Social Contract partnered with Delaware leaders to design and scale a statewide gun violence reduction strategy. Here is how we helped implement evidence-based programs, reduce shootings, and create the nation’s first community-based Office of Violence Prevention.
How Social Contract helped the Prescription Opioid Settlement Distribution Commission design an equitable, transparent grantmaking strategy for an expected $250 million in opioid settlement funds. Our data-driven approach ensures investments are community-centered, effective, and built to drive long-term recovery and prevention.
The City of Scranton and Lackawanna County have partnered to address violent crime by developing a community violence intervention (CVI) strategy. Social Contract was hired to lead the work.
Explore our work in Allegheny County (PA), highlighted in a report from the Giffords Center for Violence Prevention.
Allegheny County will invest $50 million over five years to reduce community violence through a public health approach. Social Contract was selected to lead countywide shooting review boards, helping identify trends and inform prevention strategies that create safer, more resilient communities.
In response to the CDC’s call to reduce youth gun violence in Wilmington, Delaware leaders—guided by Social Contract—are using data-driven, ethical, and community-based strategies to prevent crime and save lives through human-centered intervention.
Delaware became the nation’s first Trauma-Informed State in 2018. Social Contract helped shape this landmark effort by guiding strategy, stakeholder input, and statewide planning to create more human-centered systems. Learn how trauma-informed care is driving real culture change.