Welcome to Series 2 of the Safer Communities Podcast. Our guest this week is Sophie Weeks, the Head of Public Affairs and Communications for Welsh Women’s Aid, the national charity in Wales working to end all forms of violence against women and girls. In this episode, we’ll be discussing how bystanders can help to stop sexual harassment against women and girls.

Advice, support and additional information
- If you’ve witnessed or been the victim of crime, please report it to the Police. Call 101 or report it online. In an emergency, call 999.
- Live Fear Free Helpline https://gov.wales/live-fear-free
- British Transport Police: Sexual Harassment https://www.btp.police.uk/police-forces/british-transport-police/areas/campaigns/Sexual-Harassment/
- Welsh Women’s Aid https://welshwomensaid.org.uk/
- Welsh Women’s Aid: Ask Me project https://welshwomensaid.org.uk/change-that-lasts/ask-me-project/
- Welsh Government violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence strategy https://gov.wales/violence-against-women-domestic-abuse-and-sexual-violence-strategy-2022-2026
- Welsh Government Call Out Only campaign https://gov.wales/call-out-only
- Additional information and useful links can be found on the Wales Safer Communities Network website https://safercommunities.wales/vawdasv/

If you enjoyed this episode…
Like, subscribe, and join in on the discussion via Twitter by tagging us @WalesSaferComms. If you are a Welsh speaker, you might like to listen to the corresponding Welsh language episode with Ann Williams, Helpline Manager for the Live Fear Free Helpline.