Confidentiality

Confidentiality is a cornerstone of domestic violence services. Women Against Abuse offers a variety of services to victims of domestic violence. Under the umbrella of Women Against Abuse’s programs are legal services, hotline counseling, a range of residential programs, and prevention. These programs and services operate under different confidentiality rules, guidelines and professional requirements. Due to the differing confidentiality rules, the legal center and residential programs remain separate and independent entities. This means that each program has their own intake procedures, does not share data, and does not share information between programs without permission from the client.