Every two years, the Tower Foundation works with Wilder Research to send a survey out to the communities from Erie and Niagara counties to share their attitudes and experiences related to intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health, and substance use. This report presents results from the Fall 2023 survey.

The Multicounty Multitype Library Systems received funding from the 2023 legislature to conduct a census of school libraries in Minnesota. The census collected data on school library staffing, operations, and use. Wilder Research worked with MCMT to analyze and report the data collected. This summary highlights findings from the census.

The Multicounty Multitype Library Systems received funding from the 2023 legislature to conduct a census of school libraries in Minnesota. The census collected data on school library staffing, operations, and use. Wilder Research worked with MCMT to analyze and report the data collected. This report presents detailed findings from the census.

In 2023, the Center for Rural Behavioral Health and Wilder Research conducted a study to better understand the barriers that master’s level mental health providers face during the licensure process. The study included a brief review of existing research and a survey of graduates from master’s programs in Minnesota that lead to licensure in social work, counseling, or marriage and family therapy.

In Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation commissioned the University of Minnesota’s Center for Urban and Regional Affairs and Wilder Research to carry out a research study that addressed two questions: 1. What are early indicators of gentrification? How do community perceptions align with existing data? 2. What interventions and policy changes can be pursued to address residential, business, and cultural displacement?

This issue brief uses 2023 Minnesota Homeless Study data to highlight unsheltered homelessness among adults and its relationship with health and well-being.

This brief presents interview data from the 2023 Minnesota Homeless Study. It focuses on the ways in which homelessness is different between the Twin Cities metropolitan area and greater Minnesota.