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VICTIMCONNECT A NATIONAL CRIME VICTIM HELPLINE

STALKING RESOURCE CENTER

2015 VISION 21: TRIBAL VICTIM SERVICES RESOURCE MAPPING TOOL

NCVCS NATIONAL CRIME VICTIM CRISIS HOTLINES PROJECT AIMS TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF THE VICTIMCONNECT NATIONAL HOTLINE. VICTIMCONNECT IS ESSENTIAL FOR PROVIDING CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES, SAFETY PLANNING, INFORMATION, REFERRALS, AND RESOURCES FOR ALL VICTIMS OF CRIME IN ALL 50 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND U.S. TERRITORIES. NCVC WILL IMPLEMENT ENHANCEMENTS THAT INCREASE THE QUALITY OF SERVICES AND THE NUMBER OF VICTIMS SERVED; SUPPORT HOTLINE STAFF TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF VICARIOUS TRAUMA AND BURNOUT; AND PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL HOTLINE CONSORTIUM. NCVC WILL ACCOMPLISH A GOAL OF ENHANCING THE CAPACITY OF NATIONAL HOTLINES TO RESPOND TO CRIME VICTIMS BY 1) EXPAND VICTIMS ACCESS TO RESOURCES THROUGH WARM TRANSFERS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS; 2) SUPPORT HOTLINE STAFF TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF THE EFFECTS OF VICARIOUS TRAUMA AND BURNOUT, THROUGH RESEARCH AND IMPLEMENTATION OF WELLNESS FOCUSED RESOURCES; AND 3) CONTINUE TO ACT AS THE LEAD FACILITATOR OF THE NATIONAL HOTLINE CONSORTIUM, A COLLECTIVE NETWORK OF LEADING NATIONAL VICTIM SERVICE AND CRISIS INTERVENTION HOTLINES, TO FACILITATE THE SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE, RESOURCES, AND PROMISING PRACTICES.

THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED VICTIM SERVICES IS INCREASING ACROSS THE US. CRISIS HOTLINES NATIONALLY ARE EXPERIENCING INCREASING WAIT TIMES, HIGHLIGHTING THE NEED FOR A TARGETED INFUSION OF SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN THE FOUNDATION OF CRISIS HOTLINES. THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME FOUNDED THE VICTIMCONNECT HOTLINE IN 2015. THROUGH CALLS, TEXTS, AND CHATS, VICTIMCONNECT PROVIDES ITS SERVICES TO ALL VICTIMS OF ANY CRIME TYPE, REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY ARE AT IN THEIR HEALING. THIS IS PROVIDED THROUGH EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, INFORMATION, RESOURCES, AND REFERRALS TO CRIME VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS. VICTIMCONNECT EMPLOYS WELL-TRAINED VICTIM ASSISTANCE SPECIALISTS AND VOLUNTEERS THAT EMPOWER VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS. BASED ON A CALLERS NEEDS, THE HOTLINE STAFF PROVIDE RESOURCES AND REFERRALS TO SHELTER, HOUSING, COUNSELING, CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS, LEGAL SERVICES, AND OTHER SPECIALIZED SERVICES. DUE TO INCREASED CALL, TEXT, AND CHAT VOLUMES, NCVC HAS IDENTIFIED A NEED FOR INCREASING HOTLINE CAPACITY AND ACCESSIBILITY TO BETTER SUPPORT CRIME VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS NATIONWIDE. THROUGH FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF OVC, NCVC WILL BUILD UPON ITS CURRENT VICTIMCONNECT HOTLINE BY EXPANDING HOURS OF AVAILABILITY AND ACCESS TO SERVICES. NCVC WILL ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING GOALS: GOAL ONE: EXPAND THE CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE VICTIMCONNECT HOTLINE TO PROVIDE CRISIS INTERVENTION SUPPORT USING TRAUMA-INFORMED, CULTURALLY, AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE, SURVIVOR-CENTERED APPROACHES THAT PROTECT THE SAFETY AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS. TO DO SO, NCVC WILL FOCUS ON EXPANDING TO A 24/7 RESPONSE, MAINTAINING MINIMAL WAIT TIMES, REDUCING STAFF BURNOUT, INCREASING STAFF TO HANDLE INCREASED CALL VOLUME, AND ENHANCING ACCESSIBILITY TO SUPPORT EXPANDED CHAT AND TEXT CAPABILITIES THAT ARE CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE. GOAL TWO: TO INCREASE CAPACITY TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS THROUGH ENGAGED AND COLLABORATIVE INFORMATION SHARING. AS THE LEAD FACILITATOR OF THE NATIONAL HOTLINE CONSORTIUM SINCE 2015, NCVC WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD THE EFFORTS OF THE CONSORTIUM IN IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPANSION. ADDITIONALLY, NCVC WILL ENGAGE IN A COLLABORATIVE NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF VICTIMS EXPERIENCING CYBER- AND TECHNOLOGY- CRIMES BY FACILITATING IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL LISTENING SESSIONS. THESE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WILL INFORM ANNUAL PUBLIC-FACING REPORTS THAT WILL BE PRODUCED ANNUALLY.

THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME/NCVC SERVES AS A PASS-THROUGH ENTITY AND TTA PROVIDER FOR PROGRAMS USING OR INTERESTED IN ESTABLISHING TRAUMA-INFORMED PEER-TO-PEER SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE GREATER ACCESS OR ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES TO MORE CRIME VICTIMS. MOST PEER-TO-PEER WORK BEGAN IN CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES, LONG BEFORE MAINSTREAM ORGANIZATIONS ACKNOWLEDGED ITS IMPORTANCE IN VICTIM SERVICES. THE PROPOSED PROJECT PLACES A STRONG EMPHASIS ON ENSURING THAT CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAMS, THAT KNOW THIS WORK WELL, ARE A PART OF THIS PROCESS AND THAT THEIR WORK IS CENTERED IN THIS SPACE. THROUGH THIS PROJECT,NCVC WILL ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING GOALS: IDENTIFY INNOVATIVE, OR NON-TRADITIONAL PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THE COMMUNITIES OR POPULATIONS TO BE SERVED, WHICH MAY LEAD TO MODELS THAT CAN BE DUPLICATED IN OTHER COMMUNITIES. NCVCS FOCUS WILL BE TO UNDERTAKE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPETITIVE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE SUBAWARDS TO 10 COMMUNITY SITES DOING PEER-TO-PEER WORK. AS THE TTA PROVIDER, NCVC WILL ASSIST AND SUPPORT COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN ESTABLISHING OR EXPANDING PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT CRIME SURVIVORS. TO AID IN CAPACITY BUILDING, THE TTA PROVIDED WILL SUPPORT SUBGRANTEES ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROGRAMMATIC ASPECTS OF THEIR PEER LED PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS MAY BE IN THE FORM OF INDEPENDENT AND PEER-RUN PROGRAMS, MUTUAL SUPPORT GROUPS, MENTORING PROGRAMS, OR PEER-TO-PEER SUPPORT WITHIN COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. BUILDING THE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT, AND COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO PROVIDE, PEER-TO-PEER SUPPORT OPTIONS FOR VICTIMS OF ALL TYPES OF CRIME. NCVC WILL WORK CONTRACTUALLY WITH URBAN INSTITUTE AS THE PROJECT EVALUATION PARTNER. EVALUATION WILL INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENT, PERFORMANCE MEASURE TRACKING, FOCUS GROUPS, ANALYSIS, AND REPORTING. TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE TTA THAT SERVES THE NEEDS OF HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, NCVC PARTNERS WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. THESE PARTNERS MAKE UP THE PEER-TO-PEER ADVISORY COUNCIL SERVING AS SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS WHOINFORM NCVC'S PROJECT TEAM AND THE SELECTED COMMUNITY SITES.

NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS HELPLINE

VICTIMCONNECT RESOURCE CENTER

2016 COMPLEX HOMICIDE TA

2015 2015 SVAA TTA

THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME PROPOSAL TO DEVELOP THE 2023 NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS WEEK RESOURCE GUIDE PROJECT ABSTRACT THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME (NATIONAL CENTER) PROPOSES TO ENTER INTO A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE 18-MONTH PERIOD WITH THE OFFICE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME (OVC) TO DEVELOP THE 2023 NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS WEEK (NCVRW) RESOURCE GUIDE BASED ON THE PROVIDED THEME NARRATIVE, AS WELL AS THE 2024 NCVRW THEME AND NARRATIVE. THE RESOURCE GUIDE WILL BE PRESENTED AS THE PRODUCT OF A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE OFFICE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME AND THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME TO ENSURE THE CONTINUITY OF ANNUAL OUTREACH EFFORTS CONDUCTED BY BOTH ORGANIZATIONS . THE 2023 NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS WEEK RESOURCE GUIDE WILL PROVIDE A READYMADE, ADAPTABLE RESOURCE FOR THE VICTIM SERVICES FIELD, COMMUNITIES, VICTIMS, AND THE PUBLIC TO USE DURING NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS WEEK, IN APRIL 2023, AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO HEIGHTEN AWARENESS OF THE RIGHTS OF CRIME VICTIMS AND THE SERVICES THEY CAN ACCESS. BUILDING ON THE RESOURCE GUIDES PREVIOUSLY PREPARED BY THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR OVC, THE 2023 NCVRW RESOURCE GUIDE WILL COMPRISE A WIDE RANGE OF RESOURCES INCLUDING CRIME AWARENESS POSTERS , SOCIAL MEDIA TIPS AND TOOLS, FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS, EVENT AND PRESENTATION TIPS, MEDIA CONTENT AND STRATEGIES, A HISTORY OF CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS, AND HIGH-QUALITY ART THAT USERS CAN ADAPT FOR THEIR PUBLIC AWARENESS EFFORTS . WORKING CLOSELY WITH OVC, THE NATIONAL CENTER WILL DEVELOP THE RESOURCE GUIDE’S OVERALL GRAPHIC DESIGN, WRITTEN CONTENT, LAYOUT, AND WEB-READY FILES FOR OVC’S NCVRW SITE . THE NATIONAL CENTER ALSO WILL HELP MANAGE THE PRODUCTION OF THE THEME VIDEO WITH VIDEO ACTION PROMOTE THE THEME POSTER AND RESOURCE GUIDE AND PROVIDE OVC WITH A FINAL REPORT THAT INCLUDES AN EVALUATION OF THE RESOURCE GUIDE BY THE FIELD.   NATIONAL CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME/ PROJECT ABSTRACT 2023 NCVRW RESOURCE GUIDE/ AUGUST 1, 2022

