Community Safety & Wellbeing Programs

Learn more about supports that are working to make Toronto’s communities safer.

Toronto Community Crisis Service

A service which dispatches trained teams of crisis workers to respond to people experiencing a mental health crisis.

SafeTO: A Community Safety & Wellbeing Plan

A plan aimed at addressing the root causes of conditions that negatively impact community safety and wellbeing in Toronto.

Community Safety and Wellbeing Data

View data related to the progress of key Toronto community safety and wellbeing initiatives.

Violence Intervention & Support Unit

Support, resources and financial assistance to communities impacted by violent and traumatic incidents. (formerly Community Crisis Response Program)

FOCUS Toronto

An initiative that aims to reduce harms, victimization and improve community resiliency and wellbeing.

Situation Table for Housing-at-Risk (STAR)

A city-wide situation table that serves tenants and others facing housing instability due to increased vulnerability.

TO Wards Peace Program

TO Wards Peace (TWP) aims to increase effective innovative interventions to mitigate gun violence in Toronto.

Family Wellbeing Program

The Family Wellbeing Program supports parents and caregivers of Toronto youth ages 10 to 29 most vulnerable to involvement in serious violence and crime.

Community Justice

Programs and services that address community justice and support youth vulnerable to the involvement in serious violence and crime.

Community Healing

A prevention project aimed at addressing trauma as a root cause of youth violence and gang involvement.

Community Paramedicine Program

Community based medical care, referrals and system navigation to seniors and vulnerable individuals through home visits, remote consultations and wellness clinics.

Mayor's Community Safety Awards

Celebrate innovative Toronto-based senior(s)-led, youth-led and resident-led projects that help build safe communities and reduce violence.

Summer Safety Plan

Join us in working to prevent violence before it starts and ensure that Toronto’s youth have every opportunity to thrive this summer.

Canadian Centre for Safer Communities

The City of Toronto is a member of the Canadian Centre for Safer Communities (CCFSC), a leading national non-profit in Canada that brings communities together to share and build knowledge on effective strategies to prevent criminalization, victimization, violence, and increase community safety and feelings of safety. They specialize in engagement of local governments and multisector partners in strategies that tackle root causes and address community safety challenges by enhancing people’s well-being.