Measuring the sustainability of a community safety promotion network: working from the inside out

Conclusion: MSC was rich in social resources, but considerable in-kind, human and financial resources were accessed through its ESN. The bridging relationships that connected MSC to its ESN, more than half of which were maintained by six broker network facilitators, were the critical social asset required to access resources and thereby sustain network productivity. MWSC is an open network. Open social networks can never be totally self-sufficient. The ongoing productivity of a social network is dependent on its capacity to develop and maintain productive links with external partners.
Source: Journal of Injury and Violence Research - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research