What’s Next after Sequential Intercepts Model Mapping: Technology Solutions for Interagency Partners

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Agency (1).png When communities adopt a coordinated data collection plan across Sequential Intercepts, they gain essential insights on community need and service efficiency. Yet, many communities lack the data infrastructure needed to track progress, monitor implementation, and inform ongoing decision-making. Without dedicated data infrastructure, practitioners often find themselves asking a familiar question after the mapping process concludes: “What’s next?”

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Demonstrating ROI in Law Enforcement Deflection Programs

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In this article, we identify some of the factors impacting return on investment for local government adoption of evidence-based strategies in law enforcement de-escalation and deflection from incarceration and/or emergency hospitalization, where appropriate.

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Improving your Local Community Response to Mental Health Crisis

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Caption: A 2022 review of mental health-related calls for service (CFS) in a rural Virginia region, reveals a 10% increase in call volume over three years, with the sharpest growth (47.6%) in rural townships. The review highlights the need for comprehensive local data systems mapping, noting that over 30% of mental health crisis calls were not reported in call type search.

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Universal Human Services Data Systems Mergers Often Fail — Here's Why Targeted Interagency Data Sharing Works

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When managing complex interagency collaborations, some pursue a vision of a universal data systems merger, a single platform that links law enforcement, justice, health, and human service data systems into one universal system. This model may appeal to those seeking to reduce or eliminate data entry and duplication, and to streamline communications. Yet, in practice, universal human services data systems integrations often fail to launch and fail to keep promises. Here’s why.

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