You have a right to be safe. Being safe is a basic building block for our resilience.
Identifying where you feel safe or unsafe, and looking at ways this can be changed can help a you feel more resilient.
Being safe is defined as free from harm or hurt and feeling safe means you do not anticipate either harm or hurt; emotionally or physically.
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As you are more independent you get to assess what risks there are to your safety and you get more choices over situations or places that don't make you feel safe
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All young people have a right to feel safe. Check out
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All colleges are legally required to keep the environment safe for learners and have policies in place to promote your safety which will be available for you to read.
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Think about which places and situations you think are safe or less safe.
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Are their any similarities or differences in the areas?
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What situations or places could you avoid to make you feel safer?
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What can you do to feel safer?
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Have you identified any places at college that don't feel safe? Who can you talk to about this?
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Being emotionally safe in personal relationships is really important. We look at this in the I belong sections.
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For more information and to get help with controlling or abusive situations see the sites below
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Creating a safe anchor
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A picture or a visualisation of a favourite memory or place when recalled can help you feel safe, calm and more resilient if you are going through a tough time.
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Think about a place or a memory where you felt happy, safe and comfortable.
(it can be your bedroom, in the garden, sitting with your pet, or by a river or lake etc).
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Create a visual representation of that memory through magazine pictures, drawings or words. When you are stressed you can look at the picture and feel calmer.
