Government Links
Bureau of Indian Affairs: Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
U.S. Department of Justice: Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons
National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Social Security Administration
The Social Security Administration website offers survivor, disability, and benefit-related information. The site features online services and much of its information in multiple languages.
Office for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: Easy Access to the FBI's Supplementary Homicide Reports
EZASHR provides access to more than twenty years of national and State data on homicide victims and known homicide offenders, including information on the age, sex, and race of victims and offenders, the victim-offender relationship, and the type of weapon used.
OVC Links
OVC Directory of Crime Victim Services
National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center
This OVC-funded initiative provides evidence-based information, training, and other resources for communities so they can effectively prepare for and respond to mass violence incidents.
VictimConnect Resource Center - Confidential referrals for crime victims
VictimConnect serves victims of any crime in the United States. Trained specialists are available to help you locate referrals for mental health counseling, financial compensation, legal services, civil justice options, support groups, crime reporting, identity theft recovery and more.
Non-Government Links
We Regret to Inform You ... (Death Notification Training)
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, in partnership with Penn State University, created this free online training for law enforcement agencies and other first responders responsible for notifying the family members of those who have died suddenly as a result of a crime, an accident, a suicide, or other type of incident.
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Through its Survivor Support Network and other specialized programs, this foundation increases services available to families of fallen firefighters.
Dougy Center for Grieving Children and Families
The Dougy Center for Grieving Children and Families provides support and training locally, nationally, and internationally to individuals and organizations seeking to assist children in grief.
Sidran Traumatic Stress Institute, Inc.
Sidran offers information on traumatic stress to empower survivors, educate loved ones, and support clinicians. This nonprofit institute runs many programs, including Sidran Press, the Psychtrauma Infobase, and the Tamar project for treating incarcerated women suffering from trauma and abuse.
National Organization of Parents Of Murdered Children, Inc.
This organization provides the ongoing emotional support needed to help parents and other survivors facilitate the reconstruction of a "new life" and to promote healthy grief resolution.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
MADD has hundreds of chapters that assist victims of drunk driving crashes at the local level. Its website offers statistics, activism information, materials in Spanish, and program awareness resources. MADD recently launched a 24-hour hotline to lend support to victims of drunk driving and their friends and family. You can call 877–MADD–HELP for emotional support, guidance, and referrals.
Concerns of Police Survivors
Concerns of Police Survivors provides resources to help rebuild the lives of survivors of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
The Compassionate Friends
This nonprofit, self-help support organization offers friendship and understanding to bereaved parents, grandparents, and siblings. The Compassionate Friends provides an opportunity for sharing with and learning from other grievers.
Policy Centre for Victim Issues: Victim Services Directory
This Victim Services Directory was created by the Department of Justice Canada to help service providers, victims, and individuals locate services for victims of crime across Canada.
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund is dedicated to honoring and remembering the service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers in the United States.