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You can opt out of emergency alerts, but the government advises you should keep them switched on for your own safety.

To opt out:

Search your settings for ‘emergency alerts’.
Turn off ‘severe alerts’ and ‘extreme alerts’.
If you still get alerts, contact your device manufacturer for help.

Refuge have produced a really helpful video @ https://lnkd.in/e-D7uJpF​

#domesticabuse #domesticviolence #safeguarding #safeguardingchildren #safetyplan #emergencyservices​

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If anyone has a secret mobile phone hidden from an abusive partner, remember to switch off or put in airplane mode etc as described below, or the phone will be activated with the loud alert during the afternoon this Sunday (23 April).

Please share this to help keep others safe

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Refuge have produced a really helpful video @ https://lnkd.in/e-D7uJpF​

#domesticabuse #domesticviolence #safeguarding #safeguardingchildren #safetyplan #emergencyservices​

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If anyone has a secret mobile phone hidden from an abusive partner, remember to switch off or put in airplane mode etc as described below, or the phone will be activated with the loud alert on the evening of 23/04.

Please share this to help keep others safe

Mobile phone masts in the surrounding area will broadcast an alert. Every compatible mobile phone or tablet in range of a mast will receive the alert.

Your mobile phone or tablet does not have to be connected to mobile data or wifi to get alerts.

You can opt out of emergency alerts, but the government advises you should keep them switched on for your own safety.

To opt out:

Search your settings for ‘emergency alerts’.
Turn off ‘severe alerts’ and ‘extreme alerts’.
If you still get alerts, contact your device manufacturer for help.

Refuge have produced a really helpful video @ https://lnkd.in/e-D7uJpF

#domesticabuse #domesticviolence #safeguarding #safeguardingchildren #safetyplan #emergencyservices

If anyone has a secret mobile phone hidden from an abusive partner, remember to switch off or put in airplane mode etc as described below, or the phone will be activated with the loud alert on the evening of 23/04.

Please share this to help keep others safe

The alert will say:

“This is a test of Emergency Alerts, a new UK government service that will warn you if there’s a life-threatening emergency nearby.

In an actual emergency, follow the instructions in the alert to keep yourself and others safe.

Visit gov.uk/alerts for more information.

This is a test. You do not need to take any action.”

Mobile phone masts in the surrounding area will broadcast an alert. Every compatible mobile phone or tablet in range of a mast will receive the alert.

Your mobile phone or tablet does not have to be connected to mobile data or wifi to get alerts.

You can opt out of emergency alerts, but the government advises you should keep them switched on for your own safety.

To opt out:

Search your settings for ‘emergency alerts’.
Turn off ‘severe alerts’ and ‘extreme alerts’.
If you still get alerts, contact your device manufacturer for help.

Refuge have produced a really helpful video @ https://lnkd.in/e-D7uJpF

#domesticabuse #domesticviolence #safeguarding #safeguardingchildren #safetyplan #emergencyservices

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If anyone has a secret mobile phone hidden from an abusive partner, remember to switch off or put in airplane mode etc as described below, or the phone will be activated with the loud alert on the evening of 23/04. Please share this to help keep others safe The alert will say: "This is a test of Emergency Alerts, a new UK government service that will warn you if there's a life-threatening emergency nearby. In an actual emergency, follow the instructions in the alert to keep yourself and others safe. Visit gov.uk/alerts for more information. This is a test. You do not need to take any action." Mobile phone masts in the surrounding area will broadcast an alert. Every compatible mobile phone or tablet in range of a mast will receive the alert. Your mobile phone or tablet does not have to be connected to mobile data or wifi to get alerts. You can opt out of emergency alerts, but the government advises you should keep them switched on for your own safety. To opt out: Search your settings for 'emergency alerts'. Turn off 'severe alerts' and 'extreme alerts'. If you still get alerts, contact your device manufacturer for help. Refuge have produced a really helpful video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2MBcHwmiy8 #domesticabuse #domesticviolence #safeguarding #safeguardingchildren #safetyplan #emergencyservices

I was without my meds last night and had terrible nightmares. Ugh I’m so tired of #anxiety and #depression. Going to use my #safetyplan and try to take a walk today. Maybe call my parents. I apologize about filling your feed with mental health posts and thank you for allowing me to use this space to stay afloat. I hope everyone has something good happen to them today.

RT @AlysColeKing
https://wandering.shop/@AlysColeKing@toot.wales/109455605327339851

If you’re suicidal pls know that struggling w emotional pain is as valid & as deserving of compassion [...] as struggling to breathe or chest pain
You matter ❤️
[...]
A good place to start is by making a Safety Plan – the mental health equivalent of putting on a seatbelt. It reminds people what they can do to help themselves + sources of support if they become distressed. See StayingSafe.net for #SafetyPlan ideas

@AlysColeKing Thank you for your post. I deal with self harm since my youth, and have experience with suicidal ideations. No attention seeking, I rather hide it from most people. I know the feeling of utter despair and not wanting to live like THIS, but wanting to LIVE, just not knowing how and where to take the strength from. With professional help, I created a sort of emergency kit for my darker times, and will be adding the #SafetyPlan that I got from the website.

If you’re suicidal please know that struggling with emotional pain is as valid and as deserving of compassion and a response as struggling to breathe or chest pain
You matter ❤️
We can all learn ways to keep ourselves, and those around us, safer.
A good place to start is by making a Safety Plan – the mental health equivalent of putting on a car seatbelt. It reminds people what they can do to help themselves + sources of support if they become distressed. See StayingSafe.net for #SafetyPlan ideas

Imagine if health and social care profs were compassionate and believed people in suicidal crisis
-if practitioners had enough capacity, training and competences so they could ask about suicide and respond with confidence
-if they always listened, validated, shared authentic hope, mitigated risks, and coproduced SafetyPlans to help people build lives worth living
#SuicidePrevention #Compassion #SafetyPlan