OVC Links
National Mass Violence Center: Virtual Resiliency Center
OVC Financial Management Resource Center
StrongHearts Native Helpline
This helpline offers 24/7 culturally-appropriate support and advocacy to American Indians and Alaska Natives who are victims of domestic and sexual violence. Contact the helpline by phone or text at 844-7NATIVE (844-762-8483) or live chat.
Survivors.org
Tribal Victim Services Training and Technical Assistance (T-VSTTA)
OVC-funded Tribal Victim Services Training and Technical Assistance (T-VSTTA, pronounced t-vista) is a capacity-building program for American Indian and Alaska Native communities. T-VSTTA provides tailored, victim-centered, and trauma-informed training and technical assistance to grantees and potential grantees as they develop sustainable victim services programs.
iMPRoVE (Measures for Providers Responding to Victimization Experiences)
National Center for Culturally Responsive Victim Services
SurvivorSpace
Post-Conviction Survivor Resources
This website provides information and resources to improve post-conviction services to crime victims and survivors. Created by Healing Justice, in partnership with the National Center for Victims of Crime and Video Action, Inc., the site includes resources for victim service providers, allied professionals, crime survivors and their family members, the media, and the public.
The OVC Center for VOCA Administrators
The OVC Center for VOCA Administrators provides no cost training and technical assistance to Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation Administrators and offers opportunities for expert consultation, peer-to-peer collaboration, problem-solving, training, and innovation. A resource library features toolkits, videos, and other materials to strengthen victim assistance and compensation programs and services. VOCA Administrators can request assistance by email at [email protected] or phone at 202-480-5551.
Improving Community Preparedness to Assist Victims of Mass Violence or Domestic Terrorism: Training and Technical Assistance Program
This OVC-funded project provides training, technical assistance, and support to help communities augment their existing emergency response plans to ensure they effectively include immediate and long-term protocols and strategies to support victims of mass violence and domestic terrorism. Organizations can apply for no-cost assistance, watch on-demand trainings, and view resources on topics such as family/friends assistance center planning and donation management protocol.
OVC Directory of Crime Victim Services
National Resource Center for Reaching Victims
The Center is a one-stop shop where victim service providers, culturally specific organizations, criminal justice professionals, and policymakers may get information and expert guidance to enhance their capacity to identify, reach, and serve all victims, especially those from communities that too often have less access to healing services and avenues to justice.
OVC Tribal Financial Management Center
The Center provides data-informed, culturally humble, victim-centered training and technical assistance (TTA) and resources to support American Indian/Alaska Native communities as they successfully manage the financial aspects of their federal awards.
The Center offers targeted virtual and onsite TTA, a Virtual Support Center, collaborative needs assessments, and more to enhance existing financial management and support grantee award implementation.
National Elder Fraud Hotline
The Tribal Resource Tool: Resources for Survivors of Crime and Abuse
Linking Systems of Care for Children and Youth Project
This demonstration project is designed to reach underserved children, youth, and families in Illinois, Montana, Ohio, and Virginia who are victims of crime. The project seeks to provide immediate and long-range services for through collaboration and coordination of systems of care. It also seeks to inform victim service providers and other stakeholders of the most effective strategies and programs to address the needs of this...
National Mass Violence Center
U.S. Department of Justice: Tribal Access Program for National Crime Information (TAP)
TAP fosters the exchange of critical data with Tribal law enforcement through national crime information systems. Through TAP, Tribal law enforcement agencies are better able to protect victims of domestic violence, register sex offenders, keep guns out of dangerous hands, and help locate missing people.
Center for Victim Research
The OVC-funded Center for Victim Research (CVR) is a tool for victim service providers and researchers to connect and share knowledge. CVR facilitates access to victim research and data while improving the utility of research and data collection to crime victim services nationwide. CVR’s library collection offers open-access research materials, special access to research for VOCA-funded organizations, and free training.
Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Administrators
This resource provides information and guidance to help improve the management of VOCA funds. This section of the OVC website features the latest news for VOCA Administrators, along with answers to frequently asked questions, documents, and other resources to help successfully manage VOCA formula assistance and compensation awards.
