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Lier la recherche, la pratique et les connaissances communautaires pour éclairer la prévention du crime et soutenir des communautés plus sûres et plus saines au Nouveau-Brunswick — car la collaboration mène à une meilleure compréhension et à de meilleurs résultats.

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Conçu pour les professionnels, cet ouvrage fournit des outils et des informations essentiels pour soutenir une prévention efficace de la criminalité et le bien-être de la communauté.

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Trouvez des ressources et des outils pour soutenir la prévention du crime et l'engagement communautaire – travaillez ensemble pour bâtir des communautés plus sûres et plus fortes.

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Conçu pour les décideurs, cet ouvrage présente des recherches, des pratiques et des outils pour soutenir la planification de la sécurité et du bien-être communautaires et éclairer les stratégies efficaces de prévention de la criminalité.

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Learning Opportunities

Conçu pour les professionnels, cet ouvrage fournit des outils et des informations essentiels pour soutenir une prévention efficace de la criminalité et le bien-être de la communauté.

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ASI 2026 Policy Forum

The overarching focus is on building a future where well-being is accessible to every generation, drawing on Indigenous teachings (the Seven Generations Principle) and a Future Generations Approach. It addresses emerging issues like AI, social media, robotics, and guaranteed basic income. This year's theme is Shaping a Culture of Well-Being for Present and Future Generations.

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Ask Me Anything: AI & Youth

Interactive Ask Me Anything (AMA) session in which participants had the opportunity to share questions, thoughts, and explore the real-world applications of AI.

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Neighborhood Organizing and Community Safety and Well-Being

Do you want to learn about community safety? How about organizing your neighbourhood? This session will explore these topics & much more!

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Exploring Community Responses to the Substance Use Crisis

The session features municipal leadership, public safety, and healthcare perspectives, and introduces the new Small Cities Playbook for Action and Implementation Guide.

Live Online

Belonging and Community Safety

This webinar brings together municipal leaders and community practitioners to discuss resident engagement, collaboration across sectors, and practical approaches to creating safer, more connected communities.

On-Demand

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Youth Endowment Fund Programmes Evidence & Gap Map

Interactive evidence map of evaluations and reviews on programmes designed to keep children safe from involvement in violence.

Community & Urban Safety Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit

Canadian toolkit for selecting indicators and building monitoring, evaluation, and learning tools for CSWB and crime prevention plans.

Youth Endowment Fund Programmes Evidence & Gap Map

Interactive evidence map of evaluations and reviews on programmes designed to keep children safe from involvement in violence.

Ontario Community Safety and Well-Being Planning Framework

Provincial framework outlining steps for municipalities, First Nations, and partners to develop local CSWB plans.

Urban Safety Monitor: Self-Assessment Tool

Self-assessment resource to help cities and communities reflect on safety knowledge systems, data readiness, and where to begin strengthening safety monitoring.

Youth Endowment Fund Toolkit: What Works to Prevent Youth Violence

Evidence-informed toolkit comparing youth violence prevention approaches by impact, evidence strength, implementation considerations, and cost.

Youth Gang Prevention: Toolkit for Community Planning

Toolkit for planning community-based youth gang prevention strategies using risk and protective factors.

Urban Safety Monitor: Community Indicators

Urban safety indicator resource emphasizing community conditions such as inclusion, services, and well-being alongside crime and justice measures.

Practitioner Guide on Crime Prevention and Community Safety & Well-being

Canadian practitioner guide based on a national review of crime prevention and CSWB plans, expert input, and practical planning resources.

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Youth Endowment Fund Toolkit: What Works to Prevent Youth Violence

Evidence-informed toolkit comparing youth violence prevention approaches by impact, evidence strength, implementation considerations, and cost.

Urban Safety Monitor: Community Indicators

Urban safety indicator resource emphasizing community conditions such as inclusion, services, and well-being alongside crime and justice measures.

