Peace is a Vital Sign of Public Health Initiatives

City-wide, county-wide and regional  Peace is a Vital Sign of Public Health initiatives begin with community listening sessions moderated by professional, trained moderators.  The sessions are small, safe, facilitated conversations where community members can express how they feel about public safety and how they want to be served by the police.  When all the sessions are complete, the statements, views and data are anonymized and compiled  into feedback on how community members would like public safety to be and how they would like to be served by the police.  Upon completion, a report is issued and shared with local civic and police leaders. 

Following community listening sessions, curricula is delivered to community stakeholders which advances the framework of “Risk and Protective Factors” within communities.  This framework is an innovative approach to uncertainty, disruption, trauma, and crisis employs well-studied public health and public safety models to view its societal problems through the lens of public health.  

Risk factors may include:  diminished economic opportunities, low levels of community participation, socially disorganized neighborhoods, community and individual level trauma, historical trauma and chronic exposure to violence. 

The protective factors may include:  research into community perceptions of police public safety, crime, and city governance;  coordination of resources, investments, and services among nonprofits, community groups, and municipal agencies; fortifying local community groups to provide access to services for community members at risk, in addition to community support and connectedness.

Learn  how we can work with you to deliver our custom, hand-selected team of experts and begin your Peace is a Vital Sign of Public Health Initiative today!