Victims Assistance Center Of Jefferson County Inc

Non-residential program services: 1) 24-hour telephone hotline - crisis intervention,emotional support, advocacy, shelter admission, and information/referral.2) advocacy - 24-hour assistance to victims of violence that includes safety planning, criminal justice system, medical, housing, and social services.3) counseling- counseling to victims and secondary victims of violence and crime. Services are provided in both individual and group settings.4)immediate response team - response team advocates respond to the scene of a domestic or sexual assault with law enforcement to provide immediate advocacy, crisis intervention, and information/referral services.5) child advocacy center of northern ny - this program provides direct services to child victims of sexual assault and physical abuse and non-offending family members, using a multidisciplinary team approach at a single point of contact. Services are provided by law enforcement,the district attorney's office, the victims assistance center, child protective services and one local medical facility.