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This video focuses on community-driven responses to victims in Alaska villages. Although many challenges remain, well-coordinated responses that integrate tribal- and community-based approaches with other resources are changing outcomes for victims and communities.
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This video provides an overview of the multiple challenges victims face when pursuing safety and justice in Alaska, including geographic, climate, and jurisdictional realities. Traditional values, local customs, cultural practices, and trauma-informed care help victims to heal and serve to promote the well-being of communities.
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The National Census of Victim Service Providers is the first-ever national data collection of programs responding to victims and survivors of crime and abuse. The recently released report, Victim Service Providers in the United States, 2017, provides the most comprehensive picture of the victim services field to date.
The census was conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics with support from OVC.
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View available OVC resources, awareness materials, and services for victims of labor and sex trafficking and victim service providers.
The final deadline for victim service providers to submit responses to the National Survey of Victim Service Providers (NSVSP) is November 22, 2019.
Your response to NSVSP will assist funders and policymakers in better understanding the work and needs of victim service providers. It will also provide important information for practitioners about the different ways they are structured, organized, and resourced to carry out their...
This demonstration project was designed to reach underserved children, youth, and families in Illinois, Montana, Ohio, and Virginia who are victims of crime. The four demonstration sites worked in their states to meet the needs of children and youth (and their caregivers) who had been exposed to violence. A Coordinator Toolkit provides guidance and tools for jurisdictions interested in replicating this project.
