Consultation

CRS offers consultation services to help educate and empower communities, as well as to refine conflict resolution strategies and improve their ability to address underlying sources of tension. Through consultation, CRS provides technical assistance, as well as information on best practices. This service also includes giving advice, sharing insight, and referring communities to available resources.

Examples of Consultations

• Advising city leaders, local law enforcement, and community leaders on the formation of human relations commissions to resolve disputes, address community conflict and tensions, and address and prevent bias incidents and hate crimes
• Providing institutions with best practices for working with specific ethnic and religious communities to improve communication, build partnerships, and address and prevent racial and religious conflicts
• Helping schools organize forums with administrators, faculty, and students to address conflicts and safety concerns following high-profile incidents that increase tensions on campus and in the local community
• Coaching stakeholders on communication, dispute resolution, and joint problem-solving to help local communities build capacity to address conflicts among its members and prevent future conflicts