{"id":1392,"date":"2024-01-27T04:43:31","date_gmt":"2024-01-27T04:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justicevoices.org\/?post_type=podcast&p=1392"},"modified":"2025-11-29T16:14:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T21:14:03","slug":"pastor_chris_harris_bright_star_community_outreach_turn_model","status":"publish","type":"episodes","link":"https:\/\/justicevoices.org\/?episodes=pastor_chris_harris_bright_star_community_outreach_turn_model","title":{"rendered":"Ep. 20: Pastor Chris Harris — Bright Star Community Outreach and TURN Model for Safer Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The TURN Model: Building Coalitions to Reduce Trauma and Create Safer Communities<\/h1>

Introduction to Pastor Chris Harris<\/h2>

Pastor Chris Harris<\/a> speaks about Bright Star Community Outreach, NATAL Training, the TURN Center in Bronzeville in south Chicago, and the TURN Model of Coalition Building to Reduce Trauma and Build Safer Communities.<\/p>

Are you looking for solutions for reducing crime and building safer, healthier, and more prosperous communities? If so, Pastor Chris Harris delivers valuable answers in this episode of Justice Voices.<\/p>

The TURN Model and Community Coalition<\/h2>

Throughout this episode, Pastor Harris describes how he and his team built a dynamic community-based, faith-led coalition to deliver comprehensive services in the historic greater Bronzeville neighborhood of south Chicago. These services include, moreover, violence prevention, trauma counseling, workforce development, and other critical community needs based on the TURN (The Urban Resilience Network) model.<\/p>

As the pastor at both Bright Star Church and St. James Church, Pastor Harris also serves as founder and CEO of Bright Star Community Outreach (BSCO).<\/p>

International Partnership to Address Trauma<\/h2>

In this conversation with host David Risley<\/a>, Pastor Harris initially explains how he developed a relationship with NATAL (the Israel Trauma and Resiliency Center), an organization in Israel providing treatment and support to victims of trauma. Subsequently, he describes how he brought NATAL trainers to south Chicago to train faith and community leaders and volunteers to deliver trauma-informed care to people in their communities.<\/p>

Expanding Partnerships and Impact<\/h2>

As a direct result of his partnership with NATAL, Pastor Harris and his team developed the TURN model for addressing high crime community needs. Consequently, this innovative approach led to BSCO partnerships with over 70 organizations, including Northwestern University’s school of medicine, the University of Chicago, United Way, CIGNA, and the MacArthur Foundation.<\/p>

Future Vision and Replication<\/h2>

Having successfully proven the effectiveness of the TURN model in the greater Bronzeville area, Pastor Harris furthermore shares his vision of expanding its implementation in other communities. Above all, he emphasizes it as a community-centered, data-driven approach to building working coalitions to address community needs.<\/p>

Episode Details and Resources<\/h2>

Full transcript: https:\/\/justicevoices.org\/ep-20-pastor-chris-harris-turn-model\/ <\/span><\/p>

Index: <\/span><\/p>

00:00 Preview clips (Pastor Harris) <\/span><\/p>

00:59 Intro (David Risley) <\/span><\/p>

02:12 Introduction of Pastor Harris and Bright Star Community Outreach <\/span><\/p>

03:49 Trauma as carrier of violence; BSCO\/NATAL partnership to reduce trauma <\/span><\/p>

07:10 TURN Center — trauma help <\/span><\/p>

09:12 Trauma in high crime communities 12:19 Bright Star Community Outreach (BSCO) beginning to present <\/span><\/p>

15:07 Over 70 community partners and other support <\/span><\/p>

18:43 Community coalition building — faith community <\/span><\/p>

22:01 Results — crime reduction data 23:02 Coalition building includes sharing the benefits <\/span><\/p>

25:16 Vision for future — TURN model works — replicate in other communities <\/span><\/p>

29:40 TURN Center today <\/span><\/p>

32:24 Upcoming episode about BSCO Behavioral Health Department <\/span><\/p>

33:02 For more information <\/span><\/p>

33:55 Call to action <\/span><\/p>

BSCO website: https:\/\/www.brightstarcommunityoutreach.com\/ <\/span><\/p>

NATAL website: https:\/\/www.natal.org.il\/en\/about-us\/ <\/span><\/p>

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