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Working to safeguard adults with care and support needs

Welcome to the City of York Safeguarding Adults Board. Our website provides a wide range of useful information and resources for members of the public and professionals who may be concerned about adult abuse or neglect. You will find general information on keeping safe and how to report concerns. For professionals there is a dedicated area which provides access to a wide range of policy and practice guidance.

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A front-room filled with rubbish, bags and boxes. These are piled up everywhere.

Self Neglect
A series of hands clinging onto a chain-link fence.

Modern slavery
A gloved hand reaches out of a laptop screen and steals a wallet from the back pocket of a man's trousers.

Financial abuse
A man is behind a window crying whilst his wife is outside holding a sign saying 'Miss you'.

Neglect or
act of omission
An woman shields herself whilst a man grabs her by the wrist.

Physical abuse
A woman with her hand in a fist is striking a man who looks in pain.

Domestic abuse
A woman is pinned to a bed by a man. We can see him grabbing her by the wrist.

Sexual abuse
A young woman sits distressed whilst her husband shouts at her in the background.

Psychological abuse
Faces of four woman from different ethnic backgrounds shown in a profile view.

Discriminatory abuse
A male nurse sits in a chair using his mobile phone whilst an elderly patient calls out for help.

Organisational abuse

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