The Support and Protect team examined the Government of Nova Scotia's responses to recent events, identifying six core areas in need of improvement to better protect and support Nova Scotians: access to resources and safe spaces during crisis; access to online communication and technological resources; police and incarceration; dysfunctional regulatory bodies and court systems; the trifecta of support (housing, income assistant, and access to healthcare); and childcare and child protection. The team's report highlights some of the barriers to innovative and sustainable solutions in these areas and recommendations for new ways forward.