Inclusivity/Racial Equity

Partnership for Sustainable Change

Research indicates that change is not sustainable when we do not meaningfully engage those most impacted by a change (even when it’s being developed to improve services for them). Take this 12-minute course to learn 24 strategies that contribute to effective partnerships.

Think of Us

This organization is dedicated to transforming the child welfare system to center lived experiences. They operate as a research and development lab.

Self-Healing Communities

This article by RWJF describes how addressing problems that a community is facing collectively rather than as stand-alone issues is more effective in building a community that is collaborative and hopeful.

Community Engagement Spectrum

This table details how power can be shifted to the people who are actually impacted by poverty when it comes to making policy decisions. Oftentimes, these groups have the least agency when it comes to making decisions about policies that will impact their lives significantly. This chart may aid people in identifying which stage of …

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Leading Social Transformations: A Case Study Update on Advancing the Common Good

This webinar follows-up on a case study published May 2021 focusing on methods for large-scale transformation in Canada’s family justice system. Four authors from the case study provide deeper context into the study’s tools and techniques and address the barriers to large-scale transformation societies face today.

PACEs connection – NJ ACEs Collaborative ACEs Screening Position

The NJ ACEs Collaborative states that ACEs screenings should not be a diagnostic or treatment mechanism but rather a tool to provide assistance and referrals to children and families. This position paper advises that using ACEs screening in an integrated care approach gives professionals the opportunity to develop more personal connections with patients and clients …

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Structural Racism Booklet: Research and Policy Analyses

The National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives has consolidated a 40-page booklet of factsheets documenting evidence of for structural racism across systems. Topics range from social determinants of health to racially disproportionate discipline in early childhood educational settings. On this website, you can also find many congressional briefings on significant issues including reducing poverty, …

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