sexual assault, intervention orders and the family safety framework

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<p>Victim Support Service (VSS) provides free and confidential help to adult victims of crime, witnesses, their family, and friends across South Australia. We work in partnership with other organisations, we re not a government agency or part of the police and you don't have to report a crime to get our help. It doesns Domestic Violence Court Assistance Service will be closed from 3:30 on Christmas Eve and reopen at 9.00am on Monday 4 January.</p>

<p>If you require immediate support you can call the Crisis Care Unit on 13 11 16, Life Line on 13 11 14 or, in the case of domestic violence, the DV Gateway on 1800 800 098. If you have been harmed, or believe that you are at risk of harm, please call the Police on 000.</p>

<p>To contact Victim Support Service online over the Christmas period, please complete a <a href="/contact">general enquiries form</a>. We will respond to all online enquiries when we return on the 4 January 2016. </p>

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<h1><strong>New report highlights need for improved access to justice and support for young victims of crime</strong></h1>

<p>A new report by DemocracyCo summarises the outcomes from the Impoving Justice and Support for Child and Adolescent Victims of Crime conference hosted by Victim Support Service and AnglicareSA. The report provides an overview of the discussion had by participants about their views on what is needed to better support young victims of crime.</p>

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<p>Children's Rights Commissioner Megan Mitchell released the <a href="/-/victim/lib/uploaded/vsspublications/AHRC_Childrens_Rights_Report_2015_0.pdf">Children's Rights Report 2015</a> on Monday, 7 December. </p>

<p>The report examines the prevalence and impact of violence experienced by children and adolescents in Australia. </p>

<p>"An estimated one in every 12 people has experienced physical abuse by a family member as a child," Commissioner Mitchell said. </p>

<p>"Children who live in homes characterised by violence are often the silent, forgotten, unintended, invisible victims."</p>

<p>"We need more in-depth research on the impact of family and domestic violence on children, the interventions that prevent [it], and how to help children recover from their experiences," Commissioner Mitchell said. </p>

<p>VSS can say that anecdotally, for every adult victim of violent crime that we support, there is usually a child survivor who is unable to access direct services for victims. Every day, our Victim Helpdesk receives a referral from a parent, a support worker or an agency of the criminal justice system asking us to assist a child victim, in such cases, we have to decline and onward refer, usually with difficulty. </p>

<p>On 10 November 2015 the Victim Support Service in partnership with Anglicare hosted the Conference.</p>

<p>At this event a diverse group of representatives from across the non-government and government sectors with an interest in supporting young victims of crime met to hear experts in the field talk about the quality and extent of support for young victims of crime and to consider and discuss what should be done to address the issues. </p>

<p>Victim Support Service and Anglicare intend to progress these ideas in early 2016. </p>

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<h2><strong>VSS wins State Merit Award at 2015 Australian Crime & Violence Prevention Awards</strong></h2>

<p>On 1 December 2015 Victim Support Service (VSS) was presented with a State Merit Award at the annual Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Awards in Canberra. </p>

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