning), and others are violence-related (such as suicide and homicide). To use the CDC’s interactive data visualization tool where we found this information, use this link tinyurl.com/mrx77j7b.
The Stepping Strong Center is committed to building healthier and safer communities. We offer QPR Suicide Prevention Training, Stop the Bleed sessions, and use the latest research to find the best-studied interventions to share with our community. Learn more by clicking the link in our bio.
#SteppingStrong #TurningTragedyIntoHope #InjuryPrevention

May is #TraumaAwarenessMonth.
As part of the Stepping Strong Center’s ongoing #TraumaAwarenessTuesday series, this week we are featuring the Top 5 Mechanisms of Traumatic Injury Death.
According to the @cdcgov, there are different intents for injury-related deaths. Most are unintentional (such as drug poisoning, falls, and drowning), and others are violence-related (such as suicide and homicide). To use the CDC’s interactive data visualization tool where we found this information, use this link tinyurl.com/mrx77j7b.
The Stepping Strong Center is committed to building healthier and safer communities. We offer QPR Suicide Prevention Training, Stop the Bleed sessions, and use the latest research to find the best-studied interventions to share with our community. Learn more by clicking the link in our bio.
#SteppingStrong #TurningTragedyIntoHope #InjuryPrevention
May is #MentalHealthMonth.
After suffering a traumatic injury or event, both physical and emotional wounds have an impact on a survivor’s well-being.
@mentalhealthamerica encourages everyone to #LookAround and #LookWithin to learn how our surroundings can impact our mental health. Take the free mental health test on Mental Health America’s website by clicking the link in our bio.
If you or someone you know is facing a mental health crisis, call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org. You can also text MHA to 741741. Help is available.
For mental health, suicide prevention, and other injury prevention resources, visit our website at BWHSteppingStrong.org.
#SteppingStrong #TurningTragedyIntoHope #InjuryPrevention

May is #MentalHealthMonth.
After suffering a traumatic injury or event, both physical and emotional wounds have an impact on a survivor’s well-being.
@mentalhealthamerica encourages everyone to #LookAround and #LookWithin to learn how our surroundings can impact our mental health. Take the free mental health test on Mental Health America’s website by clicking the link in our bio.
If you or someone you know is facing a mental health crisis, call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org. You can also text MHA to 741741. Help is available.
For mental health, suicide prevention, and other injury prevention resources, visit our website at BWHSteppingStrong.org.
#SteppingStrong #TurningTragedyIntoHope #InjuryPrevention
May is #StopTheBleedMonth.
“The Stop the Bleed program is a public health campaign designed to train and equip private citizens to be able to save the lives of people who have suffered a traumatic injury involving severe blood loss.”
To honor this month and support the Stop the Bleed program — which is administered by the @deptofdefense (DoD) and the @amcollsurgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT) — we encourage you to sign yourself, or your organization, up for a training and share this life-saving information and these resources with your network.
Click the link in our bio to learn more about #StopTheBleed and email steppingstrong@bwh.harvard.edu to sign up for a training.
#SteppingStrong #TurningTragedyIntoHope #InjuryPrevention
Picture description: (From left) Rahsaan Peters, Veronica Topp, and Beck Lienau stand behind a Stepping Strong Center table on One Boston Day. The Stepping Strong Center hosted a blood drive and Stop the Bleed demonstrations.

May is #StopTheBleedMonth.
“The Stop the Bleed program is a public health campaign designed to train and equip private citizens to be able to save the lives of people who have suffered a traumatic injury involving severe blood loss.”
To honor this month and support the Stop the Bleed program — which is administered by the @deptofdefense (DoD) and the @amcollsurgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT) — we encourage you to sign yourself, or your organization, up for a training and share this life-saving information and these resources with your network.
Click the link in our bio to learn more about #StopTheBleed and email steppingstrong@bwh.harvard.edu to sign up for a training.
#SteppingStrong #TurningTragedyIntoHope #InjuryPrevention
Picture description: (From left) Rahsaan Peters, Veronica Topp, and Beck Lienau stand behind a Stepping Strong Center table on One Boston Day. The Stepping Strong Center hosted a blood drive and Stop the Bleed demonstrations.
May is #TraumaAwarenessMonth.
Today, the Stepping Strong Center is launching a limited month-long series, called #TraumaAwarenessTuesday.
According to the @cdcgov, unintentional traumatic injuries are the leading cause of death for people up to the age of 44, ahead of cancer and heart disease. These injuries include opioid overdoses, motor vehicle crashes, and unintentional falls. For more information from the CDC about trauma as a leading cause of death, please click the link in our bio.
At the Stepping Strong Center, we believe that traumatic injuries are preventable and we are committed to building healthier and safer communities. To learn about how the Stepping Strong Center addresses the underfunded field of trauma, please visit our website at BWHSteppingStrong.org.
#SteppingStrong #TurningTragedyIntoHope #InjuryPrevention

