THE SAFETY HOUSE PROGRAM

What is the Safety House Program?

The Safety House Program is a Police
and Community based program that:

Provides a safe place primarily for children.
Provides children with the skills and confidence to feel safe.
Provides a network of signed houses and businesses within the community.

A school education program reinforces the role of Safety House in the community and provides skills to recognise and avoid unsafe situations.
A Safety House or Business is occupied by people who have been checked by the Police and have agreed to provide a safe place to those feeling unsafe in the community.

FINDING A SAFETY HOUSE

A distinctive yellow smiling house logo allows children to easily recognise an approved Safety House/Business as a safe place if they find they are scared, injured, lost, bullied etc.

The Safety House logo located on or near a letterbox or at the entrance to a business clearly identifies a community member who is committed to providing assistance.


WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP?
Join the Safety House Program by . . .
Becoming a Safety House or Business.
Displaying the Safety House letterbox plaque or business sign once checked by the Police and accepted by the Safety House Organisation.
Becoming a local committee member.
Becoming a monitor of Safety Houses in your street.
Getting involved in Safety House activities such as Yellow Days and 'IMA' promotional days.


WHAT DOES BEING INVOLVED IN SAFETY HOUSE MEAN?
Your home or business can become a Safety House if . . .
Someone is usually on the premises during the times children normally travel to and from school.
Your home or business is easily accessible to children from the street.
All occupants over the age of 15 ( lower in some states) undergo a police character check.
What to do if your Safety House is used?
You need to comfort the child.
Call the police and then follow their instructions.

WHY YOU SHOULD BECOME INVOLVED
Have you ever felt unsure, scared, threatened, lost, injured or bullied ?
Children can feel this way while traveling to and from school.

We all have the right to feel safe at all times.

The Safety House Program provides a method of educating children to keep safe whilst traveling to and from school.

You can help by playing a part in the Safety House Program to make our community safer.

PARENTS
SAFETY HOUSE is a combined Police and Community based program aimed at providing a safer community environment.
If you wish to have your home or place of business designated a SAFETY HOUSE
please contact your local Police Station or Safety House Organisation.

Information Courtesy of Safety House Australia Inc.
For further information please contact the Safety House Association in your State/Territory, or your local Police.




 
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