


In addition to the MedicAlert® Safely Home® program, persons with dementia and their family members may also benefit from Finding Your Way Ontario which offers practical advice on how to stay safe while staying active. Getting lost is unpredictable which is why the Stratford Police Services along with the Alzheimer Society of Perth County recommend that persons with dementia are registered with the MedicAlert® Safely Home® program. All familiar routes and landmarks may become lost to the person affected by Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia. A detour or wrong turn can set up a panic reaction that inhibits all sense of direction, time and purpose. The person can become hopelessly lost anywhere, even on the front steps of their own home. Wandering is a common behavior of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia. Stratford - (519) 271-4141 Other Counselling Services (519) 271-5290 Perth County Police Services Confidential inquiries can be made by contacting 24 Hour Emergency Services for Women, Children & Men If you believe you are a victim of domestic assault or if you know someone who is contact the Police immediately. Theses services may include, Court both Criminal and Family, Children's Aid Society, Counselling services and agencies such as Optimism Place.ĭomestic Assault is a crime. Many other private and government services may become involved in the case. The Stratford Police Services involvement in an investigation of a Domestic Assault case, is really only the beginning. If while investigating an allegation of Domestic Assault, the police collect reasonable grounds that an offence has been committed, charges will be laid. Further it is not required that the involved persons actually lived together at the time of the offence. There is no implied meaning by the term "domestic" that requires the offence to take place within a residence. The relationship need not have received legal sanction as a marriage.

The term Domestic generally means that the persons involved shared some relationship. These include physical assault, sexual assault, psychological abuse, stalking, and threats of physical assault. There are several components of Domestic or Spousal Assault.
