The ability to request a police officer to check on someone's welfare has been around for some time, but the service is getting increased attention in the media due to welfare checks on celebrities, including a welfare check on television host Wendy Williams to affirm that she wasn't...
[2]Welfare checks, also called wellness checks, occur when police dispatch to determine if an individual is safe and healthy. While the term encompasses police responses to a variety of non-criminal activity, one example might be a family member calling to request an officer check on an elderl...
In our previous post, Paul Bradshaw wrote about the Department of Work and Pensions’ press release claiming disability benefits were paid “without checks”. The press release triggered several media articles, but published DWP figures were interpreted widely differently on The Daily Mail and The Te...
"I am thankful that every morning, when the staff checks my water, I get to play “teeter-totter” on the pipe. I think they plan for me to do that now. They always give me time to climb on top and jump up and down. It’s great to have caregivers who know the importance of ...