Victoria's Sexual Assault Centre (VSAC) has received a financial boost from the BC government.
A grant of $200,000, through the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, provides the organization with funding to help cover operating costs of the centre's sexual assault clinic.
VSAC Executive Director, Jane Sterk, says there has been a steady increase in the number of violent assaults on women in the Capital Region
"We've seen 124 per cent increase in the number of people reporting sexual assault since this stand alone clinic was established. So, we provide a different level of safety and security and a different response to people than they might experience in an emergency room in a hospital."
The centre's sexual assault clinic program provides crisis support, medical and forensic services, and options for police reporting to recent survivors of sexual assault.