🚧 ROAD CLOSED?

Don't drive around the barricade.

Don't move the sign.

Don't assume it's safe because you don't see anyone working.

TAKE THE DETOUR.

It protects you.

It protects road workers.

It protects the ...work.

And it helps get the road reopened sooner.

CLOSED MEANS CLOSED.

#ClosedMeansClosed #PublicWorksPeople #WorkZoneSafety #ProtectOurCrews

Please note all Lanark County Social Services offices (Perth, Smiths Falls and Carleton Place) are closed all day today, Wednesday, Nov. 4.

Who are the helpers at the Lanark County Situation Table (LCST)?

The LCST is a risk-intervention table coordinated through the County that brings frontline human-service agencies together to provide wrap-around support for people who meet a defined threshold of "acutely elevated ...risk." There are about 26 local agencies and several ad hoc agencies involved with the LCST, including organizations from sectors such as health, mental health, substance use, justice, education, social services, housing, children's services, victim services and intimate partner violence.

Referrals come to the LCST through these agencies when they believe they have a client who meets the risk threshold, is demonstrating multiple risk factors, and who exceeds their capacity to respond within their own agency. Members work in a privacy-protective format to try to quickly connect people to appropriate services.

Over time, police been the top referrers to the Lanark County Situation Table. As a 24/7 emergency response agency, they are often the first ones called, and the situation table has provided a mechanism for officers to be able to refer people to more appropriate services when they need help. In the early years, police represented about 50% of all referrals. From 2015 to 2025, OPP and Smiths Falls Police Service combined represent 35% of referrals and 33.9% last year. In the last few years, there has been an increase in referrals coming from other agencies. Over time, Lanark County Mental Health; Lanark, Leeds and Grenville Addictions and Mental Health; Victim Services; Family and Children’s Services and Probation/Parole have been in the top five for lead and assisting agencies in interventions.

The dedicated representatives who attend the LCST work hard to reduce risk for people and to nurture connections to services for individuals, families and neighbourhoods throughout Lanark County and the Town of Smiths Falls. The LCST continues to be a valuable tool for members to learn about the wide range of services and programs available to assist those who need it most.