Studies

Toolkit: Harvard Helps Cities Measure What Matters Most In Alternative Crisis Response.

July 6, 2026 By mattferner
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Study: Community Violence Intervention Investments In Chicago Showed Significant Public Safety Gains.

June 1, 2026 By mattferner
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Report: “How States Can Solve Mental Health Workforce Shortages.”

June 1, 2026 By mattferner
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Three Things To Read This Week

May 26, 2026 By mattferner

  • 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.”

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Report: Civilian Traffic Responders, Repair Voucher Programs Could Help Reduce Burden On Police Around Traffic Enforcement.

May 11, 2026 By mattferner
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Study: How Rural Violence Intervention Programs Prevent Violence Outside Major Cities.

May 11, 2026 By mattferner
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Report: States Are Using Smarter Policy Tools To Grow The Behavioral Health Workforce.

April 26, 2026 By mattferner
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Study: Business Leaders, Service Providers Say That Health Experts, Rather Than Police, Are Better Positioned For Effective Overdose Response.

April 13, 2026 By mattferner
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Study: What St. Petersburg Learned From Its Mobile Crisis Response Team—Insights From Crisis Team, Police, And 911 Dispatch.

March 31, 2026 By mattferner
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Study: Credible Messengers Share What It Takes To Make Community Violence Intervention Programs Work. 

March 31, 2026 By mattferner
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