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The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit

The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit (VTT) was developed on the premise that exposure to the traumatic experiences of other people—known as vicarious trauma—is an inevitable occupational challenge for the fields of victim services, emergency medical services, fire services, law enforcement, and other allied professionals; however, organizations can mitigate the potentially negative effects of trauma exposure by becoming vicarious trauma-informed.

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Faces of Human Trafficking

Date Published
January 2016
Publication Type
Technical Assistance, Instructional Material (Programmed), Instructional Material, Curriculum
Agencies
OVC

OVC FY 15 Evidence-Based Approach to Addressing Vicarious Trauma in VA, LE and Other First Responders Invitational Letter

Closing Date
The Evidence-Based Approach to Understanding and Addressing Vicarious Trauma in Victim Assistance Professionals, Law Enforcement Officers and Other First Responders (AVT) project is an effort to understand and address vicarious traumatic stress in victim assistance professionals, law enforcement personnel and other first responders. In Phase One, the grantee is tasked with conducting a comprehensive assessment of existing polices, practices, procedures, and protocols that demonstrate effectiveness...

OVC FY 13 An Evidence-Based Approach to Understanding and Addressing Vicarious Trauma in Victim Assistance Professionals, Law Enforcement Officers and Other First Responders

Closing Date
One cooperative agreement of $1,250,000 will be awarded to support the examination, assessment, identification, and pilot testing of evidence-based policies, practices, procedures, and protocols designed to facilitate an understanding of and comprehensive approach to addressing vicarious (or secondary) traumatic stress in victim assistance professionals, law enforcement personnel, and other first responders who are subject to the impact of traumatic stress due to large-scale incidents of...

Crimes Against Children Research Center

The mission of the Crimes Against Children Research Center is to combat crimes against children by providing high quality research and statistics to the public, policymakers, law enforcement personnel, and other child welfare practitioners.