The goals of the Teams are to:
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Decrease the emotional trauma experienced by victims by providing them with an opportunity to express her or his emotional response to the crisis and educating her or him about the dynamics of domestic violence.
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Increase a victim’s ability to make an educated decision about their options by increasing their awareness in regard to available community resources, legal options, and understanding of the legal process.
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To increase the victim’s access to community resources by providing the victims with the necessary information to access available community resources and assisting them in contacting those resources.
NJAC is responsible for all response teams for PCDSVC (Passaic County Domestic and Sexual Violence Center) and CCDVC (Camden County Domestic Violence Center). PCDSVC and CCDVC now operate in most police departments and hospitals throughout their county. The implementation of the teams has proven invaluable in strengthening and diversifying the victim’s support systems.
Camden County Domestic Violence Center (DVRT) Phone: (856) 963-5668
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Passaic County Domestic and Sexual Violence Center (DVRT/SART) Phone: (973) 881-0725
