Shlafer Program for Research on Criminal Justice & Health

Welcome to the Shlafer Program

The Shlafer Program is an independent research program that envisions and supports equitable health outcomes for children and families impacted by incarceration. Our community-engaged, research-based interventions drive positive change within systems, communities, families, and individuals.

We aim to increase impacted individuals’ access to research-based supports by offering them many points of entry in community, jail, and prison.

We invite you to join this national effort to improve child health and family well-being in the context of the criminal legal system.

Resources

Prison and Jail Staff Family Care Providers Policy Makers

Research Projects

Our research broadly examines the intersections of the criminal legal system, and child and family health and well-being. Read more about each of our ongoing and past projects below.

COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence in Minnesota Prisons and Jails

Picture of team members at brunch