A Guide to the Role of Crime Victims in Mental Health Courts
Date Published
June 2008
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Victim services
Responding to People Who Have Been Victimized by Individuals with Mental Illnesses
Date Published
June 2008
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
What is the Crime Victims Fund?
March 2016
This 2-minute video describes the Crime Victims Fund, a major funding source for victim services throughout the Nation that is made up of fines, special assessments, and forfeited bail paid by people who are convicted of federal crimes in U.S. courts around the country. The video offers information about the various grant programs funded using VOCA dollars and OVC's collaboration with state administrators of victim compensation and assistance programs.
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The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit: Tools For Law Enforcement
April 2017
Series
The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit includes tools and resources tailored specifically to the fields of victim services, emergency medical services, fire services, law enforcement, and other allied professionals, to help organizations mitigate the potentially negative effects of vicarious trauma, the exposure to the traumatic experiences of other people. For more information, visit https://ovc.ojp.gov/program/vtt/introduction.
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The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit: Tools For Fire Services
April 2017
Series
The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit includes tools and resources tailored specifically to the fields of victim services, emergency medical services, fire services, law enforcement, and other allied professionals, to help organizations mitigate the potentially negative effects of vicarious trauma, the exposure to the traumatic experiences of other people. For more information, visit https://ovc.ojp.gov/program/vtt/introduction.
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The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit: Tools For EMS
April 2017
Series
The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit includes tools and resources tailored specifically to the fields of victim services, emergency medical services, fire services, law enforcement, and other allied professionals, to help organizations mitigate the potentially negative effects of vicarious trauma, the exposure to the traumatic experiences of other people.
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Addressing Vicarious Trauma in First Responders
April 2017
Series
The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit includes tools and resources tailored specifically to the fields of victim services, emergency medical services, fire services, law enforcement, and other allied professionals, to help organizations mitigate the potentially negative effects of vicarious trauma, the exposure to the traumatic experiences of other people. For more information, visit https://ovc.ojp.gov/program/vtt/introduction.
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National Elder Fraud Hotline
If you or someone you know is a victim of elder fraud, we encourage you to call the Hotline at 833-FRAUD-11 (833-372-8311). Professional case managers will assist you with reporting the crime and connect you with other resources as needed. The hotline is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time.
OVC FY 2020 State Victim Liaison Project
Closing Date
The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit: Tools for Victim Services
April 2017
Series
The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit includes tools and resources tailored specifically to the fields of victim services, emergency medical services, fire services, law enforcement, and other allied professionals, to help organizations mitigate the potentially negative effects of vicarious trauma, the exposure to the traumatic experiences of other people. For more information, visit https://ovc.ojp.gov/program/vtt/introduction.
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Addressing Vicarious Trauma in Victim Service Professionals
April 2017
Series
The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit includes tools and resources tailored specifically to the fields of victim services, emergency medical services, fire services, law enforcement, and other allied professionals, to help organizations mitigate the potentially negative effects of vicarious trauma, the exposure to the traumatic experiences of other people.
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Creating Vicarious Trauma Informed Organization: Strategies for Success
May 2018
The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit includes tools and resources tailored specifically to the fields of victim services, emergency medical services, fire services, law enforcement, and other allied professionals, to help organizations mitigate the potentially negative effects of vicarious trauma, the exposure to the traumatic experiences of other people.
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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.
Linking Systems of Care for Children and Youth Guiding Principles
Date Published
December 2016
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Victim Service Providers in the United States, 2017
Date Published
November 2019
Agencies
BJS
Funding Opportunity: FY 2019 Law Enforcement-Based Victim Specialist Program
This program will develop or enhance crime victim specialist programs within law enforcement agencies to better support victims.
Funding Opportunity: FY 2019 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program
Apply for this funding opportunity to provide support to Tribal communities to improve services for victims of crime.
Funding Opportunity: FY 2019 Direct Services to Support Victims of Human Trafficking
As part of our commitment to ensuring services for all victims of human trafficking, OVC is pleased to announce the release of the FY 2019 Direct Services to Support Victims of Human Trafficking solicitation.
Funding Opportunity: FY 2019 Field-Generated Solutions for Tribal & Non-Tribal Communities to Improve Services for Victims of Crime
Apply for the FY 2019 Field-Generated Solutions for Tribal & Non-Tribal Communities to Improve Services for Victims of Crime solicitation.
Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program Pre-application Webinars
OVC, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Tribal Justice, conducted four webinars in July to review solicitation requirements for the FY 2019 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program.
Submit Your Nominations for the 2020 National Crime Victims' Service Awards
Do you know an individual, organization, team, or program that you would like to see recognized for their work? If so, please submit nominations for the 2020 National Crime Victims' Service Awards by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on October 9, 2019.
Register for a Webinar on the National Survey of Victim Service Providers
Register for a webinar on updates to the Bureau of Justice Statistics' National Census of Victim Service Providers and National Survey of Victim Service Providers.
Funding Opportunity: Reaching Victims of Crime in Underserved Communities
The National Resource Center for Reaching Victims will fund up to 10 projects that serve victims from communities frequently underrepresented in healing services and avenues to justice.
The Reaching Victims of Crime Mini-Grant program will address unmet needs and close gaps that prevent survivors from accessing and benefiting from victim services. Projects funded by this program will better identify, engage, and serve survivors from underserved...