Victim Assistance Training (VAT) Online
Location
Online
Event Type
Web
Registration Status
Open
Persons with mental illness
Victims with Disabilities
Research shows that individuals with a disability are more than twice as likely to be a victim of violent crime as those without a disability.
Yet, many victim assistance agencies report that they rarely serve crime victims from this population because acts of physical aggression, domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes against people with disabilities often go unreported.
To support victims with a...
Responding to People Who Have Been Victimized by Individuals with Mental Illnesses
Date Published
June 2008
Publication Type
Instructional Material
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Human Trafficking Victims With Disabilities or Mental Illness
Date Published
2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Reference Material,
Issue Overview,
Bibliography
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
People with Dementia as Witnesses to Emotional Events
Date Published
April 2011
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Examining Criminal Justice Responses to and Help-Seeking Patterns of Sexual Violence Survivors With Disabilities
Date Published
June 2016
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Multidisciplinary Response to Crime Victims with Disabilities: State-Level Replication Guide
Date Published
September 2012
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Agencies
OVC
Multidisciplinary Response to Crime Victims with Disabilities: Community-Level Replication Guide
Date Published
September 2012
Publication Type
Report (Annual/Periodic)
Agencies
OVC
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The ADA site provides access to ADA regulations and technical assistance materials in English and Spanish, including information about U.S. Department of Justice ADA settlement agreements and enforcement activities. ADA.gov centralizes key ADA information and links to Federal resources, including: access to Freedom of Information Act ADA material, ADA Standards for Accessible Design, updates on new ADA requirements, and the ADA Information Line: 800–514–0301 (voice) or 800–514–0383 (TDD/TTY).
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
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.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
NAMI is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness. NAMI operates a hotline which provides information, resource referrals, and support to people living with a mental health conditions, their family members and caregivers, mental health providers, and the public. Contact the NAMI hotline toll free at 800–950–NAMI (6264) or by text "NAMI" to 741741.
Center for Public Representation
The Center for Public Representation seeks to improve the quality of lives of people with mental illness and other disabilities through the systemic enforcement of their legal rights while promoting improvements in services for citizens with disabilities.
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
For three decades, the Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law has been the nation's leading legal advocate for people with mental disabilities.