Welcome to the first Kent wide newsletter from Victim Support after the successful launch of our Victim Care Unit. Kent is still divided into 4 areas for administrative purposes
West Kent and Dartford Robert Chambers 01233 618004
Medway and Gravesend
Jan Turner 01233 618002
Maidstone, Swale and Ashford Lesley Piggott-Cubitt 01233 618003
Canterbury and Thanet Bridget Blackford-Read 01233 618001 .
The first experience of the new system in which Victim Care Officers (VCOs) make initial contact with a crime victim before passing on for volunteer support if needed is that there is a high percentage of serious crimes like domestic abuse, sexual crimes and violence amongst those asking for volunteer help. Extra training courses for all interested volunteers in these difficult areas will be organised in 2009.
The VCOs are Mutsa Zemura, Gill Cubitt, Denice Lake, Joe Cornell, Eloise Newman, Karen Jones and Becky Avery. They can be contacted directly with any queries under the general new number, 0845 3899527.
Special thanks are in order to Denzil Peach who managed the difficult and complex change to a single county wide office and a big welcome to Alison Donnelly who has taken over from him as Victim Support Area Manager.
Monday, October 6, 2008
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