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Across the U.S., hundreds of jurisdictions have committed to improving their systems’ responses to “high-needs” or “priority populations”—community members who frequently and repeatedly encounter law enforcement, jails, emergency departments, and other social services. 

The CSG Justice Center is highlighting three of these communities: Bernalillo County, New Mexico; Fulton County, Georgia; and Polk County, Iowa. Each of these jurisdictions is both a Stepping Up Innovator and a MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice Challenge site. This snapshot will focus on the sites’ successes and challenges in their work with priority populations, as well as some of their upcoming goals. Read more about where these counties started and their progress along the way.