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Other Information about our Service for Young People

We have a full time Young Persons Worker and a team of volunteers who have been trained to work with young people.

We will support 10-19 year olds directly or with the parent. For children younger than 10 years we are happy to work with the parent but cannot work with the child directly, although we are happy to refer on to another agency that may be able to help.

If a young person comes to us under the age of 16 years and without permission from their parent or guardian we will need to establish competence. This means that we assess whether the young person has a certain level of intelligence and understanding about the service that we offer. If the young person is not deemed competent then they will be advised to either tell their parent/guardian or be referred on.

School workshops

Victim Support Wandsworth also visit local secondary schools to do workshops with the students during PSHE and Citizenship lessons.

 Topics of these workshops include bullying, street crime, domestic violence and race crimes. The aims of these workshops are to:

• Prevent crime and bullying through victim awareness
• Acknowledge and normalise the varying effects of crime and bullying on its victims
• Promote Victim Support – what we do and how we can help.

Courses

We also run courses for young people on things such as ‘Safety Tips and Self Defence for Young Females’ and ‘Assertiveness Tips for Young People’. These are open to all young people in the borough whether they have previously been affected by crime or not.

You can contact Victim Support Wandsworth on 020 7223 1234

or jennifer@vswandsworth.org.uk

 or at 231a Lavender Hill, Battersea, London, SW11 1JR.

Our opening times are 9.00-5.00 Monday – Friday.

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