Service Provider Confidentiality Safeguards: Best Practices

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This document explains confidentiality protections for service providers working with immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. It outlines legal safeguards that limit when victim information can be shared, emphasizing privacy rules designed to protect clients’ safety and immigration-related interests. It also describes how these confidentiality standards support trust and encourage survivors to seek services without fear of exposure and how to work in accordance with VAWA confidentiality and state confidentiality laws.