Low Cost Interventions
10. Pocket-sized Safety Guides
Small laminated cards or booklets with clear instructions. Ideal for youth, SEND individuals, elderly residents, and frontline workers.
Pocket Guides: £1.50-£3 each
Large-print/easy-read versions: £2-£4
Design & Print Setup: £400-£600
Example 2500 guides: £4,000-£7,000
Content Design: 1-2 weeks
Printing: 1 week
Distribution to schools, libraries, outreach: 1-2 weeks
Total: 3-5 weeks
Reprints due to updated scam/violence trends: £300-£600 pa
Effectiveness
Pocket guides place crucial safety information at fingertips, reducing injury and helping compliance with safety rules. They are useful for helping with the prevention of violent crime, theft, fraud, and scams, forming a backbone of community safety education.