Goal 7: from illicit drugs are minimised Illicit drugs Rationale: like alcohol, illicit drug use is a significant factor in many crimes; harms from illicit drug use (either their own use or someone else’s) directly impacts residents’ health, wellbeing and safety and local crime data What success will look like over time: Harms from illicit drugs are minimised Tools to measure progress: Stats’ Turning Point, YSAS and ReGen data and ‘AOD – trends Goal 8: Women and children live free from family violence Family violence local family violence rates are higher than the State and many other Rationale: municipalities; family violence is a contributor to other crimes and growing up within family violence significantly impacts children and young people’s development What success will look like over time: Improved understanding and awareness of family violence, improved attitudes to gender equity Tools to measure progress: Reports from City of Whittlesea Family Violence Strategy, Reports from City of Whittlesea Gender Equity Strategy, National Community Attitudes Survey Goal 9: Employment programs are provided for key population groups Theme: Education and employment Rationale: local data outlines unemployment and disengagement; education and employment are key protective factors associated with crime What success will look like over time: increased number of programs reaching residents who experience significant barriers to employment pathways Tools to measure progress: number of programs available, reports from City of Whittlesea Jobs and Investment Strategy
Goal 7: from illicit drugs are minimised Illicit drugs Rationale: like alcohol, illicit drug use is a significant factor in many crimes; harms from illicit drug use (either their own use or someone else’s) directly impacts residents’ health, wellbeing and safety and local crime data What success will look like over time: Harms from illicit drugs are minimised Tools to measure progress: ‘AOD Stats’ – Turning Point, YSAS and ReGen data and trends Goal 8: Women and children live free from family violence Family violence Rationale: local family violence rates are higher than the State and many other municipalities; family violence is a contributor to other crimes and growing up within family violence significantly impacts children and young people’s development What success will look like over time: Improved understanding and awareness of family violence, improved attitudes to gender equity Tools to measure progress: Reports from City of Whittlesea Family Violence Strategy, Reports from City of Whittlesea Gender Equity Strategy, National Community Attitudes Survey Goal 9: Employment programs are provided for key population groups Theme: Education and employment Rationale: local data outlines unemployment and disengagement; education and employment are key protective factors associated with crime What success will look like over time: increased number of programs reaching residents who experience significant barriers to employment pathways Tools to measure progress: number of programs available, reports from City of Whittlesea Jobs and Investment Strategy
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