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Insights, case studies, news, and updates from ISLG’s good governance research and action.
CUNY ISLG, D.A. Bragg Make Major Mental Health Investment, Awards $6 Million To “The Bridge”
Neighborhood Navigators will build trusting relationships with individuals who may have a mental illness or substance use disorder that are living or spending significant time on the street in Manhattan priority areas determined by community feedback.
"A Chance to Actually Feel Safe.” The Successes & Challenges in Creating Gender-Affirming Mental Health Care
In particular, THRIV participants highlighted that connecting with other transgender and gender non-binary (TGNB) people through clinical and art-based supports helped them understand how to refine trauma coping skills and develop healthy, supportive relationships
Closing the Gap between Survivors & Workforce Development Programs
Most notably, the proportion of clients who were employed full- or part-time increased from 18 percent to 42 percent by one year after completion. These outcomes are especially notable given the evaluation was conducted during the height of COVID-19, where obtaining employment was particularly challenging for people of all backgrounds.
Criminal Legal Reforms Didn’t Lead to Violent Crime. Saying They Did Distracts from Real Solutions.
Blaming violent crime on criminal legal reforms without any evidence has many negative consequences, including increased political pressure to expand unnecessary, harmful and expensive incarceration practices. Equally dangerously, it diverts resources away from understanding the actual causes of crime, including the complex impact of COVID-19.