HEART4Victims is sharing multiple resources made available by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) for the month of April. In the midst of these challenging times, there are many online resources available to those who assist victims of crime.
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
OVC TTAC offers several resources for National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW), April 19–25, 2020:
- Visit the Human Trafficking Task Force e-Guide to review the section on human trafficking victims’ rights enforcement.
- Use materials from the Victim Impact: Listen and Learn curriculum to conduct training to help offenders become more aware of the impact that crime has on victims and to take responsibility for their actions and begin to make amends.
- Visit the Webinar Library to access recordings from the Victims’ Rights webinar series.
- Search VictimLaw to find laws regarding victims’ rights in your jurisdiction.
- Request the face-to-face training Enforcing Victims’ Rights.
- Enroll in VAT Online to take the Victims’ Rights module.
- Visit the 2020 NCVRW page on the OVC website to find resources to help plan your events and raise awareness.
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
OVC TTAC offers several resources for National Child Abuse Prevention Month this April, 2020:
- Visit the Human Trafficking Task Force e-Guide to review the sections on Foreign National Minors and Minor and Adolescent victims.
- Enroll in VAT Online to take the following modules:
- Use materials from the Child Abuse and Neglect unit of the Victim Impact: Listen and Learn curriculum to conduct training to help offenders become more aware of the impact that this crime has on victims and to take responsibility for their actions and begin to make amends.
- Visit the Webinar Library and Expert Q&A page to access recordings on assisting victims of child abuse.
- Access the SANE Program Development and Operation Guide to review the section on responding to child maltreatment as part of forensic nursing practice.
- Request the following face-to-face trainings:
- Search VictimLaw to find laws regarding child abuse in your jurisdiction.
OVC TTAC offers several resources for National Sexual Assault Awareness Month this April, 2020:
- Visit the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner-Sexual Assault Response Teams page to access resources, videos, and trainings to help build your capacity to assist victims of sexual assault.
- Use materials from the following curricula to conduct training on the impact of sexual assault:
- Enroll in VAT Online to take the following modules:
- Register for OVC’s Online Elder Abuse Training for Legal Service Providers to take the module on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.
- Visit the Webinar Library and Expert Q&A page to access recordings on assisting victims of sexual assault.
- Request the following