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Open Research & Evidence Estimate firearm violence costsTerms and sources
Definitions, organizations, policies, and models with links to their sources.
Lessons from episodes
Ideas from a conversation, tied back to the episode and the moment where they came up.
Tools to use
Guides, maps, and tools that help you move from understanding the issue to making a better decision.
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Tools & guides
Bureaucracy Is Part of Public Safety
How contracting, funding, reporting, and other administrative decisions affect public-safety services.
Open resourceTools & guides
Community Safety Councils
A structure for agencies, community partners, practitioners, and residents to make and carry out shared public-safety decisions.
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CVI Workforce Support Is Infrastructure
How training, supervision, trauma support, compensation, and career development affect the quality of violence-intervention services.
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From Safety Council to Violence Reduction Plan
An overview of how a community safety council can turn shared priorities into an accountable violence-reduction plan.
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Protective Factors Action Card
Protective factors are relationships, skills, and conditions associated with a lower risk of harm. See what they look like in a community and turn one into a testable commitment.
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Right Responder to the Right Call
An overview of the coordination needed to match a call with the right response, authority, and follow-through.
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Shared Risk and Protective Factors System Map
Follow one young man’s needs through public agencies and community partners, with a violence prevention or neighborhood safety office helping them work together.
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The Implementation Chain
Trace every step required to move from an approved strategy to consistent services in the community.
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Third-Lane Decision Guide
Evaluate competing public-safety positions and build a response around results and likely consequences.
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