What to do
- If they appear to need help and approaching is safe, ask if they want help. For illness or unresponsiveness, request medical help.
- If the situation becomes violent, leave by a safe exit and get help from a protected place.
- Threat or immediate danger: call emergency services. Without immediate danger: use the local non-urgent channel.
- Say where you are and what you saw or heard. State what you do not know.
- Wait somewhere protected. Report if unable to leave or speak. Without a phone, ask someone to call from safety. Report changing danger.
What to avoid
- Do not confront or approach to investigate. Your safety comes first.
- Appearance, origin, religion or disability are not evidence of danger. Describe specific facts.
- Do not follow, search or photograph someone to publish as suspicious. Seek help for concrete events, not appearance.
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