Did you know that you can set up passwords with your utility providers so you can know that anyone who calls to your home purporting to be from that company is genuine?

Share this with someone you think may be vulnerable to doorstep fraudsters

#StopThinkFraud

Powerful video from Gloucestershire Constabulary & Glos OPCC👇

Film & TV often romanticise persistent behaviours but stalking is not a rom com

Report it at: shorturl.at/zBJP1

& get support at: shorturl.at/blmr1

#NationalStalkingAwarenessWeek #NSAW2024 #RightToBeSafe

We all have a right to be safe

Remember, stalking can happen with or without the threat of violence. Any repeated, unwanted contact is stalking & you do not have to live with it.

Report it at: shorturl.at/zBJP1

& get support at: shorturl.at/blmr1

#RightToBeSafe

Stalkers will often use multiple methods to harass their victim

Spot common behaviours👇

🚩 Persistent calls, texts, letters, emails, DM's
🚩 Sending unwanted gifts
🚩 Following, watching or tracking you
🚩 Befriending friends & family
🚩 Cyberstalking
🚩 Threats & violence

This week is National Stalking Awareness Week

Any kind of persistent, unwanted & intrusive contact that causes fear, distress or anxiety is stalking

Think FOUR;

Fixated
Obsessive
Unwanted
Repeated

If you've experienced these FOUR behaviours, Victims First can offer support

Following last night’s episode of #Eastenders , below is a helpful graphic from Hourglass (Safer Ageing) containing five signs of sexual abuse in older people👇

By being able to recognise the signs of abuse in older family & friends, we can help give a voice to victims

The new Support After Crime Service, supporting Young People dealing with the effects of crime, is now open! You can find out more about it on our website⬇
safeproject.org.uk/how-we-work.php

Later, Eastenders will air a special episode in which Yolande Trueman is sexually assaulted, helping shine a light on this often hidden crime

If you've been a victim of sexual assault, Victims First can offer support

Support is also available for older victims Hourglass (Safer Ageing)

🌟 Our new services are now live & available, for free, to victims & witnesses of crime living in #Berkshire , #Buckinghamshire , #Oxfordshire & #MiltonKeynes 🌟

For more information or support, please visit victims-first.org.uk/what-we-do/our…

Victim Support
SAFE!
Hope After Harm

It's National Pet Day 🐶🐱

& a chance to celebrate our furry friends but not wanting to leave a much-loved pet can be a barrier to leaving an abusive relationship

Dogs Trust 💛🐶 Cats Protection provide free care for cats & dogs whose owners are in refuge or temporary accommodation

If this sounds familiar it might be time to reach out for support. If you think you may be experiencing coercive control, talk to Women's Aid, where a trained support worker can help you safely explore your options ➡️ ow.ly/Z6mT50R11lQ

The lighter nights are an ideal time to review the security around your home & garden:

✅ Install motion-detected lighting
✅ Ensure gates & fences are in good condition
✅ Plant thorny hedges
✅ Consider gravelling your drive or parts of your garden
✅ Lock sheds & garages

Our Men's Advice Line is here for any men who related to Richard's situation in last night's Channel 5 documentary #MyWifeMyAbuser .

No-one deserves to be hurt by their partner. No-one deserves to live in fear. Call 0808 8010327 or email on [email protected].

It can be difficult to differentiate between ordinary teenage behaviour and young people involved in, or at risk of, criminal exploitation

Learn the signs at stop-ce.org NWG Network

#NationalChildExploitationAwarenessDay #CEAwarenessDay #CEADay24 #StopCE

❓Have you experienced domestic abuse and want to use your voice to create meaningful change?

📩Sign up for VOICES, my virtual platform for survivors of domestic abuse.

📣Your voice could help influence change to improve the lives of other survivors 👇
domesticabusecommissioner.uk/voices/

💫 Job opportunities 💫

Our new partners Victim Support are currently hiring for two exciting roles supporting our new adult service; Group Work Practitioner and Victim Awareness Officer.

For more information about the roles and to apply visit👉 victimsupport.org.uk/more-us/jobs