B.C.’s attorney general says the province will open a new multidisciplinary, trauma-informed family law clinic by the end of the year that will provide in-person and virtual services for free, for people facing harms such as intimate partner violence.
Niki Sharma announced $29.1 million in funding over the next three years for the clinic, at a news conference on Thursday.
“When someone is fleeing family violence, they are often experiencing the worst trauma of their lives,” she said.
“With these changes, we are taking action to further improve services and better support people leaving dangerous situations.”
The province says gender-based violence, which includes domestic violence, most often involves
