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Project

!! Project Find Safe II

Center:

ND-North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2026

Contact Information:

Vanessa Rovig
[email protected]
701-858-3467

Project Description:

Project Find Safe II works to support healthcare agencies, law enforcement, public safety agencies, nonprofit organizations, and tribal communities to develop programs designed to prevent and respond effectively to the wandering of individuals such as those with dementia, Alzheimer's, or children with developmental disabilities. Our work includes prevention and response training, the development of emergency protocols for school officials and first responders, efforts to ensure the safety of vulnerable individuals, and the implementation and operation of notification systems to assist in the recovery of missing individuals.

Keyword(s):

Injury Prevention – General, wandering, dementia, alzheimers, autism, emergency, vulnerable

Core Function(s):

Continuing Education/Community Training

Area of Emphasis

Quality Assurance, Health-Related Activities, Quality of Life

Target Audience:

Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, General Public

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Specific Groups

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State