Stay Safe

At meetyoulater we care about your safety, here is some advice from the Suzy Lamplugh trust. Whenever you are going out, particularly if you are meeting someone new, leave details of where you are going, whom you are meeting and when you expect to return - if your plans change, tell someone.

The Suzy Lamplugh Trust also recommends the following:

• Try to arrange that a first meeting with someone is in a busy public place.
  
  
• If you have just met someone or do not know them well, then avoid going to places where you will be alone together.
  
  
• Trust your instincts, if someone makes you nervous or uneasy leave immediately.
  
  
• Plan how you are going to get home, if possible book a taxi before you go out.
  
  
• If possible, avoid walking home alone and if you are walking stay with a group of people.
  
  
• If you are drinking alcohol, be careful not to let it affect your judgment or your ability to take care of yourself.
  
  
• Watch drinks and food to ensure that nothing is added to them. If something tastes odd, do not eat/drink any more of it.
  
  
• If someone you do not know or completely trust offers to buy you a drink, either decline politely or accompany them to the bar and watch that nothing is added to your drink.
  
  
• If you feel ill or light-headed, tell a member of staff straight away and ask for a taxi to take you home.
  
  
• If you do meet a problem, your primary aim should be to get away.
  
  
• Carry a personal alarm - available from www.suzylamplugh.org and know how to use it to shock and disorientate an assailant so that you can get away