INFORMATION AND EDUCATION
Website
The revamped VSS website has been up and running for a year. In the last 12
months, the number of new visitors to our website has increased by nearly 60 per
cent. Visit the VSS website to discover how we support people impacted
by crime and abuse in South Australia.
• Get Help
• Get Resources
• Get Involved
• Create Change
• Contact VSS
60%
increase in visitors
to the VSS
website
44636
page views on the
VSS website
Victims’ Voice
Our quarterly newsletter keeps our clients and members up to date about the work we do to improve the
support and treatment of victims of crime in South Australia.
Get the latest Victims’ Voice
Crime Victim E-news
Our monthly electronic newsletter features a key editorial from VSS’s Chief Executive, and links to current
information on crime-related topics such as child protection, crime prevention, domestic abuse, justice, and
the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Crime Victim E-news is emailed to
566 recipients each month (except December and January). E-news can also be viewed on the VSS website
at www.victimsa.org
Resource Centre
The VSS Resource Centre is a specialised collection to support victims
of crime, their family and friends and professional counsellors and case
workers. It includes both self-help materials for those surviving crime and
trauma and professional resources in areas such as trauma-informed
practice, counselling and social work.
More information about the Resource Centre is available on the new VSS
website at www.victimsa.org/get-resources. Recent website improvements
include an online membership form and easier access to the electronic
books and online resources. The online catalogue at www.victimsa.org/
book-search now lists more than 2,000 resources.
2015-16 saw a growing demand for more resources relating to domestic
abuse, reflecting the increase in DV-related referrals to VSS. We have
now added resources on life after leaving a violent relationship, including
resources for parents.
Use of the Resource Centre continues to increase with
membership growing by 113 to nearly 500 over the
course of 2015-16, and a 26 per cent increase in
loans to 385.
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