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In 2003, Peel Crime Stoppers conducted a pilot project involving Crime stoppers and bullying. The program basically consisted of giving students from 7 schools presentations on crime stoppers

When assessing shoplifting, it is not initially considered an adverse issue that affects the community as a whole. It is a shocking reality that Canadian retail profits are

Kids love playgrounds, and they can be part of a healthy, active lifestyle. But the playground is also a place where children can get hurt. Children are most

It’s almost impossible to work with girls today without ever hearing the dreaded statement that ‘Katie’ may have an eating disorder—with the implication that it’s up to you

Throughout this past year, bullying has been making headlines across Canada. In early 2011, a series of suicides in Nova Scotia related to bullying and cyberbullying inspired an

Even though it’s been two years since I saw it happen, its impact on me is still strong. I was sitting in the stands at a Good Charlotte

I wonder how much longer I will have to suffer like this, one teen wrote to Kids Help Phone. I hate living like this. I have plans and

Crime prevention and public safety programmes can take many forms, from reducing opportunities for crime through improving the environment and ensuring better urban planning, to early intervention and

“You see that guy watching the store? He’s just staring at us.” “That one, wearing the grey coat, sitting on the bench in the mall right in

The HERO Awards are a community event that acknowledges the simple fact that not all heroes wear spandex or have secret identities. Oftentimes those who make the biggest

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) nearly a million people worldwide commit suicide each year. Out of that number, about 30,000 people reportedly kill themselves each year

What is inhalant abuse?

The often negative ways that the media portray mental illnesses, is something of which many mental health consumers are painfully aware.  Distorted and demeaning images of mental illnesses

On Saturday, September 11, 2010, Safe City Mississauga and University of Toronto Mississauga hosted our first Crime Prevention Conference. An integrated and shared vision of how local