The Crime Victims Assistance Program (CVAP) provides counselling benefits to eligible victims, immediate family members of victims and witnesses of violent crime, who may not be able to receive similar support elsewhere.

If deemed eligible, you will be provided counselling sessions (exact amount determined by CVAP) at no cost to you. Furthermore, BC’s CVAP allows for interim counselling before a decision is made about eligibility. This means victims can receive up to 12 counselling sessions during the review period, and, even if not deemed eligible, CVAP will cover the cost of the counselling sessions up until the time your application was denied.

The focus of our counselling sessions will be to help you recover from the psychological trauma experienced as a result of the offence. Safety and stability will be prioritized before trauma processing will begin.