The Action Lab’s new Climate and Public Safety (CAPS) initiative was created to help fill the void. This seed-stage venture has conducted preliminary mapping of the intersections and is developing a resource bank and infosheets to share as a knowledge hub. We envision building a collaborative community of practice featuring CJ leaders and personnel, policymakers, scholars, community stakeholders, and advocates. Together, we hope to:

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• Translate and disseminate the existing research base,

• Conduct landscape assessments and gather lessons learned from practitioners and communities nationwide,

• Facilitate creating a research agenda and conducting original research, and

• Build a menu of shovel-ready mitigation and adaptation strategies and implementation toolkits and training for CJ leaders and personnel, policymakers, advocates, and community members can employ to help personnel and communities thrive in the coming years.

 

We are actively seeking partners interested in addressing these intertwining challenges in ways that improve public safety, public health, resilience, and thriving among CJ personnel and the communities they serve.