Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part III - Economic Stability › Subpart 19 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Chapter 69 - Family Violence Prevention and Intervention Program › Subchapter A - Program Administration and Eligibility › Section III-6909 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
Counseling
-supportive services that are
						provided to individuals or groups and includes referrals to community-based
						social services.
Crisis Counseling
-in-person crisis
						intervention, emotional support, guidance, and counseling provided by
						advocates, counselors, mental health professionals, or peers. Such counseling
						may occur at the scene of a crime, immediately after a crime, or provided on an
						ongoing basis.
Dating Violence
-violence committed by a
						person who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate
						nature with the victim and where the existence of such a relationship shall be
						determined based on a consideration of the length of the relationship, the type
						of relationship, and the frequency of interaction between the persons involved
						in the relationship.
Domestic Violence
-a pattern of
						assaultive and coercive behaviors, including physical, sexual, and
						psychological attacks, as well as economic coercion, that adults or adolescents
						use against their intimate partners where the perpetrator and victim are
						current or have been previously dating, cohabiting, married, or divorced. This
						includes felony or misdemeanor crimes of violence committed by a current or
						former spouse of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in
						common, by a person who is cohabitating with or has cohabitated with the victim
						as a spouse or intimate partner, by a person similarly situated to a spouse of
						the victim under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction
						receiving grant monies, or by any other person against an adult or youth victim
						who is protected from that persons acts under the domestic or family violence
						laws of the jurisdiction.
Family Violence
-any act or threatened
						act of violence, including any forceful detention of an individual that results
						or threatens to result in physical injury and is committed by a person against
						another individual to or with whom such person is related by blood or is or was
						related by marriage or is or was otherwise legally related or is or was
						lawfully residing.
Personally Identifying Information
or
Personal Information
-any individually identifying information
						for or about an individual, including information likely to disclose the
						location of a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or
						stalking, regardless of whether the information is encoded, encrypted, hashed,
						or otherwise protected, including:
1. a first and last name;
2. a home or other physical address;
3. contact information (including a postal, e-mail or
						internet protocol address, or telephone or facsimile number);
4. a Social Security number, drivers license number,
						passport number, or student identification number; and
5. any other information (including date of birth, racial
						or ethnic background, or religious affiliation, that would serve to identify
						any individual).
Shelter
-the provision of temporary
						refuge and supportive services in compliance with applicable state law
						governing the provision, on a regular basis, of shelter, safe homes, meals,
						clothing, personal care items and supportive services to victims of family
						violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, and their dependents.
Support Programs
-preventive and
						counseling services such as outreach, parenting, employment training,
						educational services, promotion of good nutrition, disease prevention,
						substance abuse counseling, legal advocacy, transportation, and adult and child
						counseling.
Supportive Services
-services that meet
						the needs of victims of family violence, domestic violence and dating violence
						and their dependents for short term, transitional, or long term safety and
						provides counseling, advocacy, and assistance for victims.
Survivor
-someone who has experienced any
						form of intimate partner violence, has overcome the domestic violence, or who
						has escaped an abusive relationship.
Trauma Informed Care
-is an
						organizational structure and treatment framework that involves understanding,
						recognizing, and responding to the effects of all types of trauma. Trauma
						informed care also emphasizes physical, psychological, and emotional safety for
						both survivors and providers, and helps survivors rebuild a sense of control
						and empowerment.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
						Promulgated in accordance with R.S.
						46:2121-2128.