Victims of crime across Avon and Somerset will soon be benefitting from more than £370,000 of funding for victims' services across the district.
The funding for new specialist support services was awarded following a successful funding bid from Police and Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens.
She said: "I have set out a clear vision for victims of crime in Avon and Somerset which involves a joined-up approach to victims' services and has the voice of victims at its heart. This new funding from the Ministry of Justice will help us on that journey."
Ms Mountstevens said a pioneering new approach is being developed to transform services for victims of crime. From October 2014 a new one-team approach will provide co-ordinated, end-to-end care at every stage of a victim's journey through the criminal justice system.
Avon and Somerset's funding of £374,717 is part of a national £12.5 million fund which comes from additional receipts from offenders, raised through the Victim Surcharge and increased financial penalties such as Penalty Notices for Disorder.
Victims' minister Damian Green said police and crime commissioners are best placed to understand the needs of their local communities and help make a difference to victims of crime.
He said: "Victims of crime need and deserve the best possible support to cope with what they have been through.
"That's why government is raising more money than ever before from offenders to fund vital services to help victims move on with their lives."
