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PRESENTATION REGARDING THE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND WELL-BEING PLAN OVERVIEW
Dawn McAlpine, General Manager of Community and Corporate Services provided a presentation concerning a Community Safety and Well-Being Plan (CSWB) Overview.
Ms. McAlpine discussed slides concerning the following topics:
* An overview of the Provincial Legislative Framework;
* The Legislative Framework related to content of the plan, publication, implementation and monitoring;
* The Development Process related to the 2021 to 2024 Plan;
* The 2021 to 2024 Plan - Risk Factors,
* The 2021 to 2024 Plan four areas of focus such as the following:
o A Safer Barrie by Working Together;
o Connected Communities are Safe Communities;
o Safety for everyone; and
o Prepared and Protected.
* The 2021 to 2024 Plan fifteen action items and status update;
* The next steps in the review process for plan;
* The following potential data examples to assist with the plan:
o Barrie Police Service Community Safety Data Portal - July 8, 2024;
o 2023 BPS Barrie Community Safety Survey
o Statistics Canada - Crime Severity Index
o Statistics Canada - Housing Affordability
o Statistics Canada - Experiences of discrimination among Black population
o Statistics Canada - Experiences of discrimination among Indigenous population;
o Statistics Canada: Intimate and Non-Intimate partner violent crimes
* The 2024 CSWB Plan status update - June 2024 related to homelessness;
* The statistics from Public Health Ontario related to opioids between 2022 to 2023;
* The statistics from the Barrie Health Accord related to 2023 Community Wellbeing Signal; and
* The statistics from the Simcoe Muskoka District Heath Unit Dashboard related to self harm and suicide, alcohol caused emergency department visits, opioid deaths and adult and youth mental health.
Members of Committee asked a number of questions of City staff and received responses.
Greg Ferguson, Chair and Dawn McAlpine, General Manager of Community and Corporate S...
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