Specialized Victim Assistance Program

The Specialized Victim Assistance program provides victims of crime and trauma, as well as their families, with emotional support, justice-related-information referrals, and practical assistance.

We Help Victims of:

• Relationship violence, including; child and youth physical abuse
• Partner assault
• Family violence and elder abuse
• Sexual assault, including child and youth sexual assault, adult sexual assault, and adult survivors of sexual assault
• Criminal harassment

How We Help

• General information about options
• Emotional support
• Crisis intervention
• Safety planning
• Criminal Justice System support
  • • Police reporting assistance
    • Liaise with the police or Crown counsel for case status updates
    • Court updates
    • Witness orientation
    • Accompaniment to Crown Counsel meetings
    • Court tours
    • Court accompaniment
    • Crime victims assistance program application: View application forms
    • Victim Impact Statements

We offer services in Abbotsford and Mission in both English and Punjabi through our Multicultural Specialized Victim Assistance Program.

Additional Services

Third-Party Reporting

Third-Party Reporting (TPR) provides victims aged 19 or older with the option to report to police anonymously through one of our programs. The program connects survivors to supports and allows them time and space to decide if and when they wish to engage with the criminal justice system.

Learn more about Third Party Reporting

Education and Information

We respond to all inquiries for public awareness and education in the local community on sexual assault and related services.

We respond to all community inquiries for public awareness and education on victimization and victim services.

Eligibility Criteria

• Live in Abbotsford or Mission
• Be the victim or family member of a crime or trauma

To Access Specialized Victims Assistance

The program accepts referrals from all sources, including self‑referrals.

Our services are voluntary and don’t necessarily require a report to police or justice system involvement.

Program Resources

• Victim Safety Unit Notification
• Victim Impact Statement
• Victim Impact Statement Guide
• Crime Victim Assistance Program, Victim
• Crime Victim Assistance Program, Family Member
• Resource List, Abbotsford/Mission

In Partnership With: