When professionals, teams and communities collaborate well, they effectively bridge what we call the “justice gap” for victims of interpersonal violence and abuse. Bridging the justice gap through coordinated community responses, or CCRs, results in better outcomes for victims and survivors, more efficient use of limited resources, and healthier communities with less violence. This multidisciplinary approach is shaped by many unique factors such as population, locality, culture, resources, and level of cooperation and commitment of individuals, offices, and systems. In Part 1 of this two-part training, we will address assessing the needs in your community and identify concrete, foundational supports necessary for effective multidisciplinary and cross-organization/system work. In Part 2, we will share information and evidence-based practices and skills that promote clear and effective communication, diffuse and de-escalate tension, build trust among individuals and disciplines, and result in better outcomes for survivors and communities. We will also learn the three pillars of system change and how teams can use protocol, training, and audits to successfully change the system.