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NCEDSV – Statewide Needs Assessment Victim Survivor Survey

NCEDSV – Statewide Needs Assessment Victim Survivor Survey

Please take a few moments to help us to obtain information to update the statewide needs assessment last completed in 2017. It is important that victims and survivors' voices are heard and represented. Please complete this survey only once.

Survivor Questions
The following are some questions you might ask yourself as you’re preparing to respond:
· What do you need to feel safe? (in your relationships)
· What do you need to feel safe? (in your community, home, etc.)
· How has being a survivor affected your everyday life
· Who do you rely on for support?
1.1) I am confident I will be able to get immediate medical help if I have an illness or injury.
2.1) I am confident I will receive an immediate response from law enforcement if I need assistance.
3.I feel there are mental health services available in my community that meet my needs.
4.I am confident my current housing situation is safe.
5.I am confident my current housing situation is affordable .
6.I am confident my current housing situation is secure for my family.
7.I worry about becoming homeless.
8.My experience with the court system has met my needs and has made my daily life safer.
9.I have accessed legal advocacy through my local domestic violence program or other community organization.
10.1) Do you believe a restorative justice approach would have been helpful to you?

(Restorative Justice is an approach to justice that aims to repair the harm done to victims. In doing so, practitioners work to ensure that offenders take responsibility for their actions, to understand the harm they have caused, to give them an opportunity to redeem themselves, and to discourage them from causing further harm. For victims, the goal is to give them an active role in the process, [and to reduce feelings of anxiety and powerlessness.)
11.What barriers and challenges have you faced?
12.What resources or abilities would have helped you at this time? For example: knowing where to find a job, understanding how to apply for benefits, being aware of financial assistance for school or where to go for emotional support etc.