Safety House program

The Safety House program is a community-based network of safe places in a local area. Safety Houses can be a house, shop or a business and they can provide assistance to anyone who may feel unsafe, threatened or unsure. The program also aims to play a preventative role in community safety, providing safer neighbourhoods for vulnerable people.

The Safety House logo, a smiling house on a yellow background was chosen to represent a warm, friendly place that is easily identified. A Safety House is a place where assistance will be provided to anyone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Information on the history of the Safety House program can be found at Safety House Association of Victoria website.

Using a Safety House

Anyone can seek help from a Safety House. The three most common reasons for help being sought are:

• bullying
• being lost
• being approached or followed.

To use a Safety House, simply knock on the door for assistance. Police checks are undertaken on the occupants of the premises before they are accepted as a Safety House.

How to become a Safety House

Any member of the community can offer their house or business premises as a Safety House. A Safety Householder is not expected to solve the problem, only to assess the situation and contact the appropriate person/s who could be a parent, babysitter, friend, relative, ambulance officer or police officer.

If you are interested in becoming a Safety House, please use the email form or mobile phone number below. For additional information visit the ACT Safety House Association website

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