The T-VSTTA Resource Library provides a range of resources to help you start, build, and sustain your programs and navigate the grant process. It includes websites, fact sheets, toolkits, templates, videos, and more.
Resources are listed in alphabetical order. You can search by topic or enter keywords in the search box below. If there is a webpage or document not included in the library that you believe would be helpful to include, please email the link or document to support@t-vstta.org
| Topic | Resource Description |
|---|---|
| Domestic Violence | A tool to help respond to domestic violence in child custody cases. It evaluates the presence of domestic violence, considers what that means for the children and the parents, and lays out a path for what responders can do about it. Source: Battered Women’s Justice Program (BWJP) |
| Elder Justice | Video series covering many of the critical elements of investigating and prosecuting elder abuse, caregiver neglect, or financial exploitation. There are over 100 videos available. Source: United States Department of Justice (DOJ) |
| Elder Justice | The Locator is designed to enable elder justice professionals to locate and collaborate with elder justice networks and teams across the nation. Source: United States Department of Justice (DOJ) |
| Elder Justice | Reclaiming What is Sacred: Addressing Harm to Indigenous Elders and Developing a Tribal Response to Abuse in Later LifeThis 66-page report raises awareness of elder abuse so that Tribes can develop distinct, local strategies aimed at addressing this harm in their communities. Source: Red Wind Consulting, Inc. Keywords: |
| Finding Funding | Check this list of Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) funding opportunities to help support your program. Source: OVC |
| Grant Navigation | The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Grant Application Resource Guide gives guidance to OJP grant applicants on preparing and submitting applications for OJP funding. It addresses policies, statutes, and regulations that apply to many (or in some cases, all) OJP program applicants, or to grants and cooperative agreements. Source: OJP |
| Grant Navigation | This website provides answers to common questions about Project Period Extensions (PPE). Read up on the details in this FAQ and talk to your grant manager as soon as you believe a project might be delayed. Source: OVC |
| Grant Navigation | Financial specialists are available to provide services (at no cost) to Tribal grantees including onsite and offsite requests for technical assistance and general questions through the Virtual Support Center. This resource provides FAQs, Webinars, Training, and ways to contact the Tribal Financial Management Center (TFMC). Source: OVC |
| Human Trafficking | This factsheet assists organizations with how to determine the need and get started building a housing program for victims of human trafficking. Source: T-VSTTA |
| Human Trafficking | This factsheet provides an overview of a comprehensive response to meet the safety, security, and healing needs of human trafficking victims. Source: T-VSTTA |
| Human Trafficking | The resources listed in this document are a starting point for understanding survivor- and trauma-informed care, language access planning, cultural competency and humility, and outreach strategies. Source: T-VSTTA |
| Human Trafficking | This factsheet provides information on how to develop, formalize, and maintain partnerships including a sample partnership plan worksheet. Source: T-VSTTA |
| Human Trafficking | This multimedia library offers event recordings, one-pagers, skill-practice case studies, and survivor experience videos. All resources are free for use and can be edited to meet your educational needs. Source: Framework |
| Human Trafficking | A four-document Toolkit providing guiding principles for serving survivors of human trafficking, strategies for developing community partnerships, and clarification about survivors’ eligibility for existing housing resources. Source: Office on Trafficking in Persons |
| Human Trafficking | Download and print this poster to raise awareness of human trafficking in your Tribal community. Add your organization’s contact information in the open space on this poster to connect readers to local victim services. Source: T-VSTTA |
| Human Trafficking | These facts challenge common misconceptions about human trafficking and broaden understanding of the issue. Source: Polaris Project |
| Human Trafficking | The National Human Trafficking Hotline for support in reaching those experiencing human trafficking or for relatives to contact to receive anonymous and confidential help. Link: National Human Trafficking Hotline |
| Human Trafficking | This two-page factsheet from T-VSTTA describes potential signs of human trafficking and provides a general overview of what human trafficking is. Source: T-VSTTA |
| Human Trafficking | A toolkit sharing trauma-informed practices to human trafficking outreach campaigns. It offers background information on trauma-informed outreach and methods to increase outreach effectiveness and inclusivity. Link: Human Trafficking Outreach Toolkit |
| Human Trafficking | A report providing analysis of nationwide incidence of human trafficking. It includes detailed information on human trafficking suspects and defendants for 2023 and is available as a PDF and data tables. Link: Human Trafficking Data Collection Activities, 2023 |
