4 Data Strategies for Emerging Issues

Governments are stretched thin. Not only are they responsible for providing basic public services, they need to address emerging issues such as homelessness and the opioid epidemic, which have no clear path forward.

The key to addressing emerging issues is connecting, sharing, and controlling data.

This guide explores the approach officials in Connecticut adopted for a data-driven response to one of its most pressing emerging issues: the opioid epidemic.