Welcome to The Community's Scale For Healing Possibilities

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In the area of recovery from trauma and violence, there are several measures available to assess symptoms and coping. However, in our review, no clear definition existed of healing from community violence, grounded in the reality and experience of those most affected. 

1. Getting to the core
2. Reclaiming possibilities and hope
3. Faith in the healing process
4. Trusting the community in healing  

The scale has 36 items – questions that a participant answers. These are organized under four dimensions of healing.

1. Getting to the core
2. Reclaiming possibilities and hope
3. Faith in the healing process
4. Trusting the community in healing

The CSHP was the result of a partnership between seven community-based organizations:

• Common Justice
• Drexel University Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice
• H.O.L.L.A.
• Homeboy Industries
• M.A.D.E. Institute
• The Love More Movement
• Reimagining Justice 

These organizations worked with the Hunter College School of Social Work to develop a scale that would measure healing. The process started with nationwide listening sessions to capture the authentic voice of the people.

Partners used a mixed-method participatory scale development process that was trauma-informed and social justice-based to:

• Define the meaning of healing from community violence
• Identify indicators for measurement; and 
• Test the validity and reliability for the measure 

Our focus honored the stories, voices and strengths of young people and practitioners of color affected by structural racism — how they’ve been harmed and their ways of knowing.

Our team members each had experienced healing from community violence, supporting the healing of others, or both.

Our process created a space of affirmation, mutual aid, community trust-building and joy.

Our CBO partners were actively engaged in every stage of the process: from definition development; to scale creation and revision; to recruitment and analysis. 

The tool itself was a catalyst for discussions and led to insights into healing. 

Our process created a space of affirmation, mutual aid, community trust-building, and joy.

Our CBO partners were actively engaged in every process stage, from definition development to scale creation and revision to recruitment and analysis. 

The CSHP became a catalyst for discussions and led to insights into healing.

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