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Community Safety & Well-being Planning
May 2016
Background
• Funding Opportunity Proceeds of Crime Grants x 2
($185,200)
1 of 8 Pilot Communities
Framework for Planning Community Safety & Well-being
MINISTRY OF
COMMUNITY SAFETY & CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
Emergency response
Immediate response to urgent incident
Promoting and maintaining
community safety and well-being
Social development
Risk intervention
Mitigating elevated risk situations
Prevention
Reducing identified risks
4 Chapters
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Community Planning Framework for Safety & Well-being
Ontario Working Group
Our “Journey”
• Municipal Council Endorsement
• Establishment of a Community Safety & Well-being Planning Committee
Community Engagement
• Leadership Information Session Introduce the project and build
awareness
Gain stakeholder commitment
Identify other organizations who should participate
Community Planning Session
• Facilitated Session 87 Participants (representing 53
agencies)
Affinity Exercise
Identifying Priority Risk Areas
“Based on your experience, knowledge and the data your organization maintains, what are the most pressing issues or risks impacting the safety and well-being of the individuals you serve and the community as a whole?”
Wordle “What is your vision for community safety and
well-being?”
“What would it look like if community members
had improved safety and well-being?”
Goals • Referrals • Advocacy • Understanding • Data
• Measurement • Evaluation
SHARED
A connected, accessible and
responsive system of services and service
providers
Basic Human Needs Adequate income • Safe
housing • Food security • Employment • Education
• Health services/ Medical care
Safe Environments Safe neighbourhoods,
schools & workplaces • Injury & harm prevention • Healthy relationships • Opportunities for active
living & mobility
Mental Well-being Socio-emotional skills to support mental health • Diagnosis, treatment and support for mental illness and addictions
Opportunities for Community Safety and Well-being
Creating Conditions for a Vital and Inclusive Community
Coordination Outcomes
A connected,
accessible and
responsive system of
services and service
providers
Priority
Risk Area
Priority
Risk Area
Priority
Risk Area
SHARED
• Goals
• Referrals
• Advocacy
• Understanding
• Data
• Measurement
• Evaluation
Priority Risk Area & Domains
Basic Human Needs
Adequate income
Safe housing
Food security
Employment
Education
Health services/ Medical care
Priority Risk Area & Domains
Safe Environments
Safe neighbourhoods, schools & workplaces
Injury & harm prevention
Healthy relationships
Opportunities for active living & mobility
Priority Risk Area & Domains
Mental Well-being
Socio-emotional skills to support mental health
Diagnosis, treatment and support for mental illness and addictions
Research
• Best Practices and Models for CSWb Planning
What we found…
• Municipally-led
• Consultant Support
• Community Consultations
• Evidence-based Planning
• Partnership/Collaborative Approach
Social Network Analysis
• Purpose Assess the Coordination of Services & the
Referral of Clients
Related to the Priority Risk Areas and Domains
• Survey Outcomes 150+ Organizations Invited
Over 85 Organizations Responded
Over 170 Surveys Completed
Nearly 8,000 Connections Identified
Sample Map
Baseline Measurement of CSWb
• Data Repository Use of Existing Data from:
• Census, Data Consortium
• Community Partners
Project Charter with City’s Planning Department
www.sdhu.com
GIS Mapping of Data
Social Disorder Crime - Rate
Community Profiles
CSWb Asset Inventory
• Types of Assets Social Network Analysis
Existing Strategies/Services/Programs
Baseline Measures / Data
• Matrix – Assets Are Plotted According to: 12 Domains (of the 3 Priority Risk Areas)
Populations Served
4 Levels of Risk Intervention
Moving Forward
• Short-Term Actions: Completion of Current Workplan
Activities: SNA Sounding
Baseline Measurement Project
Asset Inventory
