Resource Library

In early 2024, FFI Senior Fellow Phyllis Becker was joined by Henry A.J. Ramos and Gladys Carrión, two leaders who are transforming both the narratives that shape perceptions of crime and the systemic responses. Tune into their conversation as they shift the narrative on youth justice to highlight solutions that center wellbeing.

FFI Senior Fellow Phyllis Becker contributes as co-author in a recent position paper from the Council for Juvenile Justice Administrators about how to apply to a wellbeing framework to juvenile justice.

FFI Senior Fellow Phyllis Becker, and Henry A. J. Ramos of The New School Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy explore how centering youth, families and communities creates more sustainable responses to crime.

Watch the recording of our conversation with Wellbeing Blueprint signer Elka Gotfryd,

Watch the recording of our conversation with Wellbeing Blueprint signer the Right Question Institute, who is working to build a more just and equitable democracy.

Learn from leaders who are advancing new narratives about violence for a conversation on how the stories we tell can lead to accountability, healing and prevention. People with lived expertise share the impact of public safety reporting on narratives and call for shifting power from media and institutions to survivors and impacted communities.

To increase access for wellbeing for both people served by the emergency response system and those who work within it, it’s critical that we reimagine 911. The Transform911 Blueprint for Change is the starting point for doing just that.

What would it look like to transform the civil legal system so it eliminates inequities instead of amplifying them? The Justice Determinants of Wellbeing outlines concrete changes that will push the civil legal system to a civic justice system rooted in wellbeing.

Learn what we heard through community conversations across Missouri and how it led to a paradigm-shifting approach to transforming the state's child welfare system.

This resource provides guidance for anyone engaging with and advocating for youth, with specific guidance for juvenile justice staff who wish to reinforce existing and develop new practices and systems that support wellbeing.

Communities, organizations and individuals across the country are already advancing structural change so everyone has a fair shot. The Wellbeing in Action map captures innovations and examples by location, issue area and Wellbeing Blueprint principles.

A report from Frameworks Institute synthesizes the complex body of research around existing poverty narratives and counter-narratives, with practical advice about how to use narratives to create better stories—and, ultimately, to create social change.