Community Safety and Well-Being Plan

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The Haliburton County Community Safety & Well-Being Plan was endorsed by county council and its four partner municipality councils in early 2022. The CSWB Plan was created over two years in collaboration between community organizations, partners and service providers, residents, as well as police services, and local government and county leadership in response to provincial legislation.

CSWB Planning supports a collaborative approach to addressing local priorities through the implementation of programs/strategies in four planning areas, including social development, prevention, risk intervention and incident response. By engaging in the CSWB planning process, communities will be able to save lives and prevent crime, victimization and suicide.

This marks a shift in focus from a reactive, responsive-based approach, to a more proactive, holistic approach to community safety and helps ensure those in need of help receive the right response, at the right time, and by the right service provider. It will also help to improve interactions between police and vulnerable residents by enhancing frontline responses to those in crisis.

Community members came together to develop a Plan that provides a roadmap for how partners can work together across different sectors toward a shared vision to make Haliburton County a safer, more inclusive, and connected community for all its residents.

The ultimate goal of this type of community safety and well-being planning is to achieve sustainable communities where everyone is safe, has a sense of belonging, opportunities to participate, and where individuals and families are able to meet their needs for education, health care, food, housing, income, and social and cultural expression. The success of society is linked to the well-being of each and every individual.

Four key evidence-based priority areas that align with the needs of our community and their service providers are identified in the Haliburton County CSWB Plan: Housing and Homelessness; Poverty and Employment; Mental Health, Substance Use and Addiction, and Healthcare and System Access.

Additionally, each priority area is underpinned by critical enablers - both public and active transportation; streamlined system access/navigation; continuous stakeholder and community engagement; data collection and sharing - as well as risk factors - environment and climate change; geographic distribution; population/demographic-based challenges and public health threats.

As a living document, the Plan acts as a guide for key interested parties to come together, and address community safety and well-being needs in innovative and impactful ways. It is intended to be driven by key partners, interested parties, service providers, and local government alike, and to continuously reflect the changing needs of our community members as progress is made.

We want to hear from you - please contact us with any non-emergency emerging safety and well-being issues you see or experience in Haliburton County (in an emergency, please call 9-1-1); ideas and suggestions on how to improve local safety and well-being and information about activities, events or projects that might help others.

Follow this page for opportunities of community engagement, or contact us via phone (705-286-1333) or email (cswb@haliburtoncounty.ca) at any time.

For more information, visit the Community Safety and Well-Being Plan page on the County of Haliburton website.


The Haliburton County Community Safety & Well-Being Plan was endorsed by county council and its four partner municipality councils in early 2022. The CSWB Plan was created over two years in collaboration between community organizations, partners and service providers, residents, as well as police services, and local government and county leadership in response to provincial legislation.

CSWB Planning supports a collaborative approach to addressing local priorities through the implementation of programs/strategies in four planning areas, including social development, prevention, risk intervention and incident response. By engaging in the CSWB planning process, communities will be able to save lives and prevent crime, victimization and suicide.

This marks a shift in focus from a reactive, responsive-based approach, to a more proactive, holistic approach to community safety and helps ensure those in need of help receive the right response, at the right time, and by the right service provider. It will also help to improve interactions between police and vulnerable residents by enhancing frontline responses to those in crisis.

Community members came together to develop a Plan that provides a roadmap for how partners can work together across different sectors toward a shared vision to make Haliburton County a safer, more inclusive, and connected community for all its residents.

The ultimate goal of this type of community safety and well-being planning is to achieve sustainable communities where everyone is safe, has a sense of belonging, opportunities to participate, and where individuals and families are able to meet their needs for education, health care, food, housing, income, and social and cultural expression. The success of society is linked to the well-being of each and every individual.

Four key evidence-based priority areas that align with the needs of our community and their service providers are identified in the Haliburton County CSWB Plan: Housing and Homelessness; Poverty and Employment; Mental Health, Substance Use and Addiction, and Healthcare and System Access.

