FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – The City of Fayetteville hosted a Public Safety Summit at Fayetteville State University’s Rudolph Jones Student Center on April 30. The city continually seeks feedback to ensure resident needs are met. Please click HERE or go to the City’s website to provide feedback about the Public Safety Summit and the Office of Community Safety.
The three-hour event can be viewed on the City’s official YouTube channel. It featured numerous City and County agencies, participants and partners that were able to provide valuable input and guidance.
The Executive Director of the North Carolina Office of Violence Prevention, Dr. Gerard Tate, facilitated the discussion about the four pillars of the Office of Community Safety. Those pillars are violent crime intervention, youth intervention, mental health response and homelessness.Capt. James Jones, Nichelle Gaines, David Curtis and Devon Newton all served as co-facilitators.
Dr. Jennifer Green, Cumberland County Health Director, started the summit with a presentation about the current situation with Cumberland County.
“We want to take a data-informed approach,” said Tate following Green’s presentation.
This summit was designed to bring local and state-level subject matter experts together to identify what is currently being done in the community and pinpoint where additional services are needed. Ultimately, this summit supports the City's development of an OCS.
“You saw a lot of data about what’s happening, who it’s happening with, who are those at the highest risk and disproportionately affected by a number of different harms and injuries,” Tate added.
On-site participants were provided an opportunity to submit questions to the panelists for each of the different pillars. These panelists provided input on the availability of services, addressed current challenges, and proposed possible solutions to address the needs in each of these areas.
This is the first of several gatherings to ensure these needs are met for the community. Future forums will be explored to support the development of an OCS.
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