Homicide victims/co-survivors
2025 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Memorial Garden Ceremony
Event Dates
Location
Crime Victims' Memorial Garden
Raleigh, NC
Event Type
Ceremonies
2025 National Crime Victims' Rights Week State Vigil
Event Dates
Location
Alabama Attorney General's Office
Montgomery, AL
Event Type
Ceremonies
41st Justice for Homicide Victims Memorial
Event Dates
–
Pacific
Location
Rose Hills Memorial Park at Gate 19
Whittier, CA
Event Type
Ceremonies
Memorial Service for Crime Victims and Their Families: Western Region of Maryland
Event Dates
Location
Frederick Seventh-day Adventist Church
Frederick, MD
Event Type
Ceremonies
OVC FY25 Invited to Apply Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
Tribal applicants whose OVC FY25 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside (TVSSA) Formula Program population certification was accepted will be notified via an email to the applicant primary points of contact and authorized representatives. Funding under this program can be used to support activities such as direct services to victims of crime, traditional healing practices, needs assessment and strategic planning, and more.
National Mass Violence Center: Virtual Resiliency Center
The Center provides resources to help individuals and communities recover from incidents of mass violence. Find resources on victim and social services, social connection and empowerment, health and wellness, and managing grief and trauma. The Center can also coordinate with local officials after an incident to create a community-specific resource page.
Trauma Notification Training
Learn how to provide trauma notifications with professionalism, dignity, and compassion through this FBI on-demand training course. The course covers cultural competencies, challenges, and best practices for trauma notification.
Trauma Notification Training
Location
Online
Event Type
Web
A Conversation with Roberta Roper: The Evolution of Victims' Rights
September 2022
Series
To commemorate the annual observance of the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims on September 25, Office for Victims of Crime Director Kristina Rose speaks to Roberta Roper about the murder of her beloved daughter, Stephanie. Hear Roberta’s inspiring story and how the crime victims’ field has changed in the past four decades and learn about the ongoing work that needs to be done to help all victims of crime find their justice.
A Conversation with Roberta Roper
Listen to the latest Justice Today podcast episode, where OVC Director Rose and Roberta Roper discuss the evolution of victims’ rights from the lens of Roberta’s personal journey through the justice system following her daughter’s murder.
Missing or Murdered Indigenous People: Bringing Loved Ones Home
May 2022
Grassroots efforts working to increase national awareness and understanding of the Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons crisis are highlighted in this video. Also referred to as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW), Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR), or other names specific to a Tribal community (such as Missing and Murdered Diné Relatives, MMDR, in the Navajo Nation); each acronym represents the generations of American Indians and Alaska Natives that have mourned missing or murdered loved ones. Working together can help bring healing and justice.
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Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP)
These resources can equip victim service providers and allied professionals with tools to help assist relatives of missing or murdered Indigenous persons.
Bureau of Indian Affairs: Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
This program investigates missing and murdered cases in pursuit of justice for those impacted by violence.
U.S. Department of Justice: Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons
This site highlights efforts by the Department to address the disproportionately high rates of violence experienced by Native Americans, and relatedly, the high rates of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons.
OVC Directory of Crime Victim Services
The Directory is designed to help crime victims and service providers find nonemergency crime victim service agencies in the United States and abroad.
Losing a Loved One to Homicide: What We Know about Homicide Co-Victims from Research and Practice Evidence
Date Published
July 2019
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Privacy & Dignity: A Guide to Interacting With the Media
Date Published
2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Promising Practices: Multidisciplinary Responses to Complex Homicide Cases
Date Published
2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Instructional Material,
Grants and Funding
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
OVC Handbook for Coping After Terrorism: A Guide to Healing and Recovery
Date Published
September 2001
Series
Publication Type
Citizen Involvement Material
Agencies
OVC
Coping With the Holidays After the Death of a Loved One or When You Are a Victim/Crime Survivor
Date Published
November 2005
Publication Type
Instructional Material
Agencies
OVC