Victim services
Vision 21: Transforming Victim Services Final Report
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.
Faith-Based Responses to Crime Victims (DVD)
Responding to Elder Abuse: What Law Enforcement Should Know (DVD)
Responding to Elder Abuse: What Judges and Court Personnel Should Know (DVD)
Consumer Rights Screening Tool for Domestic Violence Advocates and Lawyers
2013 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Resource Guide
Through Our Eyes: Children, Violence, and Trauma
OVC Report to the Nation 2011, Fiscal Years 2009-2010: Rising to the Challenge-A New Era in Victim Services
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): Violent Crimes Against Children
This FBI program's mission is to—
- decrease the vulnerability of children to sexual exploitation;
- develop a nationwide capacity to provide a rapid, effective, and measured investigative response to crimes against children; and
- enhance the capabilities of state and local law enforcement investigators through programs, investigative assistance, and task force operations.
National Human Trafficking Hotline
This national, toll free hotline, operates 24/7. Contact the hotline by phone at 888-373-7888, by text at 233733, or live chat on their website.
National Victim Assistance Academy Resource Paper: Human Trafficking
National Victim Assistance Academy Resource Paper: Intimate Partner Violence
National Victim Assistance Academy Resource Paper: Identity Theft
National Victim Assistance Academy Resource Paper: Child Abuse and Neglect
National Victim Assistance Academy Resource Paper: Homicide
Promoting Effective Criminal Investigations of Campus Sex Crimes, Summary Report
Esperanza United
This organization provides bilingual advocacy and services to Latina victims of intimate partner violence. Their website includes a resource library, training and technical assistance opportunities, and more. Victims of domestic violence may contact the Esperanza United 24-hour bilingual crisis line at 651–772–1611 (Minnesota only).