2025 Events
2025 Community Safety and Well-Being Events
Empowering Voices: Youth Leading Change Symposiums
On February 26, 2025, the Regional Crime Prevention Council (RCPC) hosted the Youth Symposium entitled Empowering Voices: Youth Leading Change for grades 7 to 10 students at St. Clair College Centre for the Arts in Windsor. Dartis Willis, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Windsor Express Basketball Team; and Antonio Davis, a Windsor Express player, delivered motivational speeches. Windsor Express players supported students in the creation of a "Kindness Mural."
On April 2, 2025, the RCPC hosted a second Youth Symposium for grades 7 to 10 students at the Canadian Transportation Museum & Heritage Village in Kingsville. Educator and activist Jermaine Jackson delivered a motivational speech. Students left positive messages on the "Lead the Change Mural" throughout the day.
At both events, students attended workshops on various important topics, such as online safety and mental health, and service providers throughout Windsor-Essex provided information and resources to youth.
The RCPC is an initiative of the Windsor Essex Regional Community Safety and Well-Being Plan (the Plan). The RCPC and this symposium align with Priority #2 of the Plan, "Engaged & Safe Communities."
Trauma-Informed Care – Building a Culture of Strength Workshop
On January 31, 2025, the Crisis & Trauma Training Resource Institute facilitated a Substance Supports in Neighbourhoods Accessed through Police Partnerships (SSNAPP)–sponsored workshop where five key principles to integrate a trauma-informed approach were explored and discussed.
SSNAPP is a partnership between the Windsor Police Service (WPS), the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU), and the City of Windsor. SSNAPP aligns with the Plan and supports ongoing efforts to address the far-reaching effects of the opioid and other substance crises across Windsor and Amherstburg. Learn more at the SSNAPP website.
SSNAPP aligns with Priority #3 of the Plan, “Mental Health & Substance-Use Supports.”
