| Cherokee Nation Office
of Attorney General Domestic Violence Services
Purpose:
Cherokee Nation
Victim Advocacy Program provides services to increase the safety for
victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence.
Eligibility:
· The client
must be a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and
dating violence in an intimate relationship.
· Native
American preference, but will serve other ethnicities.
Services:
§ Emergency
Advocate assistance to law enforcement officers within the Cherokee
Nation jurisdiction (tribal and state)
§ accompanies
and prepares the victim for sexual assault exam procedure
§ accompanies
victim to hospital for medical needs
§ provides
resources for immediate safe housing such as:
o assistance with
locating a shelter
o emergency housing
if the victim does not have access to a shelter (hotel, costs for re-location)
§ temporary
services for expenses and/or transitional housing (victim must be currently
fleeing and there is a 90 day limit of services)
§ assists the
victim when filing a police report and/or protective order
§ explains
the court procedures
§ accompanies
victim to and from court appearances
§ notifies
victims of court dates and possible court negotiation pleas
§ listens to
the victims concerns and needs
§ provides
education and assistance in preparing a safety plan for themselves and
their family members and about the power and control model
§ provides
counseling referrals and any other resource referrals needed
o Please contact:
Nancy Rineheart, 918-453-5000 ext. 5915 or nancy-rineheart@cherokee.org
This project was
supported by Grant No. 2010-TW-AX-0021 awarded by the Office on Violence
Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions,
and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition
are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views
of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
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