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DMU is a diverse institution, and we want to continue to create an inclusive and respectful environment for all students and staff.

If you have been a victim or a witness to an incident and require urgent support now, please call 999.

The advice team offer an opportunity to discuss your situation and options around your wellbeing, reporting options and academic support within DMU and through external services.

• Call 0116 207 8309 (Option 3) or email NSFH@dmu.ac.uk to informally discuss your options. The team are available Monday-Friday 9.30am-5pm. Please provide your P-Number, contact details and availability for an appointment
• Use to book an appointment with an adviser directly
• You can contact the DMU Security Team 24 hours a day, seven days a week

If you've been a victim of a hate incident or crime, you have options for reporting it to the police or to ̨ÍåÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ via DMU security on 0116 2577642. Every incident matters, regardless of its scale. Remember, you can report a hate incident or crime even if you weren't directly targeted.

Campus police officer PC Ian Lee can be contacted via DMU Security.

Services outside DMU

Police

• In case of an emergency, always contact the Police by dialling 999.
• For non-emergency situations, such as when there's no immediate threat, you can call 101 or visit a police station

Other

• Local online reporting form:
• National online reporting form:
• Stop Hate UK – 24 hour helpline: 0800 138 1625

In an emergency or a threat to someone’s safety, please call the emergency services on 999 now. If you feel you are in crisis now, please explore further options for support outside of DMU.

The following list will provide a link to the resource, their opening hours and how to contact them. Please note that opening hours are subject to change.

Monday - Saturday, 9am-6pm

• Phone: 0800 953 9595
• Email: victimfirst@catch-22.org.uk

24/7

• Phone: 0808 1689 111
• Completing their (in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland this will connect to Victim First)

Monday - Friday, 10am-5pm

• Visit at Trade Sexual Health, 2nd Floor, 27 Bowling Green Street, Leicester, LE1 6AS
• Phone: 0116 254 1747
• Email: info@tradesexualhealth.com

Monday - Thursday, 14.30am-6pm, Friday 10am-4pm

• AI chatbot
• Phone: 0800 999 5428
• Email: help@galop.org.uk

4pm-10pm, seven days a week

• Email: help@myh.org.uk

Phone: 3pm-12am, seven days a week
Web chat: 4pm-11pm seven days a week

• Text message support (in partnership with and Crisis Text Line): Text "SHOUT" to 85258 (available 24 hours)
• (in partnership with )
• Email: students@themix.org.uk

Training is available for staff and students to learn more about hate-related behaviour and how to prevent it.

• is a project that empowers people to assist victims of bullying, harassment or hate through safe bystander intervention
• via The Centre for Hate Studies

Contact David Wilson, the Hate Crime Officer for Leicestershire Police, via email at David.Wilson@leics.police.uk.

If you’re a staff member or DMU student and you would like to support the No space for Hate project please get in touch via nsfh@dmu.ac.uk or contact the .