Victim Services
Victim Services provides assistance and support for victims of crime.
SAVE THE DATE
April 26 - May 2, 2009 marks the 4th Annual National Victims of Crime Awareness Week in Canada. This year's theme is "Supporting, Connecting, Evolving".
NOTEZ BIEN CETTE DATE
C'est du 26 avril au 2 mai 2009 que se tiendra la Semaine nationale de sensibilisation aux victimes d'actes criminels du Canada. Le thème de cette année : « Soutenir, Rapprocher et Progresser».
“Northern Approaches and Responses to Victims of Crime” Fall 2009
Yellowknife, NWT
This conference will focus on the specific victim issues faced by northern/aboriginal communities in the three territories and northern areas of the provinces from British Columbia to Newfoundland and Labrador.
Bringing together people from various professions and organizations that work with victims of crime in the northern regions, the conference aims to increase the ability of services providers to help victims, as well as increase the frequency of criminal justice professionals to include victim voices in the criminal justice system.
Local Victim Service Programs
Community organizations are funded by the Department of Justice to provide local programs. Local victim service program coordinators and volunteers provide victims of crime with:
- Information
- Assistance
- Support
- Referrals
You can get help at the time of the offence, throughout the court process and as long afterwards as you need it.
If you have been given papers to testify in court but are afraid of the accused, ask the Crown prosecutor if you can apply for a vulnerable-witness screen.