Analysis
Reporting/Information Sharing
Moving Forward
• Long-Term Actions: Evidence-based Planning &
Coordination of CSWb Information: • GIS mapping • Asset mobilization • Communication
Measuring Collective Impact on CSWb
Review of Committee’s Role
New Wellbeing Framework
• Plan for Overarching Wellbeing Strategy
• District/Regional “Cabinet”
North East Well-being Cabinet
Timmins North Bay Sudbury
City of Greater Sudbury
Local Poverty
Reduction Fund
Projects
Healthy Kids
Community Challenge
Youth Engagement
Strategy
Age-friendly Community
Community Safety & Well-
being
Community Drug Strategy
Sault Ste. Marie
Local Projects
Challenges
• Lack of a Governance Structure and Overarching Strategy
• Complexity of Categorizing Priorities and Population Groups
• Planning Fatigue – Want to See Outcomes on CSWb
Take-Aways
• Strong Partnerships / Trust
• Municipal Commitment (Social Services)
• Continuous Stakeholder Engagement – Momentum
Project Overview
Quick Facts:
Origin: Community Safety and Crime Prevention Strategic Plan (2012 – 2014) Champions: Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Panel Term: 2014-2019 Funding: $100 000 per year Objective: Coordinate community partnerships and resident engagement to address risk factors for crime
Provincial – Municipal Partnership
Partnership Overview:
• Selected as Pilot Site for Community Safety and Well-being Planning
• Three Proceeds of Crime Grants: Safe Brantford, Situation Table, Neighbourhood Development
• Dr. Hugh Russell provided initial consultancy support to Municipal Safe Brantford concept
• Opportunity for access to Ministerial staff to advocate for multi-year funding and shape concept direction
The ‘Process’
1. Assemble the Steering Committee
2. Needs Assessment
3. Community Consultation
4. Consultancy and Subject Matter Expertise
5. Using the Provincial Tool-kit
The ‘Plan’: Four Focus Areas
1. Safe Neighbourhoods
2. Educational Attainment
3. ‘At Risk’ Youth
4. Mental Health
What Happened with the Plan? Neighbourhoods
Council Approval to Expand ‘Hub’ program
School and Community Based Hub-based Hub
Neighbourhood Changemakers Program
Micro-level Economic Development
Focus on Affordable Housing Sites
Further ‘Hub’ expansion in 2017
What Happened with the Plan? Educational Attainment
Digital Inclusion Strategy
Neighborhood Learning Series
Community Partnerships
What Happened with the Plan? At-Risk Youth
Youth Visioning
Youth Collective Impact
Youth Service Research with Laurier University
Application to become a Youth-Friendly City
Youth Strategic Formwork adopted by Council
What Happened with the Plan? Mental Health
Development of a Mental Health Strategic Framework
Involved all MH Providers, Peer Groups and Human and Emergency Service Agencies
Adopted by Council in Fall 2015
Action Groups working on Single Point Access
Challenge #1: Persistent Questions
Can you have Immediate Impact? Who is the expert? How do you address the ‘Tyranny of the Anecdote’? Where is the Data? What are root causes vs. symptoms vs. crimes? Who sets priorities? What is a community-led project?
Challenge #2: Branding vs. Planning
Challenge #3: Un-Branding
Neighbourhood Hubs Digital Inclusion Strategy Mental Health Strategy Educational Attainment Police Projects / Situation Table Income Inequity
Challenge #4: Planning Fatigue
What is happening with ‘The Plan’ now?
Key components of the Plan have been adopted by as part of the City Strategic Plan Community organizations are being supported in applications for grants that support Community Safety Strong Research partnerships with Laurier Brantford Emphasis Placed on Data and Information Sharing Division of Labour between police and the municipality (but partnership remains)
Key Learnings
Clearly explain the project goals (over and over if needed) Report Regularly to Council Find some ‘Jump Starts’ and ‘Early Wins’ Sometimes, Form follows Function Focus on good data up-front Keep expectations reasonable
Final Thoughts and Discussion
Rob Blackwell
Lyne Cote Veilleux
Aaron Wallace
Anthony Piscitelli