Statistics Canada Crime and Justice Data

Official Canadian statistical data source for crime and justice indicators, useful for local scans, context setting, and decision-making.

Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development Registry

Evidence registry of evaluated youth development and prevention programs, useful for comparing promising and model interventions.

Community Safety and Well-Being: Concept, Practice, and Alignment

Canadian report on the concept and practice of CSWB, useful for grounding local planning and evaluation discussions.

Practitioner Guide on Crime Prevention and Community Safety & Well-Being Planning

Canadian practitioner guide based on a national review of crime prevention and CSWB plans, expert input, and practical planning resources.

National Crime Prevention Strategy

Overview of Canada's federal crime prevention approach, funding streams, and focus on evidence-based interventions addressing risk and protective factors.

RCMP Community Policing Resources

Overview of community policing resources and youth crime prevention tools that support prevention and relationship-building.

Mobilizing and Engaging Your Community to Reduce Crime and Build Community Safety

Article describing community mobilization and engagement approaches used in Ontario community safety work.

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Guide

CPTED-oriented resource for thinking about how the built environment can support safety and prevention.

Planet Youth Guidance and Resources

Primary prevention model focused on strengthening protective factors around youth through schools, families, leisure time, and community collaboration.

Youth Gang Prevention: Toolkit for Community Planning

Toolkit for planning community-based youth gang prevention strategies using risk and protective factors.

Youth to Youth Violence: A Guide for Youth

Accessible guide for youth on youth violence, risk factors, protective factors, and healthier choices.

Upstream Canada Resources

School-based youth homelessness prevention model and resources that connect early intervention with youth well-being and safety.

Quality Mental Health Care Framework Implementation Toolkit

Practical toolkit supporting the implementation of evidence-informed quality mental health care across diverse settings.

Childhood Trauma Toolkit

Toolkit for clinicians and youth-serving professionals to understand, assess, and respond to childhood trauma.

CAMH Mental Health 101 Resources

Accessible mental health learning resources for communities, professionals, and people seeking information.

Stepped Care 2.0 Resources

Model and resources for matching mental health supports to need, useful in system planning and access discussions.

Roadmap for the Prevention of Youth Homelessness

Canadian roadmap explaining why and how prevention should be part of a comprehensive response to youth homelessness.

Reaching Home: Canada's Homelessness Strategy

Federal homelessness strategy resource explaining the community-based approach to preventing and reducing homelessness.

Homelessness Learning Hub

Training and resource library on homelessness, housing, prevention, and systems responses.

The Homeless Hub Resource Library

Canadian research and resource library on homelessness prevention, systems planning, youth homelessness, and housing approaches.

Canadian Red Cross Opioid Harm Reduction Training

Training resource on stigma, helpful behaviours, overdose response, and naloxone administration.

Harm Reduction Overview

Accessible CMHA overview explaining harm reduction as evidence-based and client-centred.

Drug Checking Resources

Information and tools related to drug checking as a harm reduction intervention.

CREVAWC Online Training Modules

Public training modules on violence against women and children, prevention, and response.

BC Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Resources

Community-facing information on abuse, safety planning, sexual assault, and supports.

Trauma- and Violence-Informed Approaches to Policy and Practice

Canadian guidance relevant to GBV service contexts and prevention systems.

Aboriginal Community Safety Planning Initiative

Federal initiative supporting Indigenous communities to address local safety and crime prevention concerns through community safety planning.

Wise Practices in Crime Prevention Programs Implemented for and by Aboriginal Communities in BC

Toolkit sharing lessons and planning guidance for Indigenous-led crime prevention programs.

Northern and Indigenous Crime Prevention Fund

Federal funding and program information supporting culturally responsive crime prevention in Indigenous and northern communities.

2SLGBTQ+ Equity and Inclusion Toolkit

Toolkit designed to help police services build relationships, competence, and credibility with 2SLGBTQ+ communities.

Egale Canada Resources

National organization resources on 2SLGBTQI rights, inclusion, safety, and education.

