BRAKE | The road safety charity Supporting Road Safety Victims
Vision Zero South West has funded additional caseworkers to be employed within Brake’s National Road Victim Service.
These caseworkers provide practical and emotional support to individuals and families who are bereaved or suffer life-changing injuries following road collisions.
Since 2023, when the funding was awarded, more than 300 referrals have been made to Brake caseworkers in Devon and Cornwall. The funding enables more face-to-face contact between caseworkers and families, improving the quality of support they receive.
supporting road safety victims during the moments when they need it the most.
The service has just received funding for a further two years from both Vision Zero South West and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Commissioner Hernandez, Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon, Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly and chairman of the Vision Zero South West road safety partnership said: “Working in close collaboration, our partnership has made a commitment to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on Devon and Cornwall’s roads – initially by 50% by 2030, and eventually to zero.
“Until then, we have a moral duty to support people whose lives are turned upside down by the devastating consequences of collisions on our roads. “While no one ever expects to be affected by a road traffic collision, it is some comfort to know that we have practical, emotional and therapeutic services on hand to help those people and offer continued support during their time of need.”