For nearly five years, Safer Cities has tracked the programs, research, and public opinion shaping the future of public safety. Along the way, we’ve built a growing library of reporting on the approaches communities are implementing—from mobile crisis response teams and crisis stabilization centers to violence intervention programs, safety ambassadors, clean teams, and other emerging public safety strategies.

That work has grown into something larger than a newsletter: a curated knowledge base of programs, independent evaluations, academic research, public opinion data, and practical examples from communities across the country.

That’s why we built: Safer Cities IQ.

• Inside Alabama’s Highest-Volume Crisis Stabilization Center—How Birmingham’s Craig Center Is Keeping People Out Of ERs And Jails, And Improving Outcomes Through Behavioral Health Treatment. 
• Study: How To Build A Successful Mobile Crisis Team—Lessons From The Front Lines.
• Cities Turning To Sobering Centers To Provide Substance Use Treatment And Mental Health Care, With Goal Of “Keeping People Out Of The Criminal Justice System.”