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Suffolk County Council Adult and Community Services are here to help. Contact Customer First on 08456 023023 if you are worried that you or someone you know may be suffering abuse. The Adult Safeguarding Team can be contacted for advice. Click here for our contact details

Referral Form

Click here to access the referral form and information on how to refer

Latest news

Dignity Champions e-bulletin, December edition is available now. Click here to read
Action on Elder Abuse, latest news bulletin is available to download now. This contains campaign information and links to petition and the Action on Elder Abuse website for further information Click here to read
Electronic Learning programe is available now, FREE OF CHARGE. Click here for more details
CSCI press release; People experience inconsistent safeguarding arrangements click here to read more
October newsletter is now available click here
Dignity in Care Click here to visit our Dignity in Care page
Take a look at our FAQ page for answers to frequently asked questions click here

In case of emergency ring 999.

Easy read version of this website

Information for professionals

Welcome to the New and improved Suffolk Adult Safeguarding website

The Suffolk Adult Safeguarding Board raises awareness and promotes the welfare of vulnerable adults by the development of an effective co-operative.

On these public pages you can view and download the current Policy, procedure, annual report, newsletters, and other released publications. Please see our publications page for all of our documents and leaflets.

Our easy read link will direct you to an easy read version of the website and the professional button links you to information for those people working with vulnerable adults. If you can't find what you are looking for go to the A-Z index page by following this link

Please put our website into your favorites and re-visit regularly for the latest news and information, as the site is updated frequently.

Adults are Abused too....
Click on the links below to find out more about the abuse of vulnerable adults

What is abuse?

Who is vulnerable?

Abuse thrives on secrecy

What are the abuse types?

Who abuses vulnerable adults?

What should I do if I'm worried that a vulnerable adult is being abused, or if I am being abused?

About the Suffolk Adult Safeguarding Board

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