You have been the victim of a criminal offence and have been injured as a result.
As a victim of a criminal offence, you are entitled to psychosocial court counselling. As a rule, you will have to bear the costs yourself.
Only if the competent court assigns you a psychosocial court counsellor will you not incur any costs.
Children and young people who have been victims of serious violent or sexual offences are entitled to such an assignment.
Under certain circumstances, adults who have been victims of serious violent or sexual offences can also be assigned a psychosocial court counsellor, as can children, parents, siblings, spouses or partners whose relative has been killed as a result of an unlawful act.
In order to be assigned a guardian as an adult, the victim must have a special need for protection. This is usually the case, for example, for
- Persons with a disability,
- Persons with a mental impairment,
- Victims of sexual offences,
- Victims of violent offences (with serious physical, psychological or financial consequences or prolonged offences such as domestic violence or stalking),
- Victims of violence motivated by prejudice and other hate crimes and
- Victims of human trafficking.