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ISLG is a good governance think-and-do tank

We craft the research, policies, partnerships, and infrastructure necessary to help government and public institutions work more effectively, efficiently, and in the interest of all communities, regardless of background or zip code.

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Healing, Resilience, Self-Care, Investment: Participants Share their Experiences Healing from Trauma
Project Updates
Healing, Resilience, Self-Care, Investment: Participants Share their Experiences Healing from Trauma
Project Updates

By giving them the tools to understand the root causes of their feelings—especially intense ones such as anger or anxiety—participants described being better able to manage them. For participants like Robert, this not only led to reduced feelings of stress and depression, but to better relationships and interactions with others.

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Critical Services, High Growth, Low Wages
Critical Services, High Growth, Low Wages

Despite the importance of these services, wages in the human services sector lag behind the cost of living in New York, straining the pipeline of people entering and staying in these careers, and forcing many workers to experience the same financial and wellbeing strains as the people they serve.

The Prosecutorial Data Collaborative
The Prosecutorial Data Collaborative

Bringing together a team of data scientists, researchers, and practitioners, the Collaborative supports state and local prosecutors in building the infrastructure and culture necessary to not only effectively use data in their offices, courtrooms, and communities to support decision-making and policy, but to enable compliance with broader statutory requirements.

[From Our Partners] A Community-Focused Approach to Addressing Trauma: Lessons Learned from the Center for Trauma Innovation
[From Our Partners] A Community-Focused Approach to Addressing Trauma: Lessons Learned from the Center for Trauma Innovation

This brief showcases how learning communities can be used to support innovation, growth, and collaboration among organizations working toward shared outcomes. The Center for Trauma Innovation, a CJII-funded project, is used as a case study.

Safety and Justice Challenge 2024 Research Year-in-Review
Safety and Justice Challenge 2024 Research Year-in-Review

This edition of the Review summarizes research activities that took place throughout 2024, including new Research Consortium memberships, updates on newly funded work, and recently published research products, with a spotlight on women and survivors of violence in the criminal legal system. 

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