{"id":737,"date":"2026-02-27T13:47:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T13:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccfsc-cccs.ca\/cusm\/?page_id=737"},"modified":"2026-03-20T14:36:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T14:36:35","slug":"existing-indicator-frameworks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ccfsc-cccs.ca\/cusm\/existing-indicator-frameworks\/","title":{"rendered":"Existing Indicator Frameworks &#038; Datasets"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"737\" class=\"elementor elementor-737\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f542f8a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f542f8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2fcefb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e2fcefb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d23bdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d23bdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To help select the indicators, measures, and data points included in this Toolkit\u2019s Indicator Explorer &amp; Customizer Tool, CCFSC reviewed a wide range of existing frameworks, datasets, and evidence sources at the international, national, local, and Indigenous levels. Additional insights came from original research, interviews with experts, and community engagement conducted through the CUSM project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b912a31 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b912a31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1df035a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1df035a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb2e770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb2e770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">International Sources:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea50d0f checks elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea50d0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urbansafetymonitor.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Urban Safety Monitor (USM)<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/health-topics\/social-determinants-of-health#tab=tab_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Health Organization \u2014 Social Determinants of Health<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/bitstream\/handle\/10665\/375732\/9789240088320-eng.pdf?sequence=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Health Organization \u2014 Social Determinants of Health Equity<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/unhabitat.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2020\/02\/unodc-un_habitat_crime_prevention_print.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNODC Urban Crime Prevention and Safety<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/security4peace.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Human Security Framework<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9241545615\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WHO Report on Violence &amp; Health<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iso.org\/standard\/68498.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable cities and communities \u2014 Indicators for city services and quality of life<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.traumainformedcare.chcs.org\/resource\/original-ace-questionnaire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)<\/a> and factors linked to childhood trauma<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/searchinstitute.org\/resources-hub\/developmental-assets-framework\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Developmental Assets<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-077ef8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"077ef8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National Sources (Canada):<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e92ad3c checks elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e92ad3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/content\/dam\/esdc-edsc\/documents\/programs\/agenda-2030\/sdg_taking-action-together-aoda.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable Development Goals<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgcif-data-canada-oddcic-donnee.github.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian Indicator Framework for the Sustainable Development Goals Data Hub<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/public-health\/services\/health-promotion\/population-health\/what-determines-health.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social Determinants of Health<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/health-infobase.canada.ca\/health-inequalities\/Indicat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Government of Canada Health Inequalities Data Tool<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwaterloo.ca\/canadian-index-wellbeing\/what-we-do\/domains-and-indicators\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian Index of Well-Being<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www160.statcan.gc.ca\/index-eng.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada\u2019s Quality of Life Framework<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><u>CCFSC (<\/u><a href=\"https:\/\/ccfsc-cccs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CMNCP-Topic-Summary-Indicators-for-Crime-Prevention-and-Community-Safety-Well-being-Plans-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CMNCP) Topic Summary:<\/a> Indicators for Crime Prevention and Community Safety &amp; Well-being Plans<\/li>\n \t<li>Statistics Canada &#8211; various datasets (including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statcan.gc.ca\/en\/subjects-start\/crime_and_justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics)<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csagroup.org\/store\/product\/CSA%20R113:22\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indicators for rural community well-being, services, and quality of life<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li>Jonathan Jackson, Ben Bradford, Chris Giacomantonio &amp; Rebecca Mugford (2023) \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/10439463.2022.2102757\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Developing core national indicators of public attitudes towards the police in Canada<\/a>\u201d, <em>Policing and Society<\/em>, 33:3, 276-295, DOI: 10.1080\/10439463.2022.2102757 (31 measures)<\/li>\n \t<li>Orpana, H. <em>et al.<\/em> (2016). \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/public-health\/services\/reports-publications\/health-promotion-chronic-disease-prevention-canada-research-policy-practice\/vol-36-no-1-2016\/monitoring-positive-mental-health-its-determinants-canada-development-positive-mental-health-surveillance-indicator-framework.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monitoring positive mental health and its determinants in Canada: the development of the Positive Mental Health Surveillance Indicator Framework<\/a>\u201d, <em>Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, <\/em>36:1, 1-10. (81 measures)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40deba3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40deba3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Local Sources:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb684bb checks elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb684bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>8 local CSWB plans across Canada from a variety of types of communities (urban, rural, remote, local, regional, Indigenous)<\/li><li>CSWB (or similar) plans from CUSM project pilot sites<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc26ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3dc26ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Indigenous Sources:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc0068c checks elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc0068c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/fnigc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The First Nations Information Governance Centre Knowledge Bank<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/fnigc.ca\/first-nations-data-centre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">First Nations Data Centre<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sac-isc.gc.ca\/eng\/1100100016570\/1604594851787\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indigenous Services Canada<\/a> including its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sac-isc.gc.ca\/eng\/1100100016579\/1557319653695\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community Well-Being Index<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmiwg-ffada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Calls_for_Justice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Calls for Justice<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/2091412-trc-calls-to-action.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Truth &amp; Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ehprnh2mwo3.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/final-report-vol-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aboriginal Healing Foundation, \u201cA Healing Journey: Reclaiming Wellness\u201d<\/a><\/li><li>Literature review of some of the main Indigenous conceptualizations of safety, well-being and threats to safety<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44fd568 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44fd568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional Research &amp; Expert Engagement:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ddcc3c checks elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ddcc3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Original research and engagement in local communities<\/li><li>Interviews with six recognized CSWB experts<\/li><li>Ongoing insights from the CUSM International Advisory Committee<\/li><li>Review of indicators related to multi\u2011sector governance and system\u2011change initiatives<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e27d94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"4e27d94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-8190\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-8190\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Datasets <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8190\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-911e1fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"911e1fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e8dc20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e8dc20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For a full list of datasets reviewed, including data points, coverage, and access information, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/ccfsc-cccs.ca\/cusm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CUSM-Toolkit-Datasets-Inventory.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Dataset Inventory (Excel)<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><p>These resources can be used to identify existing data already collected or explore validated questions and surveys that can be adapted locally for data collection.<\/p><p>Communities are encouraged to explore these datasets to:<\/p><ul><li>identify <strong>existing data<\/strong> already collected<\/li><li>adapt <strong>validated questions or surveys<\/strong> for local use<\/li><li>identify <strong>gaps<\/strong> requiring new data collection<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To help select the indicators, measures, and data points included in this Toolkit\u2019s Indicator Explorer &amp; Customizer Tool, CCFSC reviewed a wide range of existing frameworks, datasets, and evidence sources at the international, national, local, and Indigenous levels. 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