'At risk' People
If you have a loved one or support people with orientation and
memory problems, psychological needs, developmental
disability or mental illness, then the Safe Return Home ID·Assist system is designed to
assist you.
Safe Return Home
ID·Assist is an
internet system to store relevant details to help with the
location and identification of a person who is at
risk of or becoming lost or needing
police assistance because of their behavioural
condition. People with dementia and Alzheimer's disease are a particular
group who will benefit from this
program (eg. wandering).
Safe Return Home ID·Assist is
also designed to assist people who may need assistance from police
from time to time but whose actions may be misinterpreted because of
their complex behaviours. Police will have access to
information to enable them to better support people in this category
if they are registered on the Safe Return Home system.
You can also purchase a high quality ID bracelet for on-person
identification. There will be no panic or rush to organise
important details needed by Police in case of an
Emergency.
The Safe Return Home system allows you to deliver an
immediate response to Police in the case of an emergency. Once
Police are informed of a missing person episode (via phone or email directly from the web site)
they can search the database and broadcast all the relevant
data on the missing individual, including photo ID to the relevant
Police Units and other community services (taxi, bus and
train companies; shopping centres etc).
Registered users can enter and edit all data
online. They can also print and deliver relevant
information, or email to the local Police station
or Missing persons sections directly from the system.
Registered users are in complete control of the information and how
it is distributed.