The Midrand Victim Empowerment Centre welcomed a brand-new support room to assist their operations.
The centre is a section of the police that assists victims of crime in the debriefing following an incident. With 15 facilitators, alongside side honour’s students from Pearson College, the centre give victims of various contact crimes much-needed support.
Unit facilitator Sue Klingenberg said that the importance of the centre is the counselling which gives the victims an opportunity to reframe the crime. “It gives them the chance to gain power back following the crime… It can also lessen the onset of PTSD with a good debriefing.”
Through a donation from businesses and local residents, the center was able to create a new 24-hour support room while refurbishing their existing room.
Outgoing unit facilitator Desiree Govender said that the rooms were made possible through the kind donations from Beaulieu residents, Lino De Angrelo from Universal Paints, decorators Charlie Vetorri, Anne Turner and handyman Frans Ferreira.
Klingenberg explained that the new room will be open 24 hours a day for police to bring victims to take their statement in private.
She added that she believed the additions were absolutely amazing and will assist in the centre’s forward movement in helping victims of crime.
Chairperson of the Midrand Community Policing Forum Steven Johnstone said, “The project involved a complete revamp of the rooms and created a warm environment for their work.”
Details: Midrand Victim Empowerment Centre 076 445 2451.
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