Berkshire Search & Rescue Dogs
Assisting the Police to search for, locate and reunite vulnerable missing people.
Someone is reported missing every 90 seconds in the UK. Berkshire Search and Rescue Dogs is a fully qualified Lowland Rescue team of volunteers on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to support the police search for, locate and reunite high risk vulnerable missing people with their loved ones.
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On #WorldMentalHealthDay we want to remind our followers, our volunteers and all the members of the public that we come into contact with that it’s okay to not be okay.
You matter.
Your mental health matters.
You are not alone.
If you need someone to talk please make use of the Samaritans 24/7 helpline on 116123.
#samaritans #ItsOkToNotBeOk #LowlandRescue #mindbluelight
From tomorrow the rules on social gatherings are changing and it will become against the law to meet people you do not live with in groups larger than 6. There are, of course, exceptions and, as a charity and group of volunteers, our team members fall under that catagory. All our members give up their time free of charge. This includes responding when the police call us to assist in searching for a missing vulnerable person, as well as training both members and their dogs. A qualified dog can take 2 years to train and those skills must be practised regularly to keep our dogs ready and able to respond when required. During COVID lockdown, it has been imperative to keep our members skills current and up to date. We found new and different ways of doing this and as restrictions lifted, we were able to get back to some 'normal' training. We have researched the new regulations coming in, and are pleased to see that we can continue our training. If you see the team out and about, please rest assured we have strict COVID19 policies and risk assessments in place, and are maintaining social distances at all times. Please do feel free to chat to us and we will happily tell you more about our work.
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Sadly too many lives are lost and suicide ideation is a significant number of callouts for us. Suicide is a problem that affects all age groups, genders and social strata, and it sometimes seems utterly inescapable. Today raises awareness about this tragic issue and works to prevent it through education and support of those who struggle with suicide ideation every day. Interrupting someone’s thoughts can and does save lives! Please watch the short film below
If you or anyone needs help, please call the Samaritans on 116 123
youtu.be/b4oQdeBJgRI
#samaritans #suicide #suicideprevention #alwaysoncall #savinglives
Happy #internationaldogday! Here are a few of our dogs living their best life and well, being dogs! We love them all 🥰🥰
The team were called.out at 0220 to assist our colleagues at Surrey Search & Rescue for a missing vulnerable person in the Camberley area.
Stay safe
Fantastic advice here from our colleagues at Search Dogs Buckinghamshire...please don't walk your dogs in the heat.