In 2019, new legislation was put into place through the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 which mandates every municipality across Ontario to develop and adopt a Community Safety and Well-Being Plan (CSWP). These plans recognize that complex social issues cannot be solved independently or addressed in an incident-response basis. Instead, the CSWP seeks to utilize existing strengths and resources to establish proactive and collaborative approaches to mitigate identified challenges at a local level.
Ultimately, the purpose of a CSWP is to create a community in which everyone feels safe, has access to the services and opportunities they need, and have their needs met within Chatham-Kent.
The CSWB Planning Framework consists of the following four areas of intervention:
Social Development: Promoting and maintaining community safety and well-being.
Risk Intervention: Mitigating situations of elevated risk.
Incident Response: Critical and non-critical incident response.
While community safety and well-being planning and investment needs to occur at all levels of the framework, the majority of investments and resources should be spent on social development. By investing in strategies that are proactive instead of reactive, we can improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability of our social programs and emergency services.
In 2019, new legislation was put into place through the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 which mandates every municipality across Ontario to develop and adopt a Community Safety and Well-Being Plan (CSWP). These plans recognize that complex social issues cannot be solved independently or addressed in an incident-response basis. Instead, the CSWP seeks to utilize existing strengths and resources to establish proactive and collaborative approaches to mitigate identified challenges at a local level.
Ultimately, the purpose of a CSWP is to create a community in which everyone feels safe, has access to the services and opportunities they need, and have their needs met within Chatham-Kent.
The CSWB Planning Framework consists of the following four areas of intervention:
Social Development: Promoting and maintaining community safety and well-being.
Risk Intervention: Mitigating situations of elevated risk.
Incident Response: Critical and non-critical incident response.
While community safety and well-being planning and investment needs to occur at all levels of the framework, the majority of investments and resources should be spent on social development. By investing in strategies that are proactive instead of reactive, we can improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability of our social programs and emergency services.
