OPENING PLENARY: From Partnerships to Meaningful Integration: Shaping the Future of Safety and Well-Being Across Ontario

OPENING REMARKS – 9:00 to 9:05 a.m.
Land Acknowledgement and Welcome
• Andrew Scavarelli, Director, Ontario Works, County of Simcoe, and OMSSA Board Member

PLENARY – 9:05 to 10:45AM
From Partnerships to Meaningful Integration: Shaping the Future of Safety and Well-Being Across Ontario

Community safety and well-being (CSWB) is defined as, ‘the ideal state of a sustainable community 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, social and cultural expression (Source: Community Safety and Well-Being Planning Framework).

To achieve this state, it is important for a variety of stakeholders to come together to build an integrated approach. This session will bring together provincial staff, practitioners, policy analysts, police and experts to examine the importance of partnerships and coordinated service delivery to effectively address local priorities.

Areas of Focus: Partnerships; Multi-Sectoral Representation; Upstream Approaches; Roles and Responsibilities.