Planning Process

In its most comprehensive form, SHIELD helps to develop linkages, relationships, and partnerships between criminal justice actors and the public health sector in local jurisdictions. In this version, we work with local partners to connect with or create a community working group comprising appropriate local stakeholders in order to customize the curriculum. In addition to helping to demonstrate the value of SHIELD trainings and build buy-in with local agencies, the process described in the graphic below has many operational benefits. These include building collaborative synergy, opening channels of communication, and removing bottlenecks that interfere with cross-sector collaboration.