Technical Assistance (TA) for Health and Justice System Improvements

TASC’s Center for Health and Justice (CHJ) brings together people, communities, and organizations to achieve practical, actionable systems changes unique to each local community at the intersection of public safety and public health.

A Complete TA Menu‌ ‌for Your Justice Needs

Working at the intersection of public safety and public health, here are key elements of systems change TA that we offer to support your goals:‌

1. Community convenings

to make sure that all partners are at the table, building solutions from deflection and pre-arrest deflection/diversion to community reentry models

2. Systems mapping

for deflection and diversion, with a focus on addressing drug use and co- occurring disorders‌

3. Action planning‌

for solutions and your success‌

4. I‌mplementation

no matter who developed your plans or where they came from—SIM mapping, gap analysis, and other processes. We help your community bring those plans to life, built as you wanted‌

‌5. Treatment capacity‌

solutions answering the critical questions of Deflect to What? Divert to What? ‌

6. Sustainability‌

to create justice initiatives that go the distance‌

7. Data architecture and tech‌ solutions for justice‌

—on how to best use the data already being collected across many ‌ organizations and systems‌

8. Justice dashboards

so you can make the best real-time decisions and share your successes with the public‌

‌ 9. AI

as the future is now

The goal‌

of our work is to help justice systems—from police to parole and all points in between— and substance use treatment come together in a way that makes the biggest difference in the community .‌

The purpose

of our work is to improve community safety. Our TA focuses on solutions to reduce drug-related crime, reduce drug use and especially drug overdose, promote recovery, and support the workforce and volunteers who make it all happen.

Our expertise

is built on direct experience working within and alongside justice systems, practitioners, and community partners.‌ ‌

We value collaboration to ensure optimal effectiveness, efficiency, data coordination, and shared impact and benefits among stakeholders.

‌Our successes‌

span across 48‌ states, two U.S. territories, and‌ numerous countries across the globe.‌

Get in touch to explore how proven approaches can be adapted for your community’s unique strengths and needs.