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If you refer the victim to a lawyer, social service agency, or health professional, remember to follow up to ensure that the victim is looked after.  A simple phone call to the victim should suffice.  Should you need to consult with a professional (for instance, a psychiatrist) about a victim’s ongoing case, you need to have the victim sign a written release form authorizing you to collect information about them, or on their behalf.  The referrals below are for more specific types of victims than the referrals at the beginning of the chapter:
If you refer the victim to a lawyer, social service agency, or health professional, remember to follow up to ensure that the victim is looked after.  A simple phone call to the victim should suffice.  Should you need to consult with a professional (for instance, a psychiatrist) about a victim’s ongoing case, you need to have the victim sign a written release form authorizing you to collect information about them, or on their behalf.   
 
== A. General Referrals ==
 
[https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/criminal-justice/bcs-criminal-justice-system/if-you-are-a-victim-of-a-crime/victim-of-crime/financial-assistance-benefits '''Crime Victim Assistance Program''']
 
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|P.O. Box 5550 Stn. Terminal <span> &nbsp; &nbsp; </span>
|Telephone: (604) 660-3888 (Lower Mainland)
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|Vancouver, BC V6B 1H1
|Toll-Free: 1-866-660-3888
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|E-mail: [mailto:cvap@gov.bc.ca cvap@gov.bc.ca]
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