Project Safeguard

What is Project Safeguard?

South Salt Lake is proudly a participant in Project Safeguard, an initiative spearheaded by the Unified Police Department to give personal critical information about a person with disabilities to law enforcement when responding to a call for service. This crucial information can and will save lives when someone is in crisis.

Project Safeguard is a project in partnership with the community and Salt Lake Valley Law Enforcement. This online program promotes communication and gives police quick access to important information about a person with a disability, such as Autism, Dementia, etc. This would include any disability where the individual displays a tendency to wander or shows other similar tendencies.

This program provides information that is critical for law enforcement prior to an officer’s arrival at a scene and/or prior to contacting an individual, such as their name, birthday, physical description, emergency contact information, known triggers and behaviors.

What happens when someone is registered?

Once the person joins the program, the information will be verified with the parent or guardian. The information will then be placed into a database in our record management system. When an officer identifies an individual, they will have access to the information that was provided on the registration form, such as their birthday, physical description, emergency contact information, known triggers, behaviors, and any other notable information. 

Register Annually

Make sure to resubmit the questionnaire form every year to make sure we have the most up-to-date information. You will be sent a notification when it is time to resubmit. 

How to Register

To register, an adult family member or guardian of the individual should complete the form below.