Sarah Everard: Three years since murder of former Durham Uni student
She was kidnapped in South London
Today marks three years since a former Durham University student was murdered.
Sarah Everard was kidnapped in South London which sparked an outcry about violence against women and girls and safety.
The Alice Ruggles Trust, which is based in the North East, is starting to educate schoolchildren across County Durham and Darlington about stalking.
Victoria Charleston, the charity's managing director, said: "It's a really big subject and the fact that you can mention so many different women who have been killed means that there's always more to be done. Half a million young people are affected by stalking each year of which 400,000 of those are women and girls aged between 16 and 24.
"There are projects going on such as ours here in Durham to try and educate people and there's work being done by the police, CPS and the whole criminal justice system but there's always more to be done. At the moment too many people are calling up the police and not getting the response that they deserve. They're speaking to their friends about stalking and they're not getting the response that they deserve, so there's a lot more work to be done.
"For potential victims, it's saying if you're concerned about somebody else's behaviour, speak up about it now. For those potential perpetrators, it's getting them to think 'it's OK to be angry, sad or jealous' but think about the impact on another person. For us, it's really, really important to lay those foundation early so we don't get to the murders 20 years later.
"We need comphrensive training across the whole of the criminal justice system and the health system to understand and recognise all these behaviours at the earliest point, and the second is proper comprehensive funding for victims services to be able to support a person going through these horrendous situations."
Earlier this week, we heard about a report which said former Met police officer Wayne Couzens, who murdered Sarah Everard, should never have been allowed to join the force and there are calls for a complete overhaul of vetting procedures.