There has been a troubling increase in gun violence in Toronto and it is deeply impacting neighbourhoods in Ward 1 and other communities around the city. The City, through the SafeTO Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan, is undertaking several initiatives aimed at bringing together institutional partners, community organizations and residents to collectively address these issues. Gun violence reduction requires leveraging investments, tools and mandates across sectors and governments and working with communities to enhance violence prevention, intervention, response and recovery. The City of Toronto is working with community partners and other levels of government to steward integration of actions and services across sectors using a trauma informed public health approach. There is more work to be done to ensure we address this challenge. In the upcoming SafeTO update report, City staff should include an update on youth violence prevention and intervention efforts in addition to exploring improved outreach mechanisms.
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