Application for Re-Designation as an International Safe Community of the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre on Community Safety 2 Table of Contents Dedication to Dr Alan Parsons............................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Message from the Mayor........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Message from the Chair of New Plymouth injurySafe Trust...................................................................................................................................... 9 Acknowledgements................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 Welcome to our Safe Community......................................................................................................................................................................................11 About New Plymouth.............................................................................................................................................................................................................12 Our Journey ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................14 Criteria One ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................16 Leadership and Coordination in New Plymouth District .........................................................................................................................................16 Safe Community Coordination ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17 New Plymouth’s Safety Networks........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 19 INJURY PREVENTION.............................................................................................................................................................................................................20 Falls Prevention......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Taranaki Falls Prevention Strategy Group................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20 Suicide Prevention.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Taranaki Suicide Prevention Coordination Group.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20 Child Injury Prevention .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Kidsafe Taranaki Trust ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Water Safety................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 21 Taranaki Regional Water Safety Group.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21 Workplace Injury Prevention............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Taranaki Construction Safety Group........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Taranaki Health & Safety Leadership Forum............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 22 Family Violence.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................22 Taranaki Safe Families Collaborative .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Alcohol........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................23 New Plymouth District Alcohol Strategy Group...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Youth Access To Alcohol (YATA)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 3 Road Safety ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................23 Roadsafe Taranaki............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 23 Road Safety Action Planning (RSAP) Group.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 24 Crime Prevention....................................................................................................................................................................................................................24 Police Liaison Working Party ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Community Development Team (Crime Prevention Portfolio).......................................................................................................................................................................... 24 North Taranaki Neighbourhood Support................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Emergency Management......................................................................................................................................................................................................25 Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Group........................................................................................................................................................................................ 25 Criteria Two..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................26 Main environments, safety issues and population groups that are covered by our safe community programme. ............................................................... 26 Falls Prevention........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................