The impacts of domestic violence for victims often include depression, post-traumatic stress, anxiety disorders and other stress-related syndromes. Women who report domestic violence are more likely to experience mental illness with the risk of mental illness increasing with multiple exposures to violence. Women who are victims of violence are more likely to have alcohol problems, to smoke and to use [...]
[ Read More ]Victims of Crime Counselling and Compensation Services, Victoria
Victims of Crime Counselling and Compensation Services provides a totally free, prompt, professional and complete counselling and compensation service to victims of crime in Victoria, Australia.
Crimes Compensation can be up to $100,000.00. Compensation to a primary victim of crime can be to $70,000.00 and a secondary victim of crime to $60,000.00.
Complete the online enquiry form below now for immediate assistance or FREECALL 1800 000 055 for advice.
Are You Eligible?
You may be eligible for crimes compensation and other support if :
- You have been directly injured as the result of a crime in Victoria
- You have suffered either physically or psychologically
- The crime was reported to police and you have a police statement
- The crime was committed in Victoria in the last 2 years*
- You are related to a crime victim
Crimes that may have impacted you or others include : physical assault, sexual assault, rape, domestic violence, domestic abuse, violent robbery, aggravated burglary, child abuse, childhood sexual abuse, stalking, threats to kill, workplace assault, murder, culpable driving, dangerous driving, bullying, breach of intervention order or any other crime committed against a person. Matters such as childhood sexual abuse and ongoing domestic violence may have occurred beyond 2 years*.
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Violent assaults in Victoria have doubled over the past ten years whereas many other types of crime have remained constant. Violent assaults have been increasing by about %5 each year. Violent assaults peak in the warmer months. More males than females are victims of assault. People aged from 15 to 24 experienced the highest rates [...]
[ Read More ]Women’s violence against men is commonly assumed to be out of self defence, but a study conducted in the US by Straus (1993), offers another conclusion. This study concluses that “research on who hit first does not support the hypothesis that assaults by wives are primarily acts of self-defence or retaliation”. Further study has been [...]
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