Professionals that work with organisations that focus on victims and offenders are indispensable in making sure that people who were involved in a crime or traumatic event are informed about restorative mediation. Read below about the experiences of professionals that refer their clients to Perspectief Herstelbemiddeling.
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Contact after a traffic accident
Ans van der Veen, staff member of Victim Support Netherlands, helped a mother and daughter who were involved in a severe car crash. The daughter wanted to talk with the person who caused the accident.
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Contact with a forensic psychiatric patient
Diana Popken is a social worker in FPC de Oostvaarderskliniek (forensic psychiatric clinic). During a mediation between a victim or relative of the deceased and a forensic psychiatric patient, she guides the patient.