Planning and establishment of the City of Indianapolis’ Mobile Crisis Assistance Team (M-CAT), an integrated first responder model to divert persons with mental illness or evidence of substance use into treatment rather than into the criminal justice system

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Indiana is One of 12 States that Comprise “Tobacco Nation.” How Can We Change This?

Claire Fiddian-Green is the President & CEO of the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation. A recent report about tobacco use in the U.S. noted that adult smoking rates in 12 contiguous states exceed not only the national average, but that of many of the world’s most tobacco-dependent countries, including China, Indonesia and Brazil. Unfortunately, Indiana is […]

Are Indianapolis Charters and Innovation Network Schools Improving Student Outcomes?

Alex Cohen is the Director of Learning and Evaluation for the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation. Stanford’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) recently released its latest study on academic performance in Indianapolis schools. The study aims to answer an important question: How do charter schools and Innovation Network Schools (which are part of the […]