Rainbow Health Ontario Resource Library

Health and social service resources supporting 2SLGBTQ+ inclusive practice.

Youth Endowment Fund Programmes Evidence & Gap Map

Interactive evidence map of evaluations and reviews on programmes designed to keep children safe from involvement in violence.

Urban Safety Monitor: Self-Assessment Tool

Self-assessment resource to help cities and communities reflect on safety knowledge systems, data readiness, and where to begin strengthening safety monitoring.

Crime Severity Index and Police-Reported Crime Data

Statistics Canada data area for understanding crime trends and severity over time across Canadian jurisdictions.

CDC Youth Violence Risk and Protective Factors

Clear public health summary of risk and protective factors that can guide prevention planning and community education.

National Institute of Justice CrimeSolutions

Evidence ratings and program profiles for justice and crime prevention interventions.

Ontario Community Safety and Well-Being Planning Framework

Provincial framework outlining steps for municipalities, First Nations, and partners to develop local CSWB plans.

Community Safety Toolkit

Guide for community conversations on safety that prioritizes trauma-informed, community-led, and non-carceral approaches.

Global Network for Community Safety & Well Being

Professional learning and advisory network focused on CSWB, mobilization, and collaborative approaches.

UNODC Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Resources

International resource hub on crime prevention, justice, and related standards that can support policy and program development.

Safer Cities Programme

UN-Habitat programme page for urban safety, local governance, and safer cities approaches.

YouthREX Knowledge Hub

Ontario-based knowledge hub supporting youth work with research summaries, toolkits, and evaluation resources.

CDC Youth Violence Prevention Resources

Public health resources on youth violence prevention, including risk/protective factors and prevention strategies.

Addressing Risk Factors of Violence and Victimization for Black Youth

Public Safety Canada project profile showing a youth-led, family- and community-focused response to youth violence and victimization.

Kids Help Phone Resources for Youth

National youth mental health and crisis support resource with accessible information for young people and helpers.

Trauma- and Violence-Informed Approaches to Policy and Practice

Canadian public health guidance on policies and practices that recognize trauma, violence, safety, control, and resilience.

The Trauma Toolkit

Canadian toolkit supporting trauma-informed relationships, service delivery, and organizational practices.

CMHA Mental Health Resources

Community-facing mental health information and resources that can support prevention, awareness, and referral pathways.

Campus Mental Health Trauma-Informed Practice & Care Toolkit

Toolkit for trauma-informed practice in campus and community settings.

Youth Homelessness Prevention Toolkit

Practical toolkit supporting communities to implement youth homelessness prevention policies, programs, and partnerships.

Built for Zero Canada

Community-level movement and resources using data and coordinated systems to end chronic and veteran homelessness.

Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative

Research hub for housing evidence and policy-relevant resources.

CCSA Opioids and Harm Reduction Resources

Curated Canadian resources on opioid overdose, naloxone, xylazine, and harm reduction approaches.

Reducing Harms for People Who Use Drugs

CATIE article explaining emerging and established harm reduction approaches for reducing health and social harms.

Youth Harm Reduction Toolkit for Service Providers

Toolkit supporting youth-serving providers with credible harm reduction information and tools.

Decriminalization and Public Health Resources

Resource area for understanding drug policy, public health, and stigma in substance use responses.

HELP Toolkit: Identifying and Responding to Family Violence for Family Law Legal Advisers

Toolkit for identifying and responding to family violence in family law contexts.

Recognizing Relationship Violence Toolkit

Comprehensive toolkit supporting awareness, safe disclosure responses, warning signs, and safety planning.

Domestic Homicide Briefs and Risk Resources

Research and resources on domestic homicide, risk factors, and prevention planning.

Pathways to Safe Indigenous Communities Initiative

Funding and policy resource supporting Indigenous-designed projects to improve community safety and well-being.

Highway of Tears Community Safety Toolkit

Community safety toolkit with resources on violence against women, personal safety, addiction, and community violence.

