Victims of crime
Social Security Administration
The Social Security Administration website offers survivor, disability, and benefit-related information. The site features online services and much of its information in multiple languages.
Federal Bureau of Investigation: Tips and Public Leads
Use this website to securely report crimes to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Executive Office for United States Attorneys: Crime Victims' Rights Ombudsman
U.S. Department of Justice: Victim Notification System (VNS)
National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP): Scams & Fraud
National Organization for Victim Assistance: Crisis Response Team Training
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs: National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
The Center aims to advance the clinical care and social welfare of America's veterans through research, education, and training in the science, diagnosis, and treatment of PTSD and stress-related disorders. This website provides educational resources about PTSD and other enduring consequences of traumatic stress.
Helping And Lending Outreach Support (HALOS)
HALOS's mission is to provide resources and special opportunities to abused and neglected children and their caregivers through partnerships with faith-based and other community organizations. OVC produced a HALOS toolkit, which offers lessons learned and suggests strategies for establishing programs like HALOS wherever foster families and relatives need additional support for the children in their care.
Grants.gov
Grants.gov is your source to find and apply for federal grants. Today, Grants.gov is a central storehouse for information on over 1,000 grant programs and provides access to approximately $500 billion in annual awards.
Dougy Center for Grieving Children and Families
Child Welfare Information Gateway: State Statutes Search
Child Welfare Information Gateway provides a searchable database of state statutes on issues related to child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and adoption.
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund provides litigation, legal advocacy, and community education on behalf of victims of anti-Asian violence and services for women and youth survivors of human trafficking.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
American College Health Association
ACHA is an advocate and leadership organization for college and university health. Its Campus Violence Task Force provides resources in support of prevention, intervention, and victim advocacy.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
U.S. Department of State: Services for Victims
The U.S. Department of State assists U.S. citizens who become victims of crime while abroad.
- Overseas: consular officers, agents, and staff work with crime victims and help them with the local police and medical systems.
- Domestically: the office of Overseas Citizens Services will stay in touch with family members in the U.S. and help provide U.S.-based resources for the victim when possible.
Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center (OVC TTAC)
International Association of Forensic Nurses
The International Association of Forensic Nurses provides leadership in forensic nursing practice by developing, promoting, and disseminating information internationally about forensic nursing science.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): Uniform Crime Reporting
Childstats.gov
This website offers easy access to statistics and reports on children and families, including: family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education and health. The Forum fosters coordination, collaboration, and integration of Federal efforts to collect and report data on conditions and trends for children and families.
Anti-Defamation League
Department of Defense: Family Advocacy Program
The Family Advocacy Program serves as a resource for military families experiencing family violence by providing prevention efforts, early identification and intervention, support for victims, and treatment for offenders.
U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics, including data on workplace violence.