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**a prescribed offence that causes a life-threatening injury to, or the death of, the victim; or | **a prescribed offence that causes a life-threatening injury to, or the death of, the victim; or | ||
**the immediate aftermath of a prescribed offence that causes the death of the victim, in circumstances that are sufficient to alarm, shock, and frighten a reasonable person with that emotional attachment to the victim, and | **the immediate aftermath of a prescribed offence that causes the death of the victim, in circumstances that are sufficient to alarm, shock, and frighten a reasonable person with that emotional attachment to the victim, and | ||
*(ii)suffers psychological harm that: | *(ii) suffers psychological harm that: | ||
**is diagnosed by a registered psychologist or a medical or nurse practitioner as a recognized psychological or psychiatric condition; and | **is diagnosed by a registered psychologist or a medical or nurse practitioner as a recognized psychological or psychiatric condition; and | ||
**in the opinion of the person who makes the diagnosis, is the result of the circumstances in subparagraph (i). | **in the opinion of the person who makes the diagnosis, is the result of the circumstances in subparagraph (i). | ||
Witnesses may be eligible for counselling, and related prescription drug expenses, transportation expenses to attend counselling and crime scene cleaning expenses. | Witnesses may be eligible for counselling, and related prescription drug expenses, transportation expenses to attend counselling and crime scene cleaning expenses. | ||
=== 3. Application for Benefits === | |||
The application forms are available from the Crime Victim Assistance Program (contact information is at the beginning of the chapter under Resources) or from any police department, victim service program, and many community agencies. They are also available on the Victim Services page of the [http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/victimservices/financial/index.htm Ministry of Justice website]. | |||
The Crime Victim Assistance Program staff will then obtain a police report of the incident (if the matter was reported to the police) and other supporting documents. When describing what happened on the application form, an applicant should give a general but clear statement of the event, and then make reference to the police report for additional details. She or he should include on the application: the date the report was made to the police as well as the police report number if a police report has been made (although a police report is highly advisable it is not mandatory); if a police report was not made, information should be provided as to why the incident was not reported and if possible, names of any witnesses, persons to whom a disclosure was made or to whom the incident was reported should be provided; information about what occurred; information about any physical or psychological injuries he or she may have received; names of any doctors, counsellors, or anyone else that has been seen as a result of the injuries, and original receipts for expenses incurred as a result of the injuries. If the applicant has access to funding from other sources in relation to these expenses (e.g. extended health coverage, personal disability insurance, etc.) the original receipts should be sent to this funding source first and then CVAP will consider paying any remaining outstanding balance. Minors can submit an application on their own and do not require a parent or guardian to apply on their behalf, though applications for minors can also be submitted by their parent or guardian. A parent or guardian is not required because some parents or guardians may be supportive of the offender or feel that there is a stigma associated with the victimization. In addition, some children do not want to have their parents know of the offence. In cases where the offender is the client’ s parent, the Ministry of Children and Family Development may have apprehended the client. In this case, a representative of the Ministry can make an application on behalf of the child. Depending on the case, the applicant may be interviewed by the adjudicator, and in rare circumstances may be examined by the Program’ s consulting medical practitioner if there are questions about the long term nature of the physical injuries sustained. The Program will gather additional supporting information from a variety of sources such as medical, hospital, dental, employer reports and information from CPP, Ministry of Social Development or other sources relevant to the particular claim. | |||
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