Moose Hide Campaign Resources

Community education and mobilization initiative engaging people in ending violence against women and children.

Community-Based Research Centre Resources

Research and resources related to 2S/LGBTQIA+ health, safety, and community well-being.

2SLGBTQ+ YouthLine

Peer support and resources for 2SLGBTQ+ youth, useful as a community-facing referral resource.

Youth Endowment Fund Systems Evidence & Gap Map

Evidence map focused on systems that support children and families, useful for understanding broader protective environments around youth violence prevention.

Community & Urban Safety Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit

Canadian toolkit for selecting indicators and building monitoring, evaluation, and learning tools for CSWB and crime prevention plans.

Canadian Index of Wellbeing

Indicator framework for understanding community well-being beyond economic or crime measures; useful for upstream prevention framing.

Measuring Change: Collaborative Risk-Driven Community Safety Evaluation Framework

Evaluation framework supporting collaborative risk-driven community safety initiatives and outcome measurement.

Campbell Collaboration Crime and Justice Reviews

Systematic reviews on crime, justice, youth, and social interventions that can support evidence-informed decision-making.

Toolkit for Community Safety and Well-Being Planning

Practical toolkit with tested tools to develop, implement, review, evaluate, and update local CSWB plans.

Neighbourhood Safety & Crime Prevention Walk Toolkit

Step-by-step toolkit for community safety walks that engage residents and partners in identifying and addressing local safety concerns.

Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being

Open access journal focused on research, practice, and policy related to community safety and well-being.

WHO Violence Prevention Resources

Public health resources and frameworks for preventing interpersonal violence, including multi-sector strategies and prevention evidence.

Community Safety Planning Initiative Research Highlights

Public Safety Canada research highlight on community readiness, mobilization, and Indigenous community safety planning lessons.

YEF Toolkit: What Works to Prevent Youth Violence

Evidence toolkit helping practitioners and decision-makers compare youth violence prevention approaches.

Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development

Registry of evaluated youth programs that can support evidence-informed program selection.

What Works to Prevent Violence Against Young Women and Girls

YEF resource focused on gaps and evidence needs in preventing violence involving young women and girls.

Search Institute Developmental Assets Framework

Protective factor framework identifying supports and strengths that help young people thrive.

Trauma-Informed Care and Suicide

Plain-language Mental Health Commission resource explaining trauma-informed care and suicide prevention contexts.

Mental Health First Aid Canada

Training program that builds skills to recognize and respond to mental health problems and crises.

Psychological First Aid Guide

Practical guidance for providing humane, supportive responses after crisis events.

Wellness Together Canada / Mental Health Supports

National mental health and substance use support portal that can help communities identify referral and self-help options.

A Way Home Youth Homelessness Community Planning Toolkit

Toolkit for communities developing strategic responses to youth homelessness with cross-sector partners.

Housing First Resources

Resource overview on Housing First as an evidence-informed approach to homelessness and housing stability.

National Housing Strategy

Government of Canada strategy page for housing policy context, funding, and priorities.

Federal Actions on the Overdose Crisis

Government of Canada overview of federal actions across prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and enforcement.

Naloxone Access and Distribution in Canada

Environmental scan on naloxone access and distribution across Canada.

Toward the Heart Harm Reduction Resources

BC harm reduction information, naloxone resources, and overdose prevention materials.

Intimate Partner Violence Fact Sheet

Government of Canada overview defining IPV, forms of harm, and prevention/safety context.

Intimate Partner Violence Risk Identification and Assessment User Guide

User guide and tool for identifying IPV risk and supporting safer responses.

Building Safer Communities Together GBV Toolkit

Community-led and culturally grounded toolkit for preventing gender-based violence.

Ending Violence Association of Canada Resources

National resources and networks related to gender-based violence prevention and response.

Community Safety and Indigenous Peoples

Report discussing community safety approaches developed by and with Indigenous peoples and grounded in well-being.

