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[Becky Lockwood <>]

Hi folks. Massachusetts is an exception to requiring victims to report to law enforcement in order to access victim compensation funds. In MA if a survivor has a SANE exam, the Attorney General counts that as a “report” and the survivor then has access to VC.

 

 

Becky Lockwood

Associate Director of Counseling and Rape Crisis Services

Center for Women & Community

413.545.5832

 

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From: Hotvedt, Carmen [mailto:]
Sent: Friday, September 11, 2015 1:05 PM
To: 'JimClark- Victim Rights Center of Connecticut'; 'Kelley, Emily H.'; 'sapc'
Subject: RE: Waiving fees for counseling on campus

 

Hi all: 

 

Most state CVC funds require victims to report to law enforcement (and generally, ongoing cooperation with the investigation)—Title IX indicates that campuses may not require victims to pay for counseling if counseling is part of their interim safety measure(s).  This is determined on a case by case basis, but does beg the question about campus (Iike the one I work for), who have a session limit for student mental health services. 

 

http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/qa-201404-title-ix.pdf (G-3, page 33)

Question: If a school provides all students with access to counseling on a fee basis, does that suffice for providing counseling as an interim measure?

Answer: No. Interim measures are determined by a school on a case-by-case basis. If a school determines that it needs to offer counseling to the complainant as part of its Title IX obligation to take steps to protect the complainant while the investigation is ongoing, it must not require the complainant to pay for this service.

 

Carmen Hotvedt
Manager, Violence Prevention and Victim Advocacy
University Health Services
UW-Madison

End Violence On Campus
EVOC Change.  EVOC Equality.  EVOC Respect.

    

 

 

 

From: JimClark- Victim Rights Center of Connecticut []
Sent: Friday, September 11, 2015 11:41 AM
To: 'Kelley, Emily H.' <>; 'sapc' <>
Subject: RE: Waiving fees for counseling on campus

 

Not exactly the answer, but to consider:

CA Victim’s Compensation Fund covers mental health services “not otherwise covered.” This could be an avenue for those survivors who qualify to get their counselling for free. Eligibility in CA: http://vcgcb.ca.gov/victims/eligibility.aspx

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James G. Clark

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Victim Rights Center of Connecticut, Inc.

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From: Kelley, Emily H. []
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2015 10:51 AM
To: sapc
Subject: RE: Waiving fees for counseling on campus

 

Our Counseling Center does not charge for any counseling services on our campus, the University of North Alabama.

 

Emily Horn Kelley

Coordinator, Center for Women’s Studies

UNA BOX 5265, One Harrison Plaza

Florence, Alabama 35632-0001

Ph: 256-765-4380

 

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                A garden patch or a redeemed social condition;

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.

                                     This is to have succeeded.

 

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From: Torres, Elena M []
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2015 8:15 AM
To: Mari Knuth-Bouracee; sapc
Subject: RE: Waiving fees for counseling on campus

 

We are a fairly small campus and do not charge for any counseling sessions.  

 

Elena M. Torres, LCSW

Counselor/Confidential Advisor

Victim Intervention & Prevention (VIP) Program

UHV Counseling Center

 

University of Houston-Victoria

3007 North Ben Wilson Street

Victoria, TX 77901

 

361-570-4135

 

From: Mari Knuth-Bouracee []
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 5:33 PM
To: sapc
Subject: Waiving fees for counseling on campus

 

Hi folks,

 

A colleague is submitting a proposal to waive fees for long(er)-term counseling. Typically, after the 5th session, students are charged a $15 fee. She is interested in learning about the counseling centers/universities that waive fees for survivors. Could you all share the names of programs/universities where fees are waived?

 

Warmly,
Mari

 

Mari Knuth-Bouracee, MA

she/her/hers 

 

Director of Sexual Assault Prevention & Student Advocacy

University of California, Berkeley

127F Sproul Hall

Berkeley, CA 94720-2426

 

Office: 510.642.1988

http://sa.berkeley.edu/confidential-survivor-advocate