Connecticut data reveal racial disparities in policing
by Thomas Zembowicz December 2, 2015
In August 2014, the shooting of African-American teenager Michael Brown in the black-majority city of Ferguson, Missouri by a white police officer on duty quickly captured the entire country’s attention. Residents, long aware of the existing tensions between the community and a police force that no longer represents their racial and ethnic makeup, protested the excessive use of force by police and demanded greater accountability from police departments.… Read More
DataHaven Announces Completion of Largest-Ever Survey on Neighborhood-Level Quality of Life, Health, and Happiness
by Mark Abraham November 23, 2015
Nearly 17,000 randomly-selected residents of all towns in Connecticut and adjacent sections of New York State participated in the 2015 DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey, with in-depth interviews on quality of life, health, and happiness… Read More
Welcome to the new DataHaven website
by Mary Buchanan November 10, 2015
You have arrived at DataHaven, where we provide data for community action. We collect, interpret, and share public data to empower communities to make effective, informed decisions. We provide a public service by working with a wide variety of partners to develop innovative reports, tools, and technical assistance programs that make this information more useful.… Read More
More statewide and national recognition for DataHaven
by Mark Abraham September 2, 2015
Read below for an excerpt from our semi-annual newsletter, released in August 2015. The newsletter also contained links to the many new reports that DataHaven has published. Contact us to sign up for the full newsletter!… Read More
Local-level data needed to clarify city well-being rankings
by Mark Abraham April 7, 2015
You may have seen the 2014 Community Well-Being Rankings, released this week by Gallup-Healthways. But what these types of rankings may mask is the wide range of well-being levels experienced by individuals within those metro areas, regardless of their ranking.… Read More
Connecticut data leader receives award from global Community Indicators Consortium
by Mark Abraham October 7, 2014
Washington, DC summit honors Mark Abraham for exemplifying the use of information to advance community well-being. On September 30, the Community Indicators Consortium presented an “Impact Award” at their Washington, DC summit to DataHaven’s Executive Director Mark Abraham. … Read More
