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Trajectory Changing Solutions TCS is based on Mr. Kerr’s experience as a street outreach worker, clinician, administrator, and Mayor’s Office staffer.

Trajectory Changing Solutions (TCS) is a consulting firm specializing in violence prevention and reduction strategies and capacity building, designed to comprehensively create safer communities, locally and globally. Founded and led by Norman Livingston Kerr, MSW, an international expert in addressing violence and trauma, and promoting community wellness in various contexts for 30 years. The TCS team is made up of skilled professionals in the field who are primed and ready to assist local governments and community partners. At TCS, we believe in the power of comprehensive training and technical assistance to mitigate the root causes of violence and foster safer environments for all residents. Our multidisciplinary team of experts has extensive experience in community engagement, conflict resolution, youth intervention, law enforcement practices, policy development, victim services, and case management.

Burnout does not always look like quitting. It can look like irritability, detachment, exhaustion, reduced patience, dec...
10/14/2026

Burnout does not always look like quitting. It can look like irritability, detachment, exhaustion, reduced patience, declining motivation or feeling numb toward situations that once affected you. Pay attention to changes in how you are showing up.

If an organization cannot clearly document referrals, mediations, follow-ups and outcomes, it becomes difficult to demon...
10/12/2026

If an organization cannot clearly document referrals, mediations, follow-ups and outcomes, it becomes difficult to demonstrate what its intervention model is accomplishing. Strong documentation strengthens case management, evaluation, and organizational accountability.

Knowing a neighborhood well is an advantage, but familiarity can also make people less attentive to changes around them....
10/10/2026

Knowing a neighborhood well is an advantage, but familiarity can also make people less attentive to changes around them. Every shift is different. Read the environment you are in today - not only the one you remember.

Credibility comes from relationships, experience, consistency, integrity and the ability to reach people. It should not ...
10/08/2026

Credibility comes from relationships, experience, consistency, integrity and the ability to reach people. It should not be defined through a masculine lens. Women have long held influence in families, neighborhoods, institutions and community networks central to violence prevention.

Being accessible does not mean being available every minute of every day. Clear boundaries around communication, emergen...
10/07/2026

Being accessible does not mean being available every minute of every day. Clear boundaries around communication, emergencies and responsibilities can reduce burnout while creating healthier professional relationships with participants.

A hospital visit after a violent injury can become an important point of intervention. Hospital-based violence intervent...
10/05/2026

A hospital visit after a violent injury can become an important point of intervention. Hospital-based violence intervention programs connect treatment for violence-related injuries with community assistance intended to reduce future violence. The hospital and the neighborhood should not operate as two disconnected systems.

Ten meaningful engagements can be more valuable than fifty interactions with no follow-up. Focus on the people, conflict...
10/03/2026

Ten meaningful engagements can be more valuable than fifty interactions with no follow-up. Focus on the people, conflicts and relationships where your presence can have the greatest impact.

We are pleased to host the CVI National Street Connect TONIGHT at 9pm CT.Participate by inviting members from your organ...
10/02/2026

We are pleased to host the CVI National Street Connect TONIGHT at 9pm CT.

Participate by inviting members from your organization on the call. Let's build together.

Representation is incomplete when women are present in the workforce but absent from the rooms where budgets, policies, ...
10/01/2026

Representation is incomplete when women are present in the workforce but absent from the rooms where budgets, policies, programs and strategies are determined. Advancement means access to authority - not simply participation.

CVI practitioners can experience multiple losses while continuing to respond to new incidents. Moving immediately into t...
09/30/2026

CVI practitioners can experience multiple losses while continuing to respond to new incidents. Moving immediately into the next crisis does not mean the previous grief has been processed. Give grief somewhere to go.

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