Absolutely. We're having a lot of success now and we're hearing from survivors how they've had a better experience with the model and how we've changed it. Our service delivery model is embedded with our community safety and well-being framework, so we're not just looking at instant responses, but we're also looking at risk interventions, social development and prevention. We're employing those upstream approaches and services for those at risk.
Another big change for police officers is that my whole unit is actually embedded within that community partner building. For the Peel Regional Police, that is a first, to have a whole investigative unit not in a police station. It's in a community partner building. That way, we're right there, interacting with our community partners. I have interview rooms that are built within the Safe Centre, so that the woman, the victim, never has to go into a police station, because we recognize that's one of the barriers to reporting. We're trying to look at different ways to break down those barriers and stop working in silos and work more together.
Once we finish conducting our investigation, because we're in the same building, we're able to have that warm hand-off to our community partners so they can get the supports they need.