Additionally, each priority area is underpinned by critical enablers - both public and active transportation; streamlined system access/navigation; continuous stakeholder and community engagement; data collection and sharing - as well as risk factors - environment and climate change; geographic distribution; population/demographic-based challenges and public health threats.

As a living document, the Plan acts as a guide for key interested parties to come together, and address community safety and well-being needs in innovative and impactful ways. It is intended to be driven by key partners, interested parties, service providers, and local government alike, and to continuously reflect the changing needs of our community members as progress is made.

We want to hear from you - please contact us with any non-emergency emerging safety and well-being issues you see or experience in Haliburton County (in an emergency, please call 9-1-1); ideas and suggestions on how to improve local safety and well-being and information about activities, events or projects that might help others.

Follow this page for opportunities of community engagement, or contact us via phone (705-286-1333) or email (cswb@haliburtoncounty.ca) at any time.

For more information, visit the Community Safety and Well-Being Plan page on the County of Haliburton website.


  • Welcome to Haliburton County’s Community Safety and Well-Being Survey for youth aged 12 to 24.

    The information collected in this survey will be used to inform Haliburton County's Community Safety and Well-Being Plan. For more information about that Plan, visit the CSWB page on the County of Haliburton website here

    As the survey respondent you will not be identified in any published survey reports or findings. The survey results and findings may appear in the CSWB Plan and other various public reports, and/or be included in various presentations or shared with community partners. While this survey is connected to the CSWB Youth Art Exhibition, participants in that project are not required to respond to the survey, and survey respondents are not required to participate in the art exhibition. 

    Thank you for your time, help and support in filling out this survey. We appreciate hearing your thoughts! 

    For questions or comments, please share your comments in the last question of the survey, or email directly to CSWB@haliburtoncounty.ca.



    Haliburton County's Page on a Plan notes four priority areas: housing and homelessness; poverty and employment; mental health, substance use and addiction and healthcare and system access. Enablers - or supports required to facilitate plan success - include transportation (public and active), internet connectivity, streamlined system access/navigation, continuous stakeholder and community engagement and data collection and sharing. Risks - or factors that pose barriers to plan success - include funding capacity, environment and climate change; geographic distribution; population/demographic based challenges and public health threats. The plan on a page image also lists three goals under each priority area which include increasing access to and awareness of employment, support services and wraparound support. More information on the Plan, priority and goals can be found at the link above or here: https://www.haliburtoncounty.ca/en/living-here/community-safety-well-being.aspx

     


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  • Welcome to Haliburton County’s Community Safety and Well-Being Survey for organizations, agencies and groups.


    The Haliburton County Community Safety and Well-Being (CSWB) Advisory Table is currently identifying community strengths and resources to obtain a full picture of the range of services available and work being done in Haliburton County. Your organization has been identified as working in CSWB-related sectors and/or having an interest in furthering the work of our CSWB Plan. We would appreciate if you could take the time to complete the following survey with any hard or anecdotal data about your organization which will assist in CSWB-related work in our community.  


    The information and data collected in this survey will be used to inform Haliburton County’s Community Safety and Well-Being Plan. Future plans of Haliburton County’s CSWB Advisory Table include the development of an online program and strategy catalogue, data dashboard and community amenities and services directory that will be available for use by the broader community to share information in an accessible way, create opportunities for partnerships and efficiencies, and avoid duplication of efforts.


    As the survey respondent you will not be identified in any published survey reports or findings. The survey results and findings may appear in the final plan and other various public reports, and/or be included in various presentations or shared with community partners.


    This survey will take approximately 20 minutes to complete.


    Thank you for your time, help and support in filling out this survey. For questions or comments, please share your comments in the last question of the survey, or email directly to the CSWBP Coordinator.


    For more information about Haliburton County’s CSWB Plan, please visit the County of Haliburton's website


    Please respond to this survey by July 31, 2023.


    With thanks from members of Haliburton County’s CSWBP Advisory Table. 

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