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Enhancing Your Service Response

Once your organization has confidentiality policies and systems to address mandatory reporting requirements in place, the next step is to prepare for the response you will give to individuals who come to your organization and share experiences of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking. 

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To effectively serve people who have experienced violence, your organization will need to decide how to: