Victims of crime

The Office on Women's Health coordinates women's health efforts across the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and addresses critical women's health issues by informing and advancing policies, educating health care professionals and consumers, and supporting innovative programs.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Human Smuggling and Trafficking Unit works to identify criminals and organizations involved in illicit human trafficking and human smuggling activities.

The mission of Terre des hommes has been to come to the aid of children to defend their rights in times of war or natural catastrophe or in times of distress.

Shared Hope International is a faith-based, worldwide effort to prevent and eradicate sex trafficking and slavery through education and public awareness.

Maiti Nepal was born out of a crusade to protect Nepali girls and women from crimes like domestic violence, sex trafficking, child labor, and various forms of exploitation and torture.

The Global March Against Child Labour is a movement to mobilize worldwide efforts to protect and promote the rights of all children, especially the right to receive a free, meaningful education and to be free from economic exploitation and from performing any work that is likely to be harmful to the child's physical, mental, spiritual, moral or social development.

This coalition seeks to prevent and intervene in the commercial and sexual exploitation of adults and children, while advocating for all exploited persons.

This special feature provides publications and resources and research on American Indian and Alaska Native victims of crime, along with resources on courts, law enforcement, and more.

Coalition Against Trafficking in Women is an organization that promotes women's human rights by working internationally to combat sexual exploitation in all its forms.

The DEA Victim Witness Assistance Program helps to ensure the rights of crime victims encountered in DEA investigations are met.

This association helps set the agenda and determine the direction of state mental health agency interests across the country, historically including state mental health planning, service delivery, and evaluation.

The Indian Health Service is responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives.

The ICAC Training and Technical Assistance Program provides training and technical assistance to state and local agencies in support of their ICAC initiatives.

The Foundation Aiding the Elderly serves as a voice for patients and works to bring about national reforms and enforcement of the laws governing the nursing home industry and its regulatory agencies in order to assure proper care, civil rights and meaningful, dignified life for the elderly in long-term care facilities.

The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs addresses the pervasive problem of violence committed against and within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) and HIV-affected communities.

The National Adult Protective Services Association provides state Adult Protective Services program administrators and staff with a forum for sharing information, solving problems, and improving the quality of services for victims of elder and vulnerable adult abuse.

The mission of the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life is to eliminate abuse in later life by challenging beliefs, policies, practices and systems that allow abuse to occur and continue and to improve safety, services and support to victims through advocacy and education.

SAPRO is responsible for oversight of the U.S. Department of Defense's sexual assault policy. SAPRO works hand-in-hand with the military and civilian communities to develop and implement innovative prevention and response programs. This office provides services to victims of crime, including specialized services to victims of sexual assault.

The mission of this network is to eliminate violence through advancing nursing education, practice, research, and public policy.