| Human Trafficking | This document explains the purpose of building a human trafficking service provider network and the steps for where and how to get started in the process. Source: T-VSTTA Link: Human Trafficking Service Providers: Developing A Local Network |
| Human Trafficking | This document describes the signs that human trafficking is occurring as a step towards supporting victims. Source: T-VSTTA |
| Human Trafficking | This virtual Talking Circle brought together practitioners to discuss the common barriers Two-Spirit and Native LGBTQIA+ people face finding support. Watch the hour-long discussion to learn how to support survivors with a broad spectrum of needs. Source: National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) |
| Human Trafficking | A Toolkit to assist medical and mental health professionals, health administrators, government officials, shelter staff, and other care providers in assessing and improving health care services available to trafficked children and adults. Source: International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC) |
| Human Trafficking | This document identifies underserved populations and offers ideas to expand the reach of human trafficking services. Source: T-VSTTA Keywords: |
| Human Trafficking | This project provides training and technical assistance to strengthen sovereign responses, awareness, intervention, and prevention vital to increasing safety and support for trafficking survivors. Your organization can request training to support anti-trafficking efforts. Source: Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition (MIWSAC) |
| Human Trafficking | Project Beacon programs assist American Indian and Alaska Native victims of human trafficking in urban areas. Check here for a local program. Source: OVC |
| Human Trafficking | This website provides information on sex trafficking as it impacts Tribal communities including publication resources, victim service directories, and training calendars. Source: Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) |
| Human Trafficking | The materials on this page to provide a simple way for you to educate your broader community about human trafficking. They include premade social media posts as well as downloadable educational materials. Source: T-VSTTA |
| Human Trafficking | This training is a series of five interactive online modules that offer learning on trauma-informed and victim-centered approaches to human trafficking. The modules are designed so that a wide audience can benefit. Source: OVC |
| Human Trafficking | This document provides an overview of labor trafficking, including the federal definition of labor trafficking and signs that it may be present (known as indicators). Source: T-VSTTA |
| Human Trafficking | This document provides an overview of sex trafficking, including the federal definition of sex trafficking and signs that it may be present (known as indicators). Source: T-VSTTA |
| Human Trafficking | This one-hour virtual Talking Circle provided input from professionals dedicated to ending human trafficking about standards of care, how to implement them within a Tribal community, and additional resources to ensure all victims of human trafficking receive victim-centered, trauma-informed care. Source: Source: National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) |
| Human Trafficking | This virtual Talking Circle convened Alaska Native and American Indian practitioners to discuss some of the common barriers Two-Spirit and Native LGBTQIA+ people face with accessing supportive services. Watch the hour-long discussion to learn how to support survivors with a broad spectrum of needs. Source: National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) |
| MMIP | This webinar series provides education and resources about protecting Alaska’s communities, featuring guest speakers and open discussions with participants. Source: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium |
| MMIP | The Missing and Murdered Unit within the Office of Justice Services focuses on analyzing and solving missing and murdered cases involving American Indians and Alaska Natives. This site provides several links and resources about MMIP as well as the unit. Source: Office of Justice Services (OJS) |
| MMIP | This page from the Department of Justice (DOJ) contains links to education and resources for addressing the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) crisis. Use them to explore data and research, create community response plans, and find listening sessions. Source: DOJ |
| MMIP | Informed by input from Tribal leaders, Tribal law enforcement, and other community members, this tool includes four documents to help develop specific parts of a community response plan: Developing Law Enforcement Agency Response Guidelines, Developing Victim Services Response Guidelines, Developing Media and Public Communications Response Guidelines, and Developing Community Outreach Response Guidelines. Source: DOJ |
| MMIP | Alaskan Indigenous communities are encouraged to use this Toolkit as a guide for developing a plan of action that will include awareness, prevention, and intervention strategies. This toolkit can also be used as a guide for community organizing when someone goes missing. Source: Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center (AKNWRC) |