Toward Peace, Harmony, and Well-Being: Policing in Indigenous Communities

Expert panel report on policing, safety, and well-being in Indigenous communities.

Queering Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response Toolkit

Toolkit supporting service providers to better understand and respond to GBV in 2SLGBTQ+ communities.

Projects to Prevent and Address Violence Against 2SLGBTQI+ Youth

Government of Canada announcement describing projects focused on preventing violence against 2SLGBTQI+ youth.

Trans Lifeline Resources

Peer support and community resource hub for trans people in crisis or needing support.

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​Learning Opportunities

ASI 2026 Policy Forum

Ask Me Anything: AI & Youth

Neighborhood Organizing and Community Safety and Well-Being

Exploring Community Responses to the Substance Use Crisis

Belonging and Community Safety

Ressources mises en avant

Youth Endowment Fund Programmes Evidence & Gap Map

Community & Urban Safety Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit

Youth Endowment Fund Programmes Evidence & Gap Map

Ontario Community Safety and Well-Being Planning Framework

Urban Safety Monitor: Self-Assessment Tool

Youth Endowment Fund Toolkit: What Works to Prevent Youth Violence

Youth Gang Prevention: Toolkit for Community Planning

Urban Safety Monitor: Community Indicators

Practitioner Guide on Crime Prevention and Community Safety & Well-being

Ressources mises en avant

Youth Endowment Fund Toolkit: What Works to Prevent Youth Violence

Urban Safety Monitor: Community Indicators

Statistics Canada Crime and Justice Data

Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development Registry

Community Safety and Well-Being: Concept, Practice, and Alignment

Practitioner Guide on Crime Prevention and Community Safety & Well-Being Planning

National Crime Prevention Strategy

RCMP Community Policing Resources

Mobilizing and Engaging Your Community to Reduce Crime and Build Community Safety

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Guide

Planet Youth Guidance and Resources

Youth Gang Prevention: Toolkit for Community Planning

Youth to Youth Violence: A Guide for Youth

Upstream Canada Resources

Quality Mental Health Care Framework Implementation Toolkit

Childhood Trauma Toolkit

CAMH Mental Health 101 Resources

Stepped Care 2.0 Resources

Roadmap for the Prevention of Youth Homelessness

Reaching Home: Canada's Homelessness Strategy

Homelessness Learning Hub

The Homeless Hub Resource Library

Canadian Red Cross Opioid Harm Reduction Training

Harm Reduction Overview

Drug Checking Resources

CREVAWC Online Training Modules

BC Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Resources

Trauma- and Violence-Informed Approaches to Policy and Practice

Aboriginal Community Safety Planning Initiative

Wise Practices in Crime Prevention Programs Implemented for and by Aboriginal Communities in BC

Northern and Indigenous Crime Prevention Fund

2SLGBTQ+ Equity and Inclusion Toolkit

Egale Canada Resources

Rainbow Health Ontario Resource Library

Youth Endowment Fund Programmes Evidence & Gap Map

Urban Safety Monitor: Self-Assessment Tool

Crime Severity Index and Police-Reported Crime Data

CDC Youth Violence Risk and Protective Factors

National Institute of Justice CrimeSolutions

Ontario Community Safety and Well-Being Planning Framework

Community Safety Toolkit

Global Network for Community Safety & Well Being

UNODC Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Resources

Safer Cities Programme

YouthREX Knowledge Hub

CDC Youth Violence Prevention Resources

Addressing Risk Factors of Violence and Victimization for Black Youth

Kids Help Phone Resources for Youth

Trauma- and Violence-Informed Approaches to Policy and Practice

The Trauma Toolkit

CMHA Mental Health Resources

Campus Mental Health Trauma-Informed Practice & Care Toolkit

Youth Homelessness Prevention Toolkit

Built for Zero Canada

Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative

CCSA Opioids and Harm Reduction Resources

Reducing Harms for People Who Use Drugs

Learning Opportunities