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0870 2700 123
February 2012
National domestic violence charity Women’s Aid and national stalking charity Network for Surviving Stalking are together launching a practical guide for victims of stalking. ‘Digital stalking: a guide to Technology Risks for Victims’ is an important resource for all stalking victims, including the many survivors of domestic violence who are being stalked by an ex-partner. It explains the wide range of technological risks for those being stalked, including use of Spyware on personal computers, tracking devices on mobile phones and tracking of information through social networking sites. Staffordshire Women’s Aid work every day with victims of stalking by ex partners and would urge anyone who is experiencing this threatening behaviour to consider the advice offered in the guide, and to call 0870 2700 123 if they require further help and support. The guide can be downloaded from www.womensaid.org.
Dickie Chester-James – Chief Executive Staffordshire Women’s Aid quotes:
“There is an increasing amount of stalking and harrassing through internet and other technologies, and they are now key ways in which domestic and sexual violence is perpetrated. I think it’s easy to underestimate the fear that this form of abuse can create, and it is important that people come to acknowledge this. We are pleased to see that national Women's Aid have developed a tool for helping organisations like ours to support victims of cyber abuse. We will continue to work, as a local charity providing support for victims of sexual and domestic violence, to raise awareness on forms of abuse perpetrated through the internet.”
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