OVC Help Series for Crime Victims
Date Published
June 2012
Publication Type
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
OVC
Homicide
34th Annual Parents Of Murdered Children National Virtual Conference (Webinar)
Event Dates
–
Eastern
Location
online
Event Type
Web
Registration Status
Open
Homicide Victims/Co-Survivors
A homicide survivor or co-survivor is anyone who has been impacted by the death of a loved one by homicide. This includes a spouse, partner, children, siblings, and friends.
It is normal for adults and children to experience such intense feelings in the days and weeks following a homicide, and then periodically over time. Survivors are at risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and...
September 25: National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims
In 2007, the U.S. Congress designated September 25 of each year as the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims. The resolution states that this day provides “an opportunity for the people of the United States to honor the memories of murder victims and to recognize the impact on surviving family members.”
Visit the Parents Of Murdered Children website to find commemorative events hosted by...
Elder Abuse Fatality Review Teams: A Replication Manual
Date Published
June 2019
Publication Type
Program Description (Model)
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Research Brief: Homicide Co-Victimization
Date Published
July 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Issue Overview
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Delivering the News With Compassion: The GRIEV_ING Death Notification Protocol
Date Published
2005
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Vision 21: Multidisciplinary Responses in Complex Homicide Cases
Date Published
August 2017
Series
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material
Agencies
OVC
Vision 21: Law Enforcement and the Communities They Serve
Date Published
June 2017
Series
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Issue Overview
Agencies
OVC
2016 Complex Homicide TA
2016-XV-GX-K017
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$1,482,715
Bronx Trauma-Informed Response to Complex Homicide
2016-XV-GX-K020
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$593,518
Charleston HEART: Homicide Early intervention and Advocacy Response Team: A multidisciplinary comprehensive response to intra-familial homicide
2016-XV-GX-K021
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$593,807
Multidisciplinary Response to Families and Communities in Complex Homicide Cases involving Child Witnesses.
2016-XV-GX-K022
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$600,000
Nation's Two Measures of Homicide
Date Published
July 2014
Agencies
BJS
Homicide in the U.S. Known to Law Enforcement, 2011
Date Published
December 2013
Agencies
BJS
National Victim Assistance Academy Resource Paper: Homicide
Date Published
September 2012
Series
Publication Type
Issue Overview,
Instructional Material
Agencies
OVC
Serving Survivors of Homicide Victims During Cold Case Investigations: A Guide for Developing a Law Enforcement Protocol
Date Published
August 2011
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and the Criminal Justice Response: What Is Known
Date Published
January 2008
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored