Hate crime reporting

If you are a student at Goldsmiths reporting a hate crime or hate incident, we will be able to signpost you to support from internal and external support services if appropriate.

This may include referring you to:

• Our Wellbeing or Counselling teams for support
• Our Disability Service for disability-related issues
• Goldsmiths Students' Union for accessing impartial advice
• Our multi-faith chaplaincy
• Campus Support Officers

If you are a member of staff reporting a hate crime or hate incident, we will be able to refer you to the Staff Assistance Programme if appropriate.

If you are a member of the public reporting a hate crime or hate incident our staff will be able to signpost you to appropriate local groups and services for support. These include:

• Lewisham Improving Access to Psychological Therapy, a scheme funded by the NHS offering free, confidential psychological support
• Victim Support, an independent charity offering free, confidential support to people affected by crime and traumatic incidents
• The Cassel Centre, which provides counselling services in south London
• The Awareness Centre, which offers low-cost counselling and psychotherapy in south London
• Lewisham Speaking Up, a charity for people with learning disabilities which offers free and confidential advice and support for those who have experienced hate crime
• Baseline, a Lewisham Council initiative offering support to young people aged 16-18, and in some cases up to the age of 25, offering support and advice in a number of areas
• Metro, a charity providing person-centred support and advocacy and counselling services to the LGBT community 
• Galop, an LGBT+ and anti-violence charity offering specialist support, advice and advocacy services to victims of hate crime as well as specialist services to trans and young people
• The Monitoring Group, which provides advocacy and trauma therapy services to victims of race hate crime, particularly from those of BAME communities
• Number 42, which offers private or group low-cost counselling therapy to people who experience overwhelming and difficult emotions such as stress, anxiety, and depression
• The Mix, which offers free confidential advice and support to under 25 year-olds. They also offer telephone and web-based counselling, along with crisis support
• Samaritans, you can talk to them any time you like, in your own way, and off the record – about whatever’s getting to you. Tel: 116 123 (24 hours)
• Restore London offers help to those seeking restorative justice, which is referenced in the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime published in October 2015