Keeping and Feeling Safe
If at any time you, your relative or friend requires emergency services such as police or an ambulance, please call 999.
If they don’t need emergency services but are at risk of harm, you should contact the safeguarding team at your local authority.
High risk
They are at immediate risk of harm or abuse, they need help urgently. (E.g. they cannot feed themselves, or they are being abused.)
Medium risk
They are not at immediate risk, but they are struggling day to day. (E.g. they are struggling to look after themselves.)
Low risk
This is less urgent, but still very important. They do need help to get the care they need. (e.g. they need help to be more independent.)
Safeguarding
People can be abused (at risk of harm) in different ways. The different types of abuse that people may suffer are listed below:
- Physical abuse
- Domestic violence
- Sexual abuse
- Psychological / Emotional abuse
- Financial abuse
- Modern Slavery
- Neglect and acts of omission
- Discriminatory abuse
- Organisational abuse
- Self neglect
Report a concern about an adult | Essex County Council
ESSEX
Telephone: 0345 603 7630 | online reporting: safeguarding portal
SOUTHEND
Telephone: 01702 215008 (Out of hours: 0345 606 1212) | Adult Social Care online reporting: https://www.livewellsouthend.com/care-support-adults
THURROCK
Telephone: 01375 511000 | email: Thurrock.First@thurrock.gov.uk
If you or the person you care for are not at risk of harm but still need support with day to day living the following services should be considered.
- Support for adults | Essex County Council – this includes support for social care, mobility, housing, mental health and crisis.
- Resource Sections Archive – Essex Carers Network – or call us on 01255 554029
If you are in mental health crisis please contact NHS 111 option 2.
