North Yorkshire County Council has established the scheme along with NYP, district councils, the voluntary sector, travel organisations and pharmacies, with the aim of helping people lead independent lives and feel safe.
Registered Safe Places will display the ‘Safe Place’ symbol on their window or door so that people who are out and about and begin to feel anxious or at risk – be it because they have learning difficulties, disabilities, frailty, dementia or mental health problems – can look out for the symbol and enter the Safe Place to get help.
