BRITISH COLUMBIA MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SOLICITOR GENERAL, COMMUNITY SAFETY AND VICTIM SERVICES BRANCH

Published purpose

Over the next five fiscal years, British Columbia will advance victim services and enhance access to justice for victims and their families by providing training and wellness supports for Community Safety and Victim Services staff; enhancing training for frontline service providers through updates to training courses and materials related to victim services and gender-based violence; strengthening the work of Child Advocacy Centres and promoting ongoing coordination among the multi-disciplinary partners; supporting and developing the Restitution Program and broader restitution processes; delivering Trauma Informed Practice training to police, Crown counsel, victim service and anti-violence programs, corrections, and lawyers; enhancing and expanding access to independent legal advice and representation for victims of sexual assault navigating disclosure processes; and exploring, piloting, and evaluating a centralized Information Gatherer service to provide court-related information to community-based victim and sexual assault support programs across BC. The project will also support the continued response to the mass casualty event that occurred in Tumbler Ridge.