Victim services program definition
Victim services program means a nonprofit program or organiza- tion that provides, as its primary purpose, assistance and advocacy for domestic violence victims. Domestic violence assistance and advo- cacy must include crisis intervention, individual and group support, information, referrals, safety assessments, and planning. Domestic vi- olence victim assistance and advocacy may also include, but is not limited to: provision of shelter; emergency transportation; self-help services; culturally specific services; legal advocacy; economic advo- cacy; and accompaniment and advocacy through medical, legal, immigra- tion, human services, and financial assistance systems. Domestic vio- lence programs that are under the auspices of, or the direct supervi- sion of a court, law enforcement, a prosecution agency, or the child protective services section of the department as defined in RCW
Victim services program means a nonprofit pro- gram or organization that provides, as its primary purpose, assistance and advocacy for domestic violence victims. Domestic violence assistance and advocacy must include cri- sis intervention, individual and group support, information, referrals, safety assessments, and planning. Domestic vio- lence victim assistance and advocacy may also include, but is not limited to: provision of shelter; emergency transportation; self-help services; culturally specific services; legal advo- cacy; economic advocacy; and accompaniment and advocacy through medical, legal, immigration, human services, and financial assistance systems. Domestic violence programs that are under the auspices of, or the direct supervision of a court, law enforcement, a prosecution agency, or the child protective services section of the department as defined in RCW 26.44.020 are not considered victim services programs. "Victim" or "survivor" means a person who has been subjected to domestic violence. The terms "victim" and "sur-