It’s National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW)!
Join communities across the Nation in raising awareness for victims’ rights and services.
Victim Rights and Services
2023 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Theme Video: Engage Survivors
April 2023
This 2023 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week theme video explores what it means to engage crime survivors to ensure they have a voice everywhere decisions are made that could impact them.
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2023 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Theme Video: Effect Change
April 2023
This 2023 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week theme video demonstrates how elevating and engaging survivors to lift their voices to inform policy and practice can effect change.
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2023 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Theme Video: Elevate Survivor Voices
April 2023
This 2023 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week theme video underscores the importance of lifting the voices of survivors to ensure they are heard and seen.
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2023 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Theme Video Clip
April 2023
The 2023 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Theme Video Clip calls upon communities to amplify the voices of survivors and create environments where survivors have the confidence that they will be heard, believed, and supported.
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OVC FY 2023 Developing Future Victim Specialists to Serve American Indian/Alaska Native Victims of Crime
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Watch and Share the 2023 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Theme Videos
This year's videos underscore the importance of amplifying the voices of survivors and creating environments where survivors have the confidence that they will be heard, believed, and supported.
OVC FY 2023 Action Partnerships for National Membership and/or Professional Affiliation Agencies Assisting Victims in the Aftermath of Crime
Closing Date
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2023 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Resource Guide
Date Published
April 2023
Agencies
OVC
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Instructional Material (Programmed)
2023 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Resource Guide
Access the 2023 NCVRW Resource Guide for information on how to raise awareness about victims’ rights, protections, and services.
OVC FY 2023 National Resource Centers for Victim Research, Evaluation, and Reaching Underserved Victims
Closing Date
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Application JustGrants Deadline
OVC FY 2023 Integrated Services for Minor Victims of Human Trafficking
Closing Date
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Application JustGrants Deadline
OVC FY 2023 Field-Generated Solicitation: Increasing Options and Expanding Access for Victims of Crime
Closing Date
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Application JustGrants Deadline
OVC FY 2023 Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act State-Run Hate Crime Reporting Hotlines
Closing Date
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Application JustGrants Deadline
OVC FY 2023 Anti-Trafficking Housing Assistance Program (Services and Training and Technical Assistance)
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
OVC FY 2023 Transforming America’s Response to Elder Abuse: Enhanced Multidisciplinary Teams (E-MDTs) for Older Victims of Abuse and Financial Exploitation and T&TA
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: Take It Down
This platform helps users remove online sexually explicit photos and videos taken of them while under 18 years old. Users can remain anonymous while using the service and won’t have to send their images or videos to anyone.
The National Census of Victim Service Providers: Data, Resources, and Implications for Practitioners
March 2023
This webinar provides an overview of the National Census of Victim Service Providers (NCVS) and a demonstration of recently released interactive maps analyzing the 2017 data at the county level. Learn the importance of these data to the victim services field, how they can be used to understand the current landscape of victim services across the country, and characteristics of victim service providers.
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Audiobooks Available to Help Young Survivors of Human Trafficking
Access new audiobooks offering age-appropriate resources and support to youth during their involvement with the justice system as a victim or witness.
Sergio's Story: A Journey Through (and Beyond) the Legal System Audiobook
March 2023
Sergio’s Story describes the experience of a young boy who was a victim of labor trafficking and is part of a federal case.
The story follows Sergio as he shares his experiences with a trusted adult, meets with a victim advocate in the prosecutor’s office who supported him as he navigated the criminal legal system, and receives support from family and a caseworker.
Throughout the audiobook, Sergio and anyone following his story, learns some techniques to help cope with strong feelings.
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