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We work one on one with each of our clients to understand their unique needs, identify the questions they should to be asking, and help them to determine their goals. Then, utilizing a wide range of tools, we develop innovative strategies, provide concrete tools and resources, and create effective solutions that ultimately help our clients to achieve their goals.
"Providing innovative solutions for challenging questions"
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What works in transitional planning for people getting out of jail or prison?
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How do we fund this project?
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How can we document the effectiveness of a project that we know works? |
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We want to work with our local jail. Where do we start?
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| Departments of Health and Human Services: |
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How do we collect health status and program information from our local jails and prisons?
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How can we create strategic alliances in our jurisdiction between the health department, community social services and our local correctional setting?
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How do we identify and best serve children of incarcerated parents within our county social service system?
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| Departments of Corrections or County Jails:
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Who is this community agency and what do they really want?
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Why would we want to provide these types of services?
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What kind of security clearance is needed for this project?
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How does this project help us with our mission?
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How can we make sure that this program does not compromise the safety and security of our facility? |
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Can we logistically support this program and if so, how?
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| Evaluators and Researchers: |
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Does this work require an IRB?
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How do we successfully clear an IRB involving incarcerated participants?
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How do we ask participants about illegal behaviors while they are still incarcerated?
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What would be the best protocol and survey methodology to answer this research question?
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How do we creatively (and cost effectively) evaluate this complex intervention?
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Can we study the adaptation of an existing research protocol into a correctional setting?
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| Funders: |
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What do we need to consider if we want to fund programs for correctional settings?
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Do programs in correctional settings really work?
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How do we identify the best organization(s) for this funding initiative?
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How can we be sure that this organization has the capacity to be successful in a correctional setting?
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Is this proposal feasible?
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How can we best facilitate a working collaboration between our grantees and correctional agencies?
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