Safer Communities Awareness Week is an opportunity to raise the profile of community safety and highlight innovative work that is taking place across Wales. Started by the Wales Safer Communities Network the first Awareness Week took place in September 2023. From 15 to 19 September 2025, we raised awareness of community safety and the theme “working together for cohesive and inclusive communities”.
This year’s Safer Communities Awareness Week focuses on prevention, partnership and early intervention. Through a series of Lunch and Learn sessions and a workshop, practitioners from across Wales will explore how organisations can work together to prevent harm, support vulnerable people and build safer communities.
It’s not too late to register!
For more information, please visit the Wales Safer Communities Network website.
Explore the programme below and sign up for any or all of the free events.
Monday 21 September, 13:00-14:00
Lunch and Learn: Prevention in Practice: Suicide and Self-Harm Partnership Working Across Wales
Register for this Lunch and Learn here
Join Public Health Wales’ regional suicide and self-harm prevention leads and hear about the partnerships, structures, resources and practical approaches supporting prevention activity at local, regional and national levels. Understand how collaboration is helping to reduce harm and strengthen community resilience and how you can get involved.
Tuesday 22 September, 12:00-13:00
Lunch and Learn: A Public Health Approach to Violence Prevention: What It Is and Why It Matters
Register for this Lunch and Learn here
What does a public health approach to violence prevention mean in practice? This session will explore the core principles of the approach, its role in creating safer communities, and how organisations across Wales are working together to prevent violence by addressing its root causes.
Wednesday 23 September, 12:00-13:00
Lunch and Learn: The Armed Forces Covenant: What It Means for Community Safety
Register for this Lunch and Learn here
This session provides an introduction to the Armed Forces Covenant and its growing relevance to community safety partners. Explore the responsibilities it places on public services, what it means in practice, and how organisations can better support serving personnel, veterans and their families.
Thursday 24 September, 10:00-11:00
Workshop: Police Governance Reform and CSPs - Shaping the Conversation
Register for this Workshop here
The UK Government's proposed police governance reforms could have significant implications for Community Safety Partnerships and local partnership working. This interactive workshop will provide an opportunity to hear more about the proposals, discuss potential impacts and help shape future conversations on policing and community safety in Wales.
Thursday 24 September, 13:00-14:00
Lunch and Learn: Prevention, Intervention and Engaging Children and Young People
Register for this Lunch and Learn here
Hear how Dyfed-Powys Police and partners are working together to support children and young people through prevention, early intervention and engagement activities. The session will explore schools-based programmes, intelligence-led approaches and child-centred policing, offering practical insights for practitioners across Wales.
Friday 25 September, 13:00-14:00
Lunch and Learn: Stalking and Young People: Myths, Misunderstandings and Awareness
Register for this Lunch and Learn here
Stalking can affect children and young people, yet awareness and understanding of the issue often remains limited. This session will challenge common myths, explore what stalking behaviours can look like among younger people, and consider how practitioners can improve awareness, identification and early intervention.
Posted on Wednesday 16th September 2026