The Crime Victims Fund (CVF): Federal Support for Victims of Crime
Date Published
May 2024
Publication Type
Report (Annual/Periodic)
Agencies
OVC
Victims organizations
Building Knowledge About Victim Services
Date Published
March 2024
Series
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ
Working Together for Victims: Building Partnerships
Date Published
October 2020
Publication Type
Reference Material
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Human Trafficking Service Providers: Developing a Local Network
Date Published
October 2020
Publication Type
Reference Material
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Labor Trafficking Resource Guide
Date Published
October 2020
Publication Type
Reference Material
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Victims of Crime Act Victim Compensation and Victim Assistance Formula Grant Programs
Date Published
March 2021
Publication Type
Reference Material
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Addressing Housing for Victims of Human Trafficking
Date Published
December 2020
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Office for Victims of Crime Grant Programs: Sexual Assault Victim Services FY 2019 Topical Snapshot
Date Published
2021
Agencies
OVC
Office for Victims of Crime Grant Programs: Victim Services for Children FY 2019 Topical Snapshot
Date Published
2021
Agencies
OVC
Helping Those Who Help Others: Key Findings from a Comprehensive Needs Assessment of the Crime Victims Field
Date Published
June 2020
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Vision 21: Victim Services Mobile Applications
Date Published
July 2017
Series
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
OVC
Building Victim Assistance Networks With Faith Communities: Lessons Learned by the Vermont Victim Services 2000 Project
Date Published
April 2007
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
OVC
OVC Help Series for Crime Victims: Robbery
Date Published
June 2012
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
OVC
Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Administrators
This site provides State Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Administrators with news, answers to frequently asked questions, documents, and other resources to help them successfully manage VOCA formula assistance and compensation awards.
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.
Victim Service Providers in the United States, 2017
Date Published
November 2019
Agencies
BJS
2018 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Resource Guide
Date Published
March 2018
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Marketing/Promotional,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
OVC
Cyber Civil Rights Initiative
This organization provides victims of intimate image abuse (nonconsensual intimate image sharing), and other forms of online abuse with support and referral services. Contact their toll free Image Abuse Helpline hotline at 844-878-2274. The Initiative also offers information for policymakers, attorneys, and others to help them understand and combat image-based sexual abuse.
Partnering to Access Legal Services (PALS): A Needs Assessment for the Denver Wrap Around Legal Services for Victims of Crime Project
Date Published
June 2014
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Vision 21: Using Technology To Expand Access to Victim Services
Date Published
June 2017
Series
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Grants and Funding
Agencies
OVC
Innovative Practices for Victim Services: Report From the Field
Date Published
December 2014
Publication Type
Issue Overview,
Instructional Material
Agencies
OVC
Public Service Announcement Partner Kit
Date Published
March 2005
Publication Type
Training (Aid/Material),
Guideline
Agencies
OVC
Screening for Human Trafficking: Guidelines for Administering the Trafficking Victim Identification Tool (TVIT)
Date Published
June 2014
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Office for Victims of Crime: Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP)
OVC manages AEAP, which offers five funding streams to provide timely relief to communities affected by domestic terrorism and criminal mass violence for immediate and ongoing victim assistance services in the form of grants. Qualifying applicants include state victim assistance and compensation programs; public agencies; federally recognized Indian tribal governments; and more.