Table 3 State categories grouped by theme

1 (Communities

/CBOs)

Access to and benefits from the policy are unequal across different types of organizations

Coordinated efforts to provide training and technical assistance to CBOs and providers.

Barriers for community-based organizations

Frustration and mistrust among communities and community-based organizations

Efforts to streamline training, billing, and certification

2 (Design)

Ensure success during early implementation before expanding the policy

Designing and amending the policy

A team-based approach to delivering services under the policy

Policy in need of revision from the date of passage

3 (Collaboration)

Passage of “the policy” as the culmination of multi-level, intentional, and collaborative work between stakeholders.

Stakeholder inclusivity in designing and implementing the legislation and policy

Managing relationships between stakeholders

Collaborative policy work group

4 (Context)

Small state size as a positive asset to implementation

Unique implementation context

5 (Momentum)

Locating, building, and capitalizing on policy momentum

Quick passage of the policy legislation as a double-edged sword

Cyclical/inefficient funding disrupts ground-level violence intervention work

6 (Framing)

Establishing a common purpose, vision, and benefit to stakeholders and constituents

Consistent, high-level statewide messaging and strategy

Framing the root issue

Framing the policy