What is the Amber Card?

A key part of our local strategy is about raising awareness (so that everyone knows that violence or abuse are not ok) and making sure there are consistent care pathways in the city (so everyone knows about the help & support that is available).

Because violence & abuse are so often hidden, our ambition is to ensure that victim/survivors can access information and support wherever they may be. With this in mind, the partnership has produced a range of promotional materials:

• The local ‘Amber Card’, which includes information on local and national services and what domestic and sexual violence & abuse might be like, as well as basic advice on safety (cover, inside)
• A range of posters, which are targeted at victim/survivors of domestic violence & abuse (female version, male version) and sexual violence & abuse (female version, male version), and include information on local and national services.

These materials include the following key messages:

• You are not alone
• No one deserves to experience violence or abuse
• You don’t have to put up with it
• You are not to blame
• Help and support is available.

You can order hard copies of the ‘Amber Card’ or posters for use in your service or agency by emailing community.safety@brighton-hove.gov.uk