| MMIP | Grassroots efforts working to increase national awareness and understanding of the Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons crisis are highlighted in this 5-minute video. Source: Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) |
| MMIP | When a loved one goes missing, time is critical. Panelists on this Oct. 26, 2023, webinar share their insight on how to engage, educate, and partner with law enforcement in investigating MMIP cases and supporting families of MMIP. Source: Source: National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) |
| MMIP | The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) is a national centralized repository and resource center for missing, unidentified, and unclaimed person cases across the United States. Services include a database, forensic services, investigative support, and training. Link: NamUs |
| MMIP | The Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) Database logs cases of missing and murdered indigenous people of all genders and ages, from 1900 to the present. The Database maintains this resource to support community members, advocates, activists, and researchers in their work towards justice for stolen relatives. Source: Sovereign Bodies Institute |
| MMIP | Panelists on this hour-long webinar share American Indian and Alaska Native panelists share services benefiting MMIP families, financial resources to support these efforts, and the healing impact survivor services can have on MMIP families. Source: National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) |
| MMIP | When a Loved One Goes Missing: Resources for Families of Missing American Indian and Alaska Native AdultsThis guide provides information and practical resources to assist family members and friends with the search for a missing adult loved one. It offers helpful steps to take while searching for a loved one, suggestions about how to cope with trauma, and a list of resources for navigating this difficult situation. Source: Operation Lady Justice |
| MMIP | This guide was designed to help parents of missing children through the process of working with law enforcement, the media, search and rescue professionals, and other volunteers and individuals whose role it is to help with aspects of the missing persons search. Source: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention |
| Partnership | Tribal Coalitions are the local and regional tribal experts providing the culturally appropriate technical assistance and training services for tribal communities. Check this site and connect with a coalition. Source: Alliance of Tribal Coalitions to Prevent Violence |
| Partnership | This factsheet outlines steps to take when seeking a partnership so an organization can determine its needs and which partners will be the best match. Source: T-VSTTA |
| Protecting Children | Conversations with young people about public safety and Tribal juvenile justice. This document outlines challenges and offers insight to their perspectives in their own voices. It also includes steps to build on their resilience. Source: Healing Indigenous Lives Initiative (HILI) |
| Serving Victims | A 24/7 safe, confidential, and anonymous domestic and sexual violence helpline for Native Americans and Alaska Natives, offering culturally appropriate support and advocacy. Link: Stronghearts Native Helpline |
| Serving Victims | An interactive map of services specific to Tribal Native victims and survivors of crime. Search for support by type of crime, gender, age, and location. Source: National Center for Victims of Crime |
| Trauma | This workshop provides an overview of compassion fatigue, secondary trauma, and vicarious trauma as it relates to victim service providers. The hour-long presentation includes strategies to address secondary trauma from an individual and organizational standpoint. Source: NCVC |
| Trauma | National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) provides a brief overview of vicarious trauma and how to take care of yourself when working to address sexual violence. Source: NSVRC |
| Trauma | This initiative provides dedicated resources, training, and technical assistance to communities seeking to build cross-agency collaborations to assess and address the impact of vicarious trauma on staff. Source: OVC |
| Trauma | This toolkit provides resources for creating a supportive work environment that recognizes the toll vicarious trauma (when you feel the trauma of others) can take in work with victims and survivors of crime. The kit includes videos, training presentations, factsheets, and other ready-to-use tools. Source: OVC Keywords: |
| Victim Services Advocacy | Victim Assistance Training (VAT) Online is a web-based victim assistance training program that offers victim service providers the opportunity to develop the essential skills and knowledge. It includes courses on the basics, core competencies and skills, the crimes themselves, and considerations for providing victim services. Source: Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Training & Technical Assistance Center (TTAC) |
| Victim Services Advocacy | A website on Tribal justice system issues that includes Tribal, state, and federal resources. The Clearinghouse website contains Indian country subject-matter resources, a training events calendar, and resources from all Tribal Law and Policy Institute webinars. Link: Tribal Court Clearinghouse |