About Safe Place Shropshire

The Safe Place Scheme is a nationwide initiative originally established by Mencap in Worcestershire for people with learning disabilities, brought to Shropshire in 2013 to include anyone who may be vulnerable when out and about.

Safe Places Shropshire is supported by Shropshire Council, Telford & Wrekin Council and West Mercia Police. 

It provides a network of ‘short-term safe havens’ for people who may require additional support and assistance when they are out and about in the community.

The aim of ‘Safe Places’ is to provide vulnerable individuals with a number of places that they know they can go to and immediately receive support and understanding about their issues. This includes people with learning disabilities or those who live with anxiety attacks or dementia.

How it works:

It is a simple system, each location that signs up to the initiative will display a sticker that identifies it as a ‘Safe Place’. To make this contact easier the vulnerable person may have a “I need Help” card with details of who to contact on their behalf. Although this is not needed, it can sometimes speed up getting the extra support that they need.

Who can use Safe Places?

Anyone. This scheme gives people more confidence to travel independently around Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin. It will also allow carers to feel reassured that there is always likely to be help nearby for their loved ones.

It helps to have a card with the details of someone to contact but you don’t need to have it.