Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education

09/12/2024

We are hiring a new Research Associate to assist with several of our court-based program evaluations. https://case.edu/academic-careers/research-associate-begun-center-violence-prevention-research-education-14

09/11/2023

Apply to PERI for low-cost evaluation services! Deadline is this Friday. Link to RFP:https://case.edu/socialwork/begun/sites/case.edu.begun/files/2023-08/PERI%20RFP%202023%20-%2008.15.2023.pdf

09/05/2023

Click here for the RFP:https://case.edu/socialwork/begun/sites/case.edu.begun/files/2023-08/PERI%20RFP%202023%20-%2008.15.2023.pdf

08/29/2023

Is your nonprofit or government agency looking for assistance with program evaluation? PERI at Case Western Reserve University provides low-cost evaluation services to agencies in the health and human services sector in Cuyahoga County, and we are currently accepting applications! Click the link to access the RFP:https://case.edu/socialwork/begun/sites/case.edu.begun/files/2023-08/PERI%20RFP%202023%20-%2008.15.2023.pdf

05/09/2023

The Begun Center’s Partnership for Evaluation, Research and Implementation (PERI) provides low-cost evaluation services to health and human services nonprofits in the Cleveland area. Check-out page 9 of the Mandel School’s Spring 2023 Action Magazine for information about our recent project with HFLA, an incredible interest-free loan provider for those who would not otherwise be able to access traditional capital!

The Spring 2023 edition of Action magazine is now available! Check out our feature stories and other exciting school, research and alumni news: https://bit.ly/3NIZohH.

07/28/2022

Need assistance evaluating program data? Submit a proposal to PERI at Case Western Reserve University! PERI provides high-quality, low-cost evaluation services to nonprofits and government agencies in the health and human services sector. Click the link to access the RFP:https://case.edu/socialwork/begun/sites/case.edu.begun/files/2022-07/PERI%20RFP%202022%20-%2007.15.22.pdf

07/19/2022

PERI is now accepting applications for program evaluation services! Through foundation funding, PERI provides evaluation services at a fraction of the market rate for Cleveland-area nonprofit and government organizations in the health and human services sector. Check out our RFP for more information:
https://case.edu/socialwork/begun/sites/case.edu.begun/files/2022-07/PERI%20RFP%202022%20-%2007.15.22.pdf

Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences

04/27/2022

Our friends at Ashtabula County Juvenile Court are hiring!

👀👀 Full-Time Employment Opportunity

Resumes will be accepted until May 6, 2022.

09/09/2021

Calling all statisticians, data crunchers, analysts! We are seeking qualified applicants to join us as Research Associate for our continuing work on the heroin-opiate crisis in Northeast Ohio. Masters degree and 3+ years work experience required.
https://case.edu/socialwork/begun/about-us/current-opportunities

08/31/2021

Our colleagues at the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office, Thomas Gilson and Manreet Bhullar, compared gun-related homicides for four years, a decade apart. The county had 122 gunshot wound homicides in 1990, 53 in 2000, 67 in 2010, and last year — in the midst of the pandemic — 219.

“This is a terrible problem,” Gilson said. “These aren’t disposable people.”

Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Gilson says lessons learned during the opioid crisis may help responses to other crises.

08/26/2021

Karen Flynn, Michelle Riske-Morris, and David Hussey reveal findings from their comprehensive community status assessment of Cuyahoga County's crisis response system. Barriers are found to include stigma, policies, funding, accessibility, and insufficient workforces. Strengths lie in a large number of providers, an established 24-h crisis hotline, and an increasing cohort of CIT law enforcement officers.

A comprehensive community status assessment of an Ohio urban county's crisis response (CR) system explored the experiences of its behavioral health services' clients and providers to surface themes c...