“As a survivor of sexual and domestic abuse, I feel a strong personal responsibility to tell people how they can access the help they need.”
The words of West Yorkshire’s Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, Alison Lowe who joined the Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin in a joint visit to the county’s state of the art Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC).
Together with partners, they toured the purpose-built facility, which officially opened in 2020, underlining their collective commitment to victims and survivors.
Housing both Children and Adult Services under the same roof, the Hazelhurst Centre provides care and assessment for child victims and a separate service for adults where specially trained staff deliver medical help and support as required.
Jointly commissioned by NHS England and NHS Improvement, the building also includes a live video-link with the courts, suites for video recorded interviews, waiting rooms, a hub for specialist support services and referral to Independent Sexual Violence Advisors (ISVA).
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