Prevent crime Rehabilitate and reintegrate Meaningful consequences Timely interventions Promote the long term protection of society
Youth Referral Program • Developed to assist Greater Sudbury Police Service frontline officers when using extrajudicial measures. • Based on similar programs in Hamilton and Halton.
Enrollment • Currently there are approximately 35 Young Persons in the Youth Referral Program. • We are receiving approximately 10 new referrals per month.
Statistics • Approximately 85% of the young persons who have been referred to the program have been deemed complete (have fulfilled the program conditions and completed the community youth program)
• 15% have partially completed the contract • Youth criminal charges are down in Sudbury since the implementation of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
N.O.A.H. In Zone 30
Our Mission To create hope and provide inclusive services to all community residents. To come together in partnership to share knowledge, provide accessible resources, develop opportunities and implement sustainable solutions that will create healthier outcomes for all. Our Vision Empowering our community to reach its full potential.
RULES AND TOOLS FOR BUILDING COMMUNITY –Jim Diers #1 – Have Fun! #2 – Start where people are at #3 …but don’t leave them there: Strive for Results! #4 – Don’t sit on your assets #5 – Lead by Stepping Back #6 – Celebrate Success & Recognize Caring Neighbours
NOAH’s SPACE Community Partner List • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Better Beginnings Better Futures Greater Sudbury Police Services Aboriginal Peoples Alliance of Northern Ontario (APANO) Sudbury & Manitoulin Children’s Aid Society Canadian Mental Health Association YWCA Sudbury Sudbury & District Health Unit Sudbury Action Centre for Youth Reseau Access Network Elizabeth Fry Society Sudbury Women’s Centre Project P.E.A.C.E. Voices for Women Sexual Assault Centre Our Children Our Futures Health Sciences North (Violence Intervention & Prevention) Laurentian University Ontario Aboriginal HIV/Aids Strategy Northern Initiative for Social Action (NISA) Sudbury Community Legal Clinic N’Swakmok Native Friendship Centre Social Planning Council-Good Food Box Big Brothers/Big Sisters
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Valley Gateway Pentecostal Church Iris Addiction Recovery for Women Greater Sudbury Housing Corporation Learning Disabilities Ontario Sudbury & Area Victims Services Rockhaven Recovery for Men John Howard Society Sudbury & District Nurse Practitioners Clinic Employment Options Cambrian College L’Association des jeunes de la rue Sudbury Food Bank Shkagamik–kwe Health Centre Sudbury Counselling Centre YMCA Sudbury YMCA Employment Services 674-Junk TG Innerselves Sudbury Pride Canada Wold Youth Sudbury Coalition Against Poverty Junior Youth Empowerment Program
Benefits of Partnerships • Physical Health helps
• Mentorship youth are
reduce childhood obesitybasketball • Social Developmentengage with peers, form new friendships, strengthen existing friendships BBQs, Winter Fun Day • Financial normally acitivities are not within their means
developing positive images for themselves physically, mentally and develop positive coping skills- SelfEsteem Workshops • Life Skills and Work Ethic Babysitting courses, this also provides relief for family members to engage in activities, Cooking Classes
The Northern Ontario Suicide Prevention Network (NOSPN), of which I am the chairperson, is working towards providing a standardized approach to dealing with stigma related to Mental Illness in Sudbury by introducing the “Elephant in the Room” Anti-Stigma Campaign. For further information please see www.mooddisorderscanada.ca
Just as arresting criminals does not reduce crime…building hospitals does not make people healthier. Actions which increase “social capital” will produce positive results every time, regardless of which lens you are using. Specifically, we must support and enable all actions which -increase social trust -increase neighbourhood cohesion -increase collective efficacy -increase neighbourhood potential for community involvement with children -increase reciprocity/ mutual assistance -increase resilience -enable healthy behaviours -promote sports organizations (emphasis on positive norms and values) -decrease perceived levels of crime -decrease social disorder
