Victims with disabilities
National Deaf Hotline
This hotline offers help to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Deaf advocates are available to provide culturally-sensitive crisis intervention, education, information, and referrals to local services for Deaf survivors. Contact the hotline via video phone at 855-812-1001, email at [email protected], or live chat.
Crime Against Persons with Disabilities, 2009–2019 – Statistical Tables
New Training Toolkit on Supporting Crime Victims with Disabilities
Applying Trauma-Informed Care and Disability Justice to Working with Survivors of Sex Trafficking
Meeting the Needs of LGBTQ+ Survivors with Disabilities
Meeting the Needs of Immigrant Survivors with Disabilities
National Resource Center for Reaching Victims
The Center is a one-stop shop where victim service providers, culturally specific organizations, criminal justice professionals, and policymakers may get information and expert guidance to enhance their capacity to identify, reach, and serve all victims, especially those from communities that too often have less access to healing services and avenues to justice.
Meeting the Needs of American Indian and Alaska Native Survivors with Disabilities (Webinar)
Victim Impact: Listen and Learn (Crime Victim with a Disability)
The video in this series (NCJ 223072) features the first-person account of Kimberly who shares her experience as crime victim with a disability and the ripple effect that victimization can have on family members and the community at large. A companion online only training curriculum is also available and includes a two part facilitator manual and a participant workbook.
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Victim Assistance Training (VAT) Online
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...