Trafficking Information Management System (TIMS)
TIMS is a password protected data collection tool developed by OVC to assist OVC-funded trafficking victim service providers with collecting, organizing, and reporting performance measurement data. TIMS can be used as a case management system and helps collect data related to the number of clients served, client demographics, and number and types of services provided.
Non-Government Links
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Better Business Bureau: Scam Tracker
Courage First Athlete Hotline
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: Take It Down
This platform helps users remove online sexually explicit photos and videos taken of them while under 18 years old. Users can remain anonymous while using the service and won’t have to send their images or videos to anyone.
Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women
The Coalition provides support, education, and advocacy to stop violence against Native women and children by advocating for social change in Indigenous communities.
AMBER Alert in Indian Country
Zero Abuse Project
Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center
This national resource center provides resources and training for service providers, law enforcement, and other allied professionals to identify and respond to the crime of stalking. They also provide information on what to do if you are a victim of stalking.
Government Links
Trauma Notification Training
National Extreme Risk Protection Order Resource Center
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: Youth Violence Intervention Initiative
Bureau of Justice Assistance: Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative
This section of the Bureau of Justice Assistance website provides access to initiative resources, including an Implementation Checklist for those seeking to start their own program.
Bureau of Indian Affairs: Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
U.S. Department of Justice: Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): Victims Engagement and Services Line
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Environmental Crime Victim Resources
U.S. Department of Justice: Environmental Crime Victim Assistance
Federal Trade Commission: ReportFraud.ftc.gov
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: Supporting Youth and Families Impacted by Opioid Abuse
This section of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's website provides information about its programs to serve youth and families with substance abuse challenges related to opioid abuse. Visit the site to learn about Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention funding, programs, and training and technical assistance to help children and their families.
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services: Drug Endangered Children Training Series
The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services at the U.S. Department of Justice, in partnership with the National Alliance For Drug Endangered Children, created a four-part training series to help professionals serve the needs of drug endangered children. The training covers: an overview of the issue, the long-term impact and needs of drug endangered children,prenatal substance exposure, and postnatal substance exposure.
Bureau of Indian Affairs: Victim Assistance Program
This program offers direct services to victims including crisis intervention, referrals and information for mental and emotional health and other types of specialized responses, provide emergency services and transportation, and follow up for additional assistance.
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection: Frauds and Scams
The Bureau Consumer Financial Protection works to protect consumers from unfair, deceptive, or abusive practices and take action against companies that break the law. This resource page provides guidance to help you prevent, recognize, and report scams and fraud.
U.S. Department of Justice: Hate Crimes
This website provides information and resources on hate crimes resources for victims of crime, law enforcement, media, researchers, advocacy groups, and other related organizations. Visit this website for resources and services in English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Tagalog, Arabic, and Japanese.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Disaster Distress Helpline
The Disaster Distress Helpline is dedicated to providing year-round disaster crisis counseling. This toll free, multilingual, crisis support service is available 24/7 via telephone 800–985–5990 (for Spanish, press 2) and SMS (text 'TalkWithUs', or for Spanish, text 'Hablanos', to 66746) to residents in the U.S. and its territories who are experiencing emotional distress related to natural or man-made disasters.
National Deaf Hotline
This hotline offers help to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Deaf advocates are available to provide culturally-sensitive crisis intervention, education, information, and referrals to local services for Deaf survivors. Contact the hotline via video phone at 855-812-1001, email at [email protected], or live chat.
U.S. Department of Justice: Office of Justice for Victims of Overseas Terrorism
This office is responsible for ensuring that the investigation and prosecution of a terrorist attack remains a high priority within the U.S. Department of Justice and providing information and support to victims and their families during the criminal justice process.
U.S. Department of State: Office of Overseas Citizens Services
The Office of Overseas Citizens Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State, assists American citizens who become victims of crime while traveling, working, or residing abroad. Victims of a terrorist attack occurring outside the United States who is in need of emergency assistance, or with a family member, can call the Office of Overseas Citizens Services at 888–407–4747, from the United States or Canada...
United Nations Victims of Terrorism Support Portal
The Support Portal is dedicated to and highlights the importance of those individuals across the globe who have been attacked, injured, traumatized, or lost their lives during terrorist attacks.