Victim Services
Family Services has 18 Victim Support Workers embedded with various units of the New Westminster Police Department, the Vancouver Police Department, and in partnership with the RCMP in Richmond, Burnaby and at UBC.
Victim Support Workers offer trauma-informed support; safety planning; referral to resources; support navigating the criminal justice system; advocacy with various Ministries; and community education about sexual assault, human trafficking, and domestic and gender-based violence.
Programs and Services offered:
- Vancouver Police Department: Domestic Violence Unit, Counter Exploitation Unit, Provincial Protective Measures Unit, Elder Abuse Unit
- New Westminster Police Department: Domestic Violence Response Team, Elder Abuse Unit, Special Investigations Unit
Burnaby/New Westminster Community-Based Victims Services: Domestic Violence Response Program, Domestic Violence Response Unit
- Richmond Community-Based Victims Services: Family Violence Unit, Community-Based Victim Services
UBC RCMP: Police-Based Victims Services
Victim Support Workers offer trauma-informed support; safety planning; referral to resources; support navigating the criminal justice system; advocacy with various Ministries; and community education about sexual assault, human trafficking, and domestic and gender-based violence.
Programs and Services offered:
- Vancouver Police Department: Domestic Violence Unit, Counter Exploitation Unit, Provincial Protective Measures Unit, Elder Abuse Unit
- New Westminster Police Department: Domestic Violence Response Team, Elder Abuse Unit, Special Investigations Unit
Burnaby/New Westminster Community-Based Victims Services: Domestic Violence Response Program, Domestic Violence Response Unit
- Richmond Community-Based Victims Services: Family Violence Unit, Community-Based Victim Services
UBC RCMP: Police-Based Victims Services
Main Page: http://www.fsgv.ca/contact/
Contact Page: https://fsgv.ca/programs/victim-services/
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Disabilities
Acquired Brain Injury, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Behaviour Disorders and Conditions (ie. ADHD), Blind / Visual Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, Deaf / Hard of Hearing, Deaf-Blind, Down Syndrome , Dual Diagnosis, Epilepsy / Seizure Disorder, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome / Spectrum Disorders , Intellectual / Developmental Disability, Learning Disorder / Disability, Mental Health , Neuromuscular Disorders, Other / I don't know, Paraplegia / Quadriplegia, Physical Disability / Mobility Impairment, Schizophrenia , Speech Impairment / Social / Communication Disorders, Spina Bifida, Substance Use/Addiction
Age
0-99
Eligibility
Victim Services is accessible to anyone in need, whether or not they have reported the crime to the police. There are no fees to access any of our Victim Services, which are funded by the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, the Ministry of Children and Family Development, Vancouver Coastal Health, and our donors’ support.
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