Are you affected by crime or abuse?

Victims First offers free emotional and practical support to victims of all types of crime or abuse across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.

This support also includes witnesses and victims’ families, regardless of whether it’s been reported to the police or when/ where the crime happened.

Help can be over the telephone, face to face, advocacy (including help to access sexual health clinics, drug and alcohol and legal services), assistance through the criminal justice system, and therapeutic counselling.

There are also specialist services depending on people’s needs, for example for younger victims and sufferers of sexual violence.

More information: (0300) 1234 148 www.victims-first.org.uk

Breaking Free from alcohol

Easy to follow and completely confidential, Breaking Free lets you work on your drinking at your own pace.

Free online 24/7 support, every day of the year to Wokingham residents. You can access it on any device with the internet such as computers, laptops, tablets or smartphones.

You can learn a wide range of proven positive coping skills, and can choose to set a goal to reduce or stop your drinking.

You’ll be able to track your progress on your personal dashboard and get a certificate to show how well you’ve done.

If you have an Android or iPhone, use the Companion app to get even more from Breaking Free. Just visit the App Store and search for ‘Breaking Free Companion’.

More information: info@breakingfreeonline.com