Welsh Water offers discreet access to specialised support for victims of domestic abuse A discreet portal which will help those experiencing domestic abuse to access specialist help and advice has been added to the foot of all the pages of Welsh Water’s website. Statistics from police forces across Wales and England showed a 7% increase in domestic abuse reports last summer, with Dyfed Powys Police received 900 reports of domestic abuse in August compared with 350 incidents per month in 2017. Welsh Water, which is the only not-for-profit water company in England and Wales has now lent its support to the ‘Online Safe Spaces’ initiative in a bid to support victims.
A discreet portal which will help those experiencing domestic abuse to access specialist help and advice has been added to the foot of all the pages of Welsh Water’s website. Statistics from police forces across Wales and England showed a 7% increase in domestic abuse reports last summer, with Dyfed Powys Police received 900 reports of domestic abuse in August compared with 350 incidents per month in 2017. Welsh Water, which is the only not-for-profit water company in England and Wales has now lent its support to the ‘Online Safe Spaces’ initiative in a bid to support victims. The company has added a discreet button at the bottom of all the pages of its website. The button directs users to free specialist domestic abuse support’. Victims can access a directory of specialist support services and helplines, complete a questionnaire to assess the safety of their relationship, and access information on sexual violence, stalking and harassment.
A DISCREET portal to help those experiencing domestic abuse access specialist help and advice has been added to Welsh Water’s website. Statistics from police forces across Wales and England showed a seven per cent increase in domestic abuse reports last summer. Welsh Water, which is the only not-for-profit water company in England and Wales has now lent its support to the ‘Online Safe Spaces’ initiative in a bid to support victims. The company has added a discreet button at the bottom of all the pages of its website. The button directs users to free specialist domestic abuse support’. Victims can access a directory of specialist support services and helplines, complete a questionnaire to assess the safety of their relationship, and access information on sexual violence, stalking and harassment.
Young woman is sitting hunched at a table at home, the focus is on a man s fist in the foregound of the image. DOMESTIC abuse victims are able to access specialist help and advice thanks to Welsh Water’s new portal. The company has added a portal at the foot of all of the pages on its website which will direct users to free specialist domestic abuse support services and helplines. Users are also able to complete a questionnaire to assess the safety of their relationship, and access information on sexual violence, stalking and harassment. It is part of the company’s support to the ‘Online Safe Spaces’ initiative to support victims and comes as statistics showed that there was a seven per cent increase in domestic abuse reports across England and Wales last summer.