We Measure What Matters in the
Work to End Violence
We create diagnostic tools that track, analyze, and advance violence-reduction program participants’
identity-level transformation. So programs can understand what’s working and funders can help scale it.
MIRA: A Diagnostic Tool for Violence Intervention
MIRA is designed to help programs and systems track identity-level change over time, offering a deeper understanding of participant transformation that traditional metrics can’t capture.
We’re not building this alone. MIRA is in early rollout, co-developed with violence-prevention practitioners, researchers, program participants, and system-experienced leaders.
Longitudinal, Real-Time Tracking
MIRA isn’t a one-and-done tool. It’s administered at multiple points throughout a program, creating a dynamic profile of internal transformation as it unfolds.
Semantic-Differential Methodology
MIRA uses contrasting adjective pairs to assess how participants perceive themselves. The identity traits these pairs measure are closely linked to violence risk and readiness for change.
Backed by Decades of Sociological Research
MIRA is grounded in Symbolic Interactionism and Identity Theory—disciplines that explain how people form and shift identity through social interaction and reflection.
We help programs identify what works
Violence-reduction programs are often forced to rely on subjective data or directional metrics like attendance or number of clients to try to quantify their impact and tell their full story. MIRA® directly and objectively diagnoses participant transformation.
Who is MIRA For?
MIRA is built to serve the full ecosystem of violence prevention, helping each stakeholder understand, improve, sustain, and tell their full story. MIRA directly and objectively diagnoses participant transformation.
Violence-Intervention Programs
Track transformation.
Refine programming.
MIRA helps frontline programs understand identity-level change in real time, giving staff actionable insight to guide care, improve outcomes, and tell a deeper story of impact.
Justice-Involved Supervision
Track transformation.
Refine supervision.
MIRA helps pretrial, diversion, re-entry, and other supervision programs assess and make decisions based on the prominence of key identity traits.
Transform Lives with the MIRA Tool
Experience the power of MIRA in measuring identity transformation and driving community change.