Mission and Objectives
Mission
"To support local networks to implement effective interventions which
promote community safety."
Safety is defined as ‘a dynamic state in which hazards and conditions
leading to harm (intentional and unintentional injury) or fear of harm
are prevented or controlled’. Safety promotion is the process used
by individuals, communities, governments and others to develop and sustain
safety. The process of safety promotion includes efforts agreed upon to
modify structures as well as attitudes and behaviours all aimed at creating
supporting environments for safety. (Based on draft definitions developed
at the WHO International Seminar on Safety and Safety Promotion, Quebec
1998).
Objectives
- Provide opportunities for exchange of information
between community safety practitioners, researchers and policy
makers from all sectors and disciplines with an interest in community
safety issues
- Facilitate intersectoral and interdisciplinary
collaboration among community safety practitioners, researchers,
policy makers and government departments.
- Advocate
for and support the development, implementation and evaluation
of community safety programs and projects.
- Promote
the application of best practice to the development of safe
communities programs and projects.
- Support the dissemination
of information on effective community safety interventions.
- Assist
local communities to join the World Health Organisation (WHO)
Safe Communities Network.
- Liaise with national
and international community safety networks and participate
in their activities.
- Advocate for training, professional
development and career paths for community safety practitioners.
- Make submissions to hearings and boards of
review on legislative/regulatory changes affecting community
safety.
