Rape and sexual assault

Improve Your Forensic Medical Response to Sexual Assault Survivors

Learn about an interactive training that teaches each step of a victim-centered medical forensic examination, shows how the evidence is analyzed in the crime lab, and prepares professionals to testify in court.

OVC FY 2022 Emergency and Transitional Pet Shelter and Housing Assistance Grant Program

Closing Date

June 27, 2022

Grants.gov Deadline

June 13, 2022

Application JustGrants Deadline

June 27, 2022

OVC FY 2022 Expanding Access to Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations

Closing Date

June 27, 2022

Grants.gov Deadline

June 13, 2022

Application JustGrants Deadline

June 27, 2022

Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: Message From the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime

Learn about OVC initiatives to improve services for victims of sexual assault in this message from OVC Director Kristina Rose.

Campus Sexual Assault Responses (CSAR): Informing Trauma-Informed Policies, Protocols, and Training

Event Dates

April 25, 2022, 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm Eastern

Location

Online

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Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Open

OVC FY 2022 Safety, Support, and Services for Survivors of Sexual Abuse in Youth Detention Pre-Application Webinar

Event Dates

April 19, 2022, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern

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Location

Online

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Event Type

Webinar

OVC FY 2022 Safety, Support, and Services for Survivors of Sexual Abuse in Youth Detention

Closing Date

June 2, 2022

Grants.gov Deadline

May 26, 2022

Application JustGrants Deadline

June 2, 2022

National Deaf Hotline

This ASL hotline offers help to Deaf survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Trained advocates are available to provide culturally sensitive crisis intervention, education, information, and referrals to local services for Deaf survivors. Contact the hotline via video phone at 855-812-1001, email at [email protected], or live chat.

September 2021 Featured Resources

This featured news content includes information about National Preparedness Month, the 20th Anniversary of 9/11, National Campus Safety Awareness Month, and National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims.

Crime Against Persons with Disabilities, 2009–2019 – Statistical Tables

Date Published

November 2021

Agencies

BJS

Publication Type

Publication

OVC FY 2021 Expanding Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Services to Victims of Sexual Assault

Closing Date

June 29, 2021

OVC FY 2021 Emergency and Transitional Pet Shelter and Housing Assistance Grant Program

Closing Date

June 29, 2021

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.

#commuter-campus-students-too: Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence on an Urban, Commuter Campus in New York City A Research-to Practice Fellowship Project

Date Published

2019

Agencies

OVC-Sponsored

Charging and Certification of Sexual Assault Forensic Exams to Compensation Programs

February 19, 2021

A Copy of an Email Sent by Kathrina S. Peterson, OVC Deputy Director, on January 25, 2021

Good Afternoon Everyone,

We are providing the attached memorandum to provide clarification on the charging and certification of sexual assault forensic exams to the Crime Victims Fund Compensation Program. The Office of the Inspector General recommended that we provide clarification on this issue, particularly regarding...

Office for Victims of Crime Grant Programs: Sexual Assault Victim Services FY 2019 Topical Snapshot

Date Published

2021

Agencies

OVC

Who Experiences Violent Victimization and Who Accesses Services? Findings From the National Crime Victimization Survey for Expanding Our Reach

Date Published

April 2019

Agencies

OVC-Sponsored

Publication Type

Survey, Statistics, Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

New Mobile App Provides Resources for Victims of Sexual Assault

With support from the Office for Victims of Crime, the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network developed a mobile app to provide resources for victims of sexual assault.