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MICROGAMING HEALTH & CARE TRUST
HELPS VICTIM SUPPORT OBTAIN VITAL TRAINING
The Microgaming Health & Care Trust has funded specialist staff training to boost Victim
Support Isle of Man’s provision of support in cases involving sexual violence.
V ictim Support is an independent Isle
of Man registered charity that delivers free,
confidential help to victims and witnesses of
crime, along with their family and friends.
Supporting victims affected by sexual violence
is a major part of Victim Support Isle of Man’s
work; the charity received 143 new sexual abuse
referrals over the last two years and has recently
seen an increase in complex cases.
The Trust’s donation has enabled the charity to
fund a training course for its general manager
Paula Gelling, enabling her to qualify as an
Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA).
The Trustees
had no hesitation
in supporting this
worthy cause.
Since its inception, the charity has helped those
affected by sexual violence, and its support
staff all undertake professional training in this
area. The ISVA qualification further reinforces
the support the charity currently delivers and
enables the qualified ISVA to provide emotional
and practical support to victims of sexual
offences. This includes addressing the victims’
ongoing safety and guiding them through the
criminal justice process.
To qualify, Paula attended a four-day training
course delivered by UK domestic abuse charity
SafeLives. The ISVA certification adds to Paula’s
existing Independent Domestic Violence
Advisor (IDVA) qualification.
Paula Gelling, General Manager at Victim
Support Isle of Man, comments: “I am delighted
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and very grateful that the Microgaming Health
& Care Trust supported me to undertake this
vital training. The training was excellent and has
enabled me to build on my other skills from the
Victim Support training, as well as providing me
with the most up-to-date competences available
in this field. As an IDVA and now an ISVA, I have
access to a network hub of other professionals
throughout the UK, through which we regularly
liaise and inform one another. The training has
given me the experience of walking in a victim’s
shoes, so I can better understand their issues
and needs. This enables us, at the very worst
time of a victim’s life, to provide the very best
service.” Paul Novellie, Trustee at the Microgaming
Health & Care Trust, adds: “The Trustees had
no hesitation in supporting this worthy cause
which plays such a crucial role in our community.
We were delighted to help strengthen the care
Victim Support Isle of Man provides to people
when they are at their most vulnerable.”
For more information on Victim Support, visit:
victimsupport.im For more information on the
Microgaming Health & Care Trust, visit:
microgamingplayitforward.co.uk/health-and- care-trust