Our Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Caseworker and Sexual Violence Liaison Officers (SVLOs) have had specialist training to support and advise students who have experienced any form of domestic abuse.
This service is available to all students, regardless of when or where the incident took place, and regardless of the gender, sexuality etc of survivor and perpetrator.
Your GBV caseworker/SVLO will be led by you. They will listen to you and discuss the options available to you. They will:
- help you decide what support you need going forward
- help you access that support
- provide you with information about possible next steps.
Some of the options may include:
- referral to specialist external support agencies
- referral to support within the university
- practical support, e.g. managing academic impact, accommodation options
- advice on possible reporting options, including to the police or the university.
There are also resources and external services available to help you, which the GBV Caseworker can help you to access, if that would be helpful.
To request GBV Caseworker/SVLO support, submit a Request Contact from Advisor form.
You don’t need to write sensitive details on the form.
You can write ‘requesting domestic abuse support’ in the free text box.
It is helpful if you can also include when the incident(s) happened and whether or not you have any concerns about your safety.
If you have immediate/urgent safety concerns, please contact urgent help by calling 999 before completing the form.