NATIONAL CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME PROPOSAL TO DEVELOP THE 2012 NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS'' RIGHTS WEEK RESOURCE GUIDE

PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS NATIONAL TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

2016 NCVRW RESOURCE GUIDE, NATIONAL CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME

BUILDING CRITICAL COMMUNICATIONS IN VICTIM HOTLINE RESPONSE

THE STALKING RESOURCE CENTER

DATABASE OF FEDERAL,STATE, AND TRIBAL CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS LAWS

NATIONAL TRAINING CONFERENCE ON RESPONDING TO CRIME VICTIMS WITH DISABILITIES

BRIDGING THE GAP INTEGRATING CRIME VICTIMS SERVICES RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS' WEEK RESOURCE GUIDE 2014

STALKING RESOURCE CENTER

WITH ONLY 11% OF POLICE AGENCIES NATIONWIDE HAVING IN-HOUSE VICTIM SERVICES PROGRAMS, VICTIMS ARE OFTEN LEFT TO NAVIGATE THE AFTERMATH OF CRIME ON THEIR OWN. LACK OF EARLY ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND SERVICES MEANS SURVIVORS IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM NEEDS CAN GO UNADDRESSED. THIS GAP IS ESPECIALLY CRITICAL FOR COMMUNITIES WHERE LAW ENFORCEMENT MAY NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN TOOLS.THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF CRIMES (NCVC)TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF CRIMEPROJECT DIRECTLY CLOSES THIS LONGSTANDING GAP WHILE REMOVING BARRIERS TO ACCESS FOR SURVIVORS BY EQUIPPING LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH AN EASY-TO-USE RESOURCE. THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS, ACCESSIBILITY, AND COORDINATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT VICTIM SERVICES BY STRENGTHENING INFRASTRUCTURE, BUILDING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY, AND ENHANCING SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEMS. IMPROVING LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS AND THEIR ACCESS TO VICTIM SERVICES, NCVC WILL CREATE A NATIONAL, NO-COST MOBILE APPLICATION AVAILABLE FOR US LAW ENFORCEMENT TO IMMEDIATELY CONNECT VICTIMS WITH ADVOCACY, VICTIMS' RIGHTS INFORMATION, COMPENSATION ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT, AND RESOURCES. THE APP WILL BE ACCESSIBLE 24/7, UPDATED IN REAL TIME, AND DESIGNED WITH SAFETY AND PRIVACY AT ITS CORE.

2010 NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS'' RIGHTS WEEK RESOURCE GUIDE

IMPROVING THE RESPONSE TO VICTIMS OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ASSIST COMMUNITIES IN ADDRESSING RAPE KIT BACKLOGS

INFOLINK 2009

THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME (NCVC) WILL PARTNER WITH THE ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK (ASU SSW) TO IDENTIFY, RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND PLACE ASU SSW STUDENTS AS INTERNS IN VARIOUS TRIBAL VICTIM SERVICES PROGRAMS IN ARIZONA. APPROXIMATELY 13 STUDENTS WILL SERVE AS PAID INTERNS OVER THE 3-YEAR GRANT PERIOD. INTERNSHIP SITES ARE STILL TO BE DETERMINED, BUT NCVC HOPES TO SECURE BETWEEN THREE AND FIVE HOST SITE PARTNERS. INTERNS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM WILL BE TRAINED USING A CURRICULUM DEVELOPED UNDER THIS GRANT AND WILL SERVE IN 1-YEAR INTERNSHIPS.

INFOLINK 2008

OVW TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS PROGRAM

USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO STALK TRAINING DELIVERY

2019 NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK RESOURCE GUIDE

HELPING ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS EXPAND (HOPE III): 12-MONTH COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

ACTION PARTNERSHIP ON INTERVENTIONS FOR BLACK CHILDREN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE AND VICTIMIZATION

TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON THE IMPACT OF FORENSIC DNA ON VICTIMS FOR VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS AND ALLIED PROFESSIONALS

2009 NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS? RIGHTS WEEK RESOURCE GUIDE

2021 TVSSA NATIONAL CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME, INC

IMPROVING THE COLLECTION OF VICTIM RESTITUTION: PEER EDUCATION ROUNDTABLE AND TOOLKIT

COLLABORATIVE RESPONSE FOR YOUTH VICTIMS

ADVANCING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME

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