Victim Services
Our Victim
Services Program provides non-clinical help to adult and
mature youth male victims of sexual assault, survivors of
childhood physical and sexual abuse. Our
professionally-trained Victim Services Coordinator, Frances
Strauss, can offer you emotional support and can give you
information about legal matters such as reporting abuse to
the police. She can also help set up counselling sessions
for men who want to share their feelings with one of our
professional counsellors. Frances has over 10 years of
experience in victim services.
Victim Support
Services Include:
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Providing
program information to prospective new clients
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Conducting
intake sessions with new clients to ascertain their
needs relative to the Victim Services Program
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Referring
clients to other services where appropriate
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Ensuring
that clients in crisis are referred to appropriate
support, e.g. therapist, family doctor, hospital, as
soon as possible
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Providing
information to clients, general and case-specific about
the criminal justice system as per the Victims of Crime
Act
and
providing support to victims throughout their
participation in the justice process.
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Providing
service and support to victims who choose not to engage
in the justice system.
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Assisting
in completing forms such as those required for the Crime
Victim Assistance Program and Victim Impact Statements,
and guidance through the process