Spokesperon of Midrand Police Station, Constable Matome Tlamela, said the key initiative of Vec is to assist victims of crime with emotional support, counselling and other related services and resources.
Tlamela explained, “These services are available to everyone, even if a crime hasn’t been reported to the police, and regardless of when it happened.”
The volunteer counsellors are either residents in the Midrand area or postgraduate psychology students from the Midrand Graduate Institute.
According to Tlamela, Arend conducts all training of the volunteers at the police station, with an initial intensive counselling course, followed by monthly training in domestic violence, rape and other sexual crimes counselling.
The services are free, confidential and are available to everyone.
Details: Counsellors are on duty every day from Monday to Saturday and can be reached on 076 445 2451 to make an appointment.
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