VICTIMS of crime are being helped on the road to recovery through a new DVD created by the Western Region Health Centre.
Staff from the Footscray centre’s victims assistance and counselling program have been working closely with crime victims to create Once Upon a Crime, a three-minute animation launched last week.
CEO Lyn Morgain (pictured with Kornelia Zimmer, Assistant Commissioner Andrew Crisp, Attorney-General Robert Clark and Lord Mayor Robert Doyle) said information about symptoms of trauma helped normalise reactions and assist people to understand the distress and confusion felt after a traumatic event.
“Without information about the symptoms, people can withdraw, experience isolation, difficulty concentrating, and be reluctant to return to everyday activities.”
The DVD is available free at wrhc.com.au/vacp to people experiencing trauma, or for a fee to professionals. If you have experienced a traumatic event, contact WRHC on 8398 4178.
