Introduction

Everyone has the right to feel safe and live their life free from abuse or neglect.

Please contact us if you are, or someone you know is:

• experiencing abuse or neglect
• at risk of being abused or neglected

or if you have witnessed an incident related to abuse or neglect that has concerned you.

Types of abuse

Abuse can take different forms, these include:

• physical abuse
• domestic abuse
• sexual abuse
• psychological or emotional abuse
• financial or material abuse
• discriminatory abuse
• organisational abuse
• neglect or acts of omission
• self-neglect
• modern slavery.

You can find out more about each type of abuse on the East Riding Safeguarding Board website.

Signs of abuse

There are many signs of abuse. These include when someone:

• shows changes in behaviour without reason
• has an injury that is difficult to explain
• seems frightened around certain people
• appears unusually sad or withdrawn
• does not have access to their own finances.

Who to contact

If you would like to report a safeguarding concern, please go to the East Riding Safeguarding Adults Board website and choose the red 'report a concern' button.

Please note: the information you provide to us will remain confidential. It will only be shared with the parties investigating the report. You have the right to remain anonymous.

What we’ll do

There’s a process that we’ll follow when we are contacted about a safeguarding issue:

Support organisations

If you need some help coping as the victim of abuse, these organisations can help: