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Support and next steps<\/h1>\n

Lots of young people are affected by crime. It can feel like you\u2019re all alone but you\u2019re not. There are lots of ways you can cope with the effects of crime and lots of people that can help you in whatever you chose to do.<\/p>\n

This content has been written for children and young people. If you\u2019re looking for information for over 18s, visit our Help and Support information.<\/a><\/p>\n

If you’d like to get in touch for support or advice, you can contact us any time via live chat<\/a>.\u00a0 You can find out how we keep your information safe here<\/a> (download pdf).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n How can I move on?<\/span>\n <\/h2>\n \n

Being a victim of crime, or witnessing a crime, can be a very scary and frightening experience, whether you are a child, a young person or an adult. Remember everyone reacts differently to crime.<\/p>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Reporting a crime<\/span>\n <\/h2>\n \n

It can be difficult to decide whether or not you should tell the police and you may be worried about what will happen if you do report the crime.<\/p>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n

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\n What are my rights?<\/span>\n <\/h2>\n \n

As a young victim or witness of crime you have a number of rights<\/p>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":1443,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3673","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSupport and next steps - Victim Support<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There are lots of ways you can cope with the effects of crime and lots of people that can help you in whatever you chose to do.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.victimsupport.org.uk\/you-co\/support-and-next-steps\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Support and next steps - 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