Victims Support Agency (VSA) – Mission Statement

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Victims Support Agency (VSA) is responsible for coordinating a whole of government approach to services for victims of crime and for representing the voice of victims within the Justice system. It provides practical assistance to help victims recover from the effects of crime and is pivotal in linking the service system so victims don’t need…

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Victims Support Agency (VSA) – Counselling Services

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Des Pearson, Victorian Auditor-General, criticised  the Victims Support Agency stating that the waiting time to receive counselling under this model can be up to five months and that the quality of counselling services provided varied. http://www.audit.vic.gov.au/publications/2010-11/20110209-VoC.pdf For victims of crime, especially violent crime, it is important that they receive support and redress soon after the…

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