{"id":594,"date":"2020-11-03T15:58:28","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T15:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victimsupport.org.uk\/?page_id=594"},"modified":"2023-12-06T16:03:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T16:03:30","slug":"people-weve-helped","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.victimsupport.org.uk\/help-and-support\/people-weve-helped\/","title":{"rendered":"People we\u2019ve helped"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1716px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1>People we\u2019ve helped<\/h1>\n<p>Victim Support helps thousands of people recover from the impact of crime each year. Here are some of their stories.<\/p>\n<p>If we&#8217;ve helped you in the aftermath of a crime, sharing your experience could help others. If you\u2019re concerned about revealing your identity, we can keep it anonymous. 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