partner, appropriate help 􀂁refusing 􀂁neglect friends, professionals eg not taking medication coping resources claiming benefits Consider risk from: 􀂁poor 􀂁not of blocks to of awareness of 􀂁lack 􀂁lack 􀂁staff own safety in home e.g. 􀂁relatives fire risk 􀂁friends Consider risk factors: sexual behaviour 􀂁risky 􀂁neighbours history of deliberate misuse 􀂁past 􀂁substance 􀂁strangers selfharm 􀂁wandering 􀂁treatments alcohol/drug abuse 􀂁(i) OR Consider the inability to Consider risk of abuse (ii) diagnosis (eg maintain a by carer: depression, personality safe environment: stress 􀂁severe disorder, schizophrenia ) to manage illness/alcohol / 􀂁unable 􀂁mental AND (ii) = increased accommodation drug abuse in carer 􀂁(i) risk paying rent refusing help 􀂁not 􀂁carer illness/disability up debts of abuse by or to 􀂁physical 􀂁running 􀂁history GP contact Carer 􀂁recent psychiatric 􀂁recent hospitalisation Consider risk from loss society: 􀂁recent friends/family of abusive / 􀂁no 􀂁history alone exploitative 􀂁living worker relationships 􀂁unskilled from public 􀂁unemployment 􀂁harassment people of home by 􀂁older 􀂁use (especially young unwanted others 􀂁male males) home 􀂁inadequate security of retaliation for 􀂁fear reporting abuse 4. Risk To Others 5. Survival 6. Psychological Consider risk to: Consider whether the Consider: & other person has aggressive, 􀂁children 􀂁overactive, dependents problems with: Disruptive or agitated home behaviour 􀂁partners 􀂁a for the home with 􀂁carers 􀂁heating 􀂁problems amenities hallucinations & 􀂁staff 􀂁essential (e.g. delusions 􀂁neighbours washing facilities, problems with 􀂁strangers 􀂁cognitive toilet, memory, orientation & Consider risk factors: cooker, bed) understanding threats, especially ability to look after problems e.g. 􀂁current 􀂁the 􀂁mood to their home depressed, manic,
partner, friends, professionals 􀂁poor coping resources 􀂁lack of blocks to Consider risk factors: 􀂁past history of deliberate selfharm 􀂁(i) alcohol/drug abuse OR (ii) diagnosis (eg depression, personality disorder, schizophrenia ) 􀂁(i) AND (ii) = increased risk 􀂁physical illness/disability 􀂁recent GP contact 􀂁recent psychiatric hospitalisation 􀂁recent loss 􀂁no friends/family 􀂁living alone 􀂁unskilled worker 􀂁unemployment 􀂁older people 􀂁male (especially young males) 􀂁refusing appropriate help eg not taking medication 􀂁not claiming benefits 􀂁lack of awareness of own safety in home e.g. fire risk 􀂁risky sexual behaviour 􀂁substance misuse 􀂁wandering Consider the inability to maintain a safe environment: 􀂁unable to manage accommodation 􀂁not paying rent 􀂁running up debts 􀂁neglect Consider risk from: 􀂁staff 􀂁relatives 􀂁friends 􀂁neighbours 􀂁strangers 􀂁treatments Consider risk of abuse by carer: 􀂁severe stress 􀂁mental illness/alcohol / drug abuse in carer 􀂁carer refusing help 􀂁history of abuse by or to Carer Consider risk from society: 􀂁history of abusive / exploitative relationships 􀂁harassment from public 􀂁use of home by unwanted others 􀂁inadequate home security 􀂁fear of retaliation for reporting abuse 4. Risk To Others 5. Survival 6. Psychological Consider risk to: 􀂁children & other dependents 􀂁partners 􀂁carers 􀂁staff 􀂁neighbours 􀂁strangers Consider risk factors: 􀂁current threats, especially to Consider whether the person has problems with: 􀂁a home 􀂁heating for the home 􀂁essential amenities (e.g. washing facilities, toilet, cooker, bed) 􀂁the ability to look after their home Consider: 􀂁overactive, aggressive, Disruptive or agitated behaviour 􀂁problems with hallucinations & delusions 􀂁cognitive problems with memory, orientation & understanding 􀂁mood problems e.g. depressed, manic,