Safety for adults

Find out how to get a personal alarm, how to stay safe at home and help with your mental health.

Safety at home

CareLink Plus alarm and telecare service
How to get a personal alarm to call for help in an emergency.
How to stay safe at home
How to get personal alarms and home sensors, and how to protect yourself from dangers like fire and fraud.
How to reduce your risk of having a fall
How to reduce your chances of falling, where to get help and information, and support if you’ve already had a fall.

Health and Mental health

Help in a mental health emergency
Where to get urgent help if you’re experiencing a mental health crisis or emergency, you're in a life threatening situation, or you're worried about your mental health.
Help to make decisions about your life
Some people can't make decisions for themselves, this is known as lacking mental capacity. We can help if you can’t make decisions for yourself, or you have to make decisions for someone else.
Mental Health Act assessments
What to do if you’re worried that someone is having a mental health crisis or emergency, and they won’t agree to get help.
Support with your mental health and wellbeing
What you can do to improve your mental health and wellbeing, and where to get help.
Dementia support in Brighton & Hove
If you or someone close to you is worried about memory loss, confusion, language difficulties or behaviour changes or is living with dementia, find advice and support from the NHS and other organisations across the city.

Abuse, domestic violence and crime

Help for an adult at risk of abuse or neglect
If you're experiencing abuse or neglect, or you're worried about someone else, tell us. This is often referred to as a safeguarding concern and we can help.
Domestic and sexual violence and abuse, stalking and harassment and violence against women and girls

Get support for domestic and sexual violence and abuse, stalking and harassment and violence against women and girls.
Support for victims of domestic violence and abuse
Find out where to get help if you, or someone you know is experiencing domestic abuse.
Anti-social behaviour (ASB) and hate incidents

Report anti-social behaviour (ASB) and hate incidents, get support and find out how restorative practice can help you.
Exploitation and serious violent crime

Find out what exploitation and serious violent crime means and how to report it to the police.
Sussex-wide domestic abuse accommodation and support strategy
This strategy sets out how we help and protect survivors of domestic abuse in safe accommodation.

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
Keeping people safe in a hospital or care home, can sometimes involve them being restricted or restrained. This is known as being deprived of your liberty.