Safer Cities

NEW POLL: Broad bipartisan support for Quick Response Teams, experts trained to prevent overdose deaths. safercitiesresearch.com/the-latest/rfb…

.@cabqacs is setting an example for community safety across the nation. We are grateful for all of their hard work here in our city. #OneAlbuquerque

A new poll conducted by Safer Cities reveals broad bipartisan support for community safety units. They spoke with voters across the country, using ACS as an example. Read the results here: bit.ly/3UxJEhw #firstresponders #CommunitySafety #OneAlbuquerque #ACS #CABQACS

NEW POLL: Community Responder Units--unarmed public safety officials who respond to minor injuries, abandoned vehicles, non-injury accidents, needle pickups, or other calls for service in the community--get broad bipartisan support safercitiesresearch.com/the-latest/new…

Columbus, Ohio's “911 Right Response Unit”, which deploys social workers and paramedics to mental health calls for service, “took 1,300 calls ... in its first year of operation and “saved police hundreds of hours of manpower.” safercitiesresearch.com/the-latest/wha…

NEW: 4-in-5 voters support creating Addiction Stabilization Units - specialized care centers inside of hospitals that provide comprehensive medical care to patients experiencing an overdose, as well as connecting them with social services like housing. safercitiesresearch.com/the-latest/c23…

NEW POLL: Voters overwhelmingly support Civilian Transit Security Ambassadors - highly visible, uniformed units that help keep watch over city trains, bus lines and transit centers safercitiesresearch.com/the-latest/new…

NEW: There’s an emerging bipartisan political consensus that cities need to get Narcan—a life-saving drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose—into the hands of as many people as can responsibly administer it. safercitiesresearch.com/the-latest/wha…

NEW: What’s in a name? "Overdose prevention centers" are more popular than "safe injection sites" or "safe consumption sites"—even though those are just different names for the same thing. safercitiesresearch.com/the-latest/thr…

NEW: Across the country, cities and counties are introducing non-law enforcement responders to address an array of situations. Our new poll finds overwhelming bipartisan support for a style of program getting new attention: unarmed security ambassadors. safercitiesresearch.com/the-latest/new…

NEW: Minneapolis is further along than nearly any other city in reimagining public safety—having added a range of new unarmed public safety responders and related services, which collectively are shifting the city’s public safety ecosystem. safercitiesresearch.com/the-latest/a-p…

NEW: Oregon is the first state to be approved for Medicaid reimbursement for mobile crisis response services. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services “strongly encourages other states to follow Oregon’s model…” safercitiesresearch.com/the-latest/thr…

NEW: As opioid deaths reach historic highs around the country, promising new overdose prevention programs are taking shape—and federal funds and opioid litigation settlement dollars could help launch more of them. safercitiesresearch.com/the-latest/fiv…

“This is about which expert should respond to a 911 call," an official said about a Texas county's new mobile crisis response team of healthcare experts sent to calls related to mental health. "We are sending the right experts to solve the right problems” safercitiesresearch.com/the-latest/thr…

NEW: Poll finds a majority of voters want more funding for Community Violence Intervention-trained community experts who intervene in conflicts to stop violence before it happens-and prefer CVI over increasing law enforcement to prevent gun violence safercitiesresearch.com/the-latest/thr…

"Providing [mobile crisis response teams] has been a win-win for clients and emergency personnel, not only freeing up law enforcement, but emergency medical providers who might have otherwise been dispatched to nonviolent, nonmedical emergencies." safercitiesresearch.com/the-latest/thr…

NEW: Mobile crisis response units have transformed from theoretical idea to functioning program in cities across the country. Here are key findings from a new national survey that capture the widespread public support these programs continue to enjoy: safercitiesresearch.com/the-latest/pol…

NEW: Mental health crises have risen significantly on college campuses over the past decade. That’s why a number of universities are launching mobile crisis outreach teams, led by mental health experts, to serve as first responders for students in crisis. safercitiesresearch.com/the-latest/uni…

@davechokshi @ONDCP Great thread. We highlighted the study (and this thread) in our weekly newsletter: safercitiesresearch.com/the-latest/six…

Read more about the national context for overdose prevention centers in this thoughtful associated commentary by Dr. Elizabeth Samuels and colleagues. @ONDCP jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Today in @JAMANetworkOpen, we report the first peer-reviewed data from the first publicly-recognized overdose prevention centers in the U.S., operated by OnPoint NYC. 🧵 jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

@BillingsEcon @jenniferdoleac @KSchnepel The graph and the slides are so good we highlighted them in our newsletter this week. safercitiesresearch.com/the-latest/six…

@jenniferdoleac @KSchnepel Love that graph too, this is the magic of the graphical wizardry that is @KSchnepel

Was honored to testify before the NM Legislative Finance Cmte today, about what works to reduce violent crime. Mentioned lots of options, answered great ?s. Absolutely love putting research evidence into the hands of people who can use it. My slides: jenniferdoleac.com/wp-content/upl…