May is #TraumaAwarenessMonth.
Today, the Stepping Strong Center is launching a limited month-long series, called #TraumaAwarenessTuesday.
According to the @cdcgov, unintentional traumatic injuries are the leading cause of death for people up to the age of 44, ahead of cancer and heart disease. These injuries include opioid overdoses, motor vehicle crashes, and unintentional falls. For more information from the CDC about trauma as a leading cause of death, please click the link in our bio.
At the Stepping Strong Center, we believe that traumatic injuries are preventable and we are committed to building healthier and safer communities. To learn about how the Stepping Strong Center addresses the underfunded field of trauma, please visit our website at BWHSteppingStrong.org.
#SteppingStrong #TurningTragedyIntoHope #InjuryPrevention
With you every step of the way 💙💛💗
Our marathon weekend photos are live on our Facebook page! Check out captured moments from the @teambaa 5K, our @bostonmarathon pep rally, and pictures from #MarathonMonday!
We are grateful for any continued support that you can provide. Please see the link in our bio for the Reny family’s fundraising page.
#SteppingStrong #TurningTragedyIntoHope

With you every step of the way 💙💛💗
Our marathon weekend photos are live on our Facebook page! Check out captured moments from the @teambaa 5K, our @bostonmarathon pep rally, and pictures from #MarathonMonday!
We are grateful for any continued support that you can provide. Please see the link in our bio for the Reny family’s fundraising page.
#SteppingStrong #TurningTragedyIntoHope
With you every step of the way 💙💛💗
Our marathon weekend photos are live on our Facebook page! Check out captured moments from the @teambaa 5K, our @bostonmarathon pep rally, and pictures from #MarathonMonday!
We are grateful for any continued support that you can provide. Please see the link in our bio for the Reny family’s fundraising page.
#SteppingStrong #TurningTragedyIntoHope

With you every step of the way 💙💛💗
Our marathon weekend photos are live on our Facebook page! Check out captured moments from the @teambaa 5K, our @bostonmarathon pep rally, and pictures from #MarathonMonday!
We are grateful for any continued support that you can provide. Please see the link in our bio for the Reny family’s fundraising page.
#SteppingStrong #TurningTragedyIntoHope
Today is the last day to register for the Step Up for Stepping Strong challenge before #TraumaAwarenessMonth! Join thousands of participants, 50+ companies, and the Brigham and Women’s community in supporting trauma survivors. Participation is fun, easy, and open to all.
Simply download the free MoveSpring app, which automatically tracks your daily steps, and join team #SteppingStrong. When the community’s total steps reach 500 million, our sponsors will make a $100,000 donation to the Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation to fuel trauma research and care.
#StepUp is a wonderful way to stay connected with friends and colleagues because you can take on the challenge anywhere in the world. See above: last year, Audrey and Steven Reny were #SteppingUp in Santa Barbara!
Together we are stronger and together we can reach our goal!
Register today by clicking the link in our bio!
#TurningTragedyIntoHope #InjuryPrevention

Today is the last day to register for the Step Up for Stepping Strong challenge before #TraumaAwarenessMonth! Join thousands of participants, 50+ companies, and the Brigham and Women’s community in supporting trauma survivors. Participation is fun, easy, and open to all.
Simply download the free MoveSpring app, which automatically tracks your daily steps, and join team #SteppingStrong. When the community’s total steps reach 500 million, our sponsors will make a $100,000 donation to the Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation to fuel trauma research and care.
#StepUp is a wonderful way to stay connected with friends and colleagues because you can take on the challenge anywhere in the world. See above: last year, Audrey and Steven Reny were #SteppingUp in Santa Barbara!
Together we are stronger and together we can reach our goal!
Register today by clicking the link in our bio!
#TurningTragedyIntoHope #InjuryPrevention
@_gilliansara: “It really brings me so much joy to have turned this tragedy and this trauma into a pillar of hope and resilience for the future.”
Hear from survivors of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings as they describe what brings them joy 10 years after the tragedy.
For the full story, click https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/04/14/boston-marathon-bombings-survivors-find-joy
Thank you @wbur, Samantha Coetzee, and Meghan B. Kelly for the story.
We are grateful for any continued support that you can provide. Please see the link in our bio for the Reny family`s fundraising page.
#SteppingStrong #TurningTragedyIntoHope #BostonMarathon #oneBOSTON #Boston127

@_gilliansara: “It really brings me so much joy to have turned this tragedy and this trauma into a pillar of hope and resilience for the future.”
Hear from survivors of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings as they describe what brings them joy 10 years after the tragedy.
For the full story, click https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/04/14/boston-marathon-bombings-survivors-find-joy
Thank you @wbur, Samantha Coetzee, and Meghan B. Kelly for the story.
We are grateful for any continued support that you can provide. Please see the link in our bio for the Reny family`s fundraising page.
#SteppingStrong #TurningTragedyIntoHope #BostonMarathon #oneBOSTON #Boston127