Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 2016, 44, 140–155 First published online 20 January 2015 doi:10.1017/S1352465814000514 Helping Aged Victims of Crime (the HAVoC Study): Common Crime, Older People and Mental Illness Marc Serfaty University College London, and The Priory Hospital North London, UK Anna Ridgewell University College London, and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, UK Vari Drennan St. George’s Hospital, University of London and Kingston University, UK Anthony Kessel London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Public Health England, UK Chris R. Brewin University College London, UK Anwen Wright University College London, and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, UK Gloria Laycock University College London, UK Martin Blanchard University College London, and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, UK Backgound: Limited data suggest that crime may have a devastating impact on older people. Although identiﬁcation and treatment may be beneﬁcial, no well-designed studies Reprint requests to Marc Serfaty, Reader in Psychiatry, Mental Health Sciences Unit, University College London, Charles Bell House, 67–73 Riding House Street, London W1W 7EJ, UK. E-mail: m.serfaty@ucl.ac.uk © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 2015