Public health uses data as a foundation to understand how frequently violence occurs, where it occurs, trends in violence, victims and perpetrators, and then uses this data to engage stakeholders in the development of community solutions to prevent violence, promote healing, and restore communities. Our collective impact work started in 2020 and continue to grows as more partners bring their work to the table for a shared vision of making a Safe, Hopeful, Healthy Baton Rouge for all.

Collective Impact frameworks have five conditions that together produce true alignment and lead to powerful results: a common agenda, shared measurement systems, mutually reinforcing activities, continuous communication, and a backbone support organization.  SHHBR's backbone agency  is the Mayor’s Healthy City Initiative partnered with interagency departments within City-Parish.

East Baton Rouge Parish saw a 23%reduction in gun violence categories after 2 years of monthly, and often time bi-weekly partnered meetings coupled with aligned strategies that are coproduced with community partners that work in mentoring; youth development; mental health; and economic opportunity programs. Although we have observed reductions in both non-fatal and fatal Gun Violence categories from 2021 to 2022, the levels today are still higher than our historical 5 year average.

Our mission prioritizes building capacity for Community-Based strategies and proven methodologies to contribute to an additional 15% Reduction in gun violence,Year Over Year, by utilizing a 3-pronged approach of community-based strategies, and mental health and human services to complement law enforcement.