If you think you or someone you know has experienced modern slavery, there is a variety of support options available to both students and staff.
Internal:
- Report + Support: Students and staff can disclose how they have been affected by modern slavery using the University’s Report + Support system. You can choose to do this anonymously, request support from an advisor or make a referral for someone else. If you choose to talk to an advisor, they will be able to talk through the reporting options and support available to you, in confidence.
- Student Wellbeing Services: From confidential one-to-one counselling to motivational and self-development group workshops, the Student Wellbeing Service is here to help and support you.
- Spectrum.Life – our Student Assistance Programme: SAP is a confidential in the moment support service that provides support to university students. The SAP service is available 24/7, 365 days a year covering numerous topics such as: Stress, Anxiety, Low mood, Financial worries, Loss & Grief, Relationship problems, Substance abuse issues and much more. You can access through a confidential, freephone telephone line, an online chat function through the platform or by requesting a call back.
- Students' Union: The Greenwich Students' Union (GSU) is independent from the above support services within the university. If you wish to speak to an advisor about an issue related to hate incident/crime, please contact the GSU Advice Team.
External:
- Unseen: a UK charity which provides safehouses and support in the community for survivors of trafficking and modern slavery and runs the Modern Slavery Helpline.
- The Salvation Army: provides specialist support and care for adult survivors of modern slavery and also runs a referral helpline.
- Barnardo’s National Counter Trafficking Centre: provides specialist support for child victims of human trafficking. Areas covered include London and Kent.
- Human Trafficking Foundation: Provides a UK-wide directory map of support services for survivors of trafficking and modern slavery, ranging from accommodation services, educational training, legal advice and counselling.
- Government Support via MSVCC: Confirmed victims of modern slavery in England and Wales can access the Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract (MSVCC), which offers tailored support following a formal “conclusive grounds” decision. Services include safe accommodation, healthcare, legal assistance, and help with integration into society.
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