Safety for adults

How to get a personal alarm to call for help in an emergency.

How to get personal alarms and home sensors, and how to protect yourself from dangers like fire and fraud.

How to reduce your chances of falling, where to get help and information, and support if you’ve already had a fall.

Find help if you're struggling with your mental wellbeing or are concerned about someone else.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Get support for domestic and sexual violence and abuse, stalking and harassment and violence against women and girls.

Find out where to get help if you, or someone you know is experiencing domestic abuse.

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

Find out what exploitation and serious violent crime means and how to report it to the police.

This strategy sets out how we help and protect survivors of domestic abuse in safe accommodation.

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.