Tackling MVAWG

Tackling perpetrators and supporting victims in Bedfordshire

Why male violence against women and girls
Why male violence against women and girls
Project Firefly - tackling MVAWG in the night time economy
Project Firefly - tackling MVAWG in the night time economy
Safer Streets project to tackle MVAWG
Safer Streets project to tackle MVAWG

Support

Bedfordshire Victim Care Services
Bedfordshire Victim Care Services
Domestic Abuse Support
Domestic Abuse Support
Victim Support - free 24/7 support line
Victim Support - free 24/7 support line
The Emerald Centre - free sexual abuse support
The Emerald Centre - free sexual abuse support
Bedfordshire Domestic Abuse Partnership support hubs
Bedfordshire Domestic Abuse Partnership support hubs

Reporting tools

Report a crime (in an emergency always call 999)
Report a crime (in an emergency always call 999)
Feel unsafe in an area? Report on StreetSafe
Feel unsafe in an area? Report on StreetSafe
Report anonymously - CrimeStoppers
Report anonymously - CrimeStoppers
Flare Report - Download it via Apple Store
Flare Report - Download it via Apple Store
Flare Report - Download it via Google Play
Flare Report - Download it via Google Play
Hollie Guard - Personal safety app
Hollie Guard - Personal safety app

Offenders brought to justice

Man jailed for axe attack on ex-partner
Men jailed for 52 years for kidnap, rape and false imprisonment
Brothers jailed for almost 15 years for sexual abuse
Force uses new legislation to secure first ever strangulation charge

#MVAWGVoices survivor blogs

“I just wanted someone to realise what was happening and to ask me…”
“I just wanted someone to realise what was happening and to ask me…”
“He was a wolf in sheep’s clothing”
“He was a wolf in sheep’s clothing”
"Have you ever said no and it not be enough?"
"Have you ever said no and it not be enough?"
"I had my keys but didn't want to go inside in case the man tried to follow me in"
"I had my keys but didn't want to go inside in case the man tried to follow me in"
"He made her vulnerable, using them to exploit and manipulate her"
"He made her vulnerable, using them to exploit and manipulate her"

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