SAFE! Support for Young People Affected by Crime

SAFE!

SAFE! Support for Young People Affected by Crime (“SAFE!”). There are two main projects

  • Young Victim Service supports young people who are dealing with the effects of crime. We have a number of workers, who can meet with young people face to face or online to help and support them. SAFE! is an independent charity and this service is provided free of charge. Anyone can refer themselves or a friend who lives in the Thames Valley (Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes). For 5-18 years (up to 25 years for those with additional needs).

  • Building Respectful Families  is a service for families who are affected by Child to Parent Violence (CPV), across the Thames Valley. It is a restorative family focused approach rather than a parenting or anger management programme. The service continues to provide support for families during COVID-19, providing a mixture of remote and face-to-face support, where it is safe to do so. Please be aware that the Building Respectful Families project requires participants, both parents/carers and young people, to be able to reflect on their choices and behaviours and to be prepared and ready to work restoratively. The work we ask families to engage in can be challenging and emotionally draining. It is therefore important that this work is undertaken at the right time for the family. As we operate waiting lists it is important to be aware that when we are able to offer intervention may not be quite the right time for the family. Our team will help referrers to think about this with the family when an offer of direct work is made. For 8-18 years (up to 25 years for those with additional needs)

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Who to contact

Telephone
0800 1337938 0800 1337938
E-mail
safe@safeproject.org.uk
Website
www.safeproject.org.uk
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Notes

SAFE! provides direct support to young people aged 8 to 25 in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire who have become victims of crime. Self-employed Project Workers offer up to 6 sessions of individual targeted support to young people at a place they choose (typically at home, school or youth/ community centre), using protective behaviours and restorative approaches to aid them in their recovery. The service is completly free of charge.

Availability

Age Ranges
8 to 25 years
Referral required
Yes
Referral Details

We accept referrals for any young person between the ages of 8-25 years who is dealing with the effects of crime or similar incident. Referrals should be sent to our main email safe@safeproject.org.uk

You must first check with the young person that they are happy for you to refer them. The young person may be the direct victim or may be struggling after witnessing a crime against someone else. We can support young victims at any point, whether the crime is reported or not, pre-trial or post-trial…etc. 

We accept referrals from a range of different professionals and agencies. Individuals can self refer or parents can refer their child/ young person to the service.

Referral forms are available on our website

SAFE! – Supporting young people in the Thames Valley who have been harmed by crime (safeproject.org.uk)

 

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This information has been collected from third party providers therefore the Reading Services Guide, Reading Borough Council (RBC) and Brighter Futures for Children (BFfC) cannot accept responsibility for the accuracy of this information and recommends that parents, carers, young people, residents and professionals check with providers regarding DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) and OFSTED registrations and CQC registrations. Information collected by Reading Service Guide; is used solely to implement and supply the Family Information Service (FIS), Special Educational Needs & Disabilities - Reading's Local Offer, Adults & Carers Support Group and Reading Youth.

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Family Information Service

fis@reading.gov.uk 0118 937 3777 OPTION 2 0118 937 3777 OPTION 2

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Adult & Carers Support

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