The Stakes

Why It Matters

Frontline organizations are doing the hardest work in community health — with the least support. Better tools and better data can change that.

The Scale of the Problem

Violence is a public health crisis

The numbers are staggering — and they represent real people, real families, and real communities in crisis.

The evidence for structured case management is clearest in community violence intervention — and it points to what is possible across the entire human services field.

45,222

Gun violence deaths in the U.S. in 2020, including homicides and suicides — CDC National Center for Health Statistics

$700B+

Estimated annual cost of gun violence in the U.S. including medical care, criminal justice, and lost productivity — Everytown Research

44%

Violent injury recidivism documented within 5 years of an assault resulting in hospitalization — Chong et al., American Surgeon, 2015

$4m

Documented cost savings over 5 years from a single hospital-based violence intervention program serving 90 clients — Purtle et al., Drexel University, Am J Prev Med, 2015

Tens of thousands

of community-based case managers are the connective tissue of community health — counseling trauma survivors, connecting clients to housing, navigating the healthcare system, and preventing the next crisis.

Most of them are managing 30–50 active clients on a spreadsheet.

Evidence of Impact

What good case management actually produces

The research is clear: when community-based organizations have the tools and structure to do sustained case management, outcomes improve dramatically across multiple dimensions.

  • Reduced recidivism — fewer repeat violent incidents among clients enrolled in structured intervention programs
  • Better housing stability — clients with consistent case management maintain housing at significantly higher rates
  • Mental health follow-through — structured follow-up dramatically increases rates of trauma therapy completion
  • Fewer repeat ER visits — hospital-based VIPs document 30–60% reduction in violent re-injury presentations
  • Employment outcomes — job placement rates improve when case managers can track barriers and navigate resources systematically
Community health worker supporting a client in the community
Data and research analytics
Research Contribution

A dataset that doesn't exist yet

Most research on community violence intervention happens in silos — one program, one city, one dataset at a time. Cervello's initiative changes that.

By putting a standardized case management platform in the hands of programs across the country, we generate one of the first cross-program datasets on community-based human services intervention outcomes at scale.

  • Standardized data collection across diverse program types
  • Aggregate, anonymized analysis across geography and population
  • Peer-reviewed publications advancing the evidence base
  • Insights shared publicly with the field, not locked behind paywalls
"QuesGen is a really wonderful partner. They're easy to communicate with and listen, hear our challenges, and they're willing to help us address those challenges."
Rachel Myers, PhD — Co-Director, CHOP Violence Intervention Program
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