Safer Places

The Safer Places scheme is part of a Wider "Respect me" campaign which aims to improve the experience of vulnerable people in the community. The scheme aims to provide vulnerable people, and particularly those with a learning disability, with a safe place to go to where help can be summoned if they are feeling scared or upset while out on their own in the community.

Hampshire is a safe place to live in and visit but unfortunately, sometimes, vulnerable people might be victims of bullying or harassment when they go out. There might also be occasions when they become lost or separated from their carer or simply disorientated.

The scheme provides a safe place to go to where a phone call can be made for the vulnerable person to someone they trust, who will either come and collect them or advise them on what they need to do.

Vulnerable people can request a card where they will write their name and the phone number of their trusted person(s) by contacting their local co-ordinator (below). They carry this card with them and if needed, they can show this card to the Safe Place staff who will make the phone call for them.

The Safe Places in the scheme are easily identified by the yellow logo displayed in the front window.

Contact details for the schemes are as follows

Area	To request your card or find out more	Organisation
East Hampshire (Petersfield, Bordon and Alton)	Gail Anderson and Donna Williams Email: gailatehas@aol.co.uk Tel: 01730 233345	East Hampshire Advocacy Scheme (EHAS) The Tilmore Centre, 1 Tilmore Road, Petersfield, GU32 2HG
Eastleigh	Michelle Bonnel and Pauline Spiers Email: ebr.mencap@ntlworld.com Tel: 02380 483471	Eastleigh Borough and Romsey Mencap Society 56 Oaktree Road Southampton, SO18 1PH
Gosport	AngelA Jestice, Stephen Hull, Hazel Windaybank and Jeremy Hatcher Tel: 01329 232236 Bernadette Beresford Email: advocacy@gra.org.uk	Connect Advocacy, Nobes Hall Nobes Avenue, Bridgemary Gosport, PO13 0HS
Havant	Chelsea Haslett Email: chelsea.haslett@havant.gov.uk Tel: 023 9244 6608	Havant Borough Council Public Service Plaza Havant, PO9 2AX
Winchester	Emma Snagge Email: saferplaces@winchestermencap.org.uk Tel: 01962 873608	Winchester Mencap Discovery Centre, Jewry Street Winchester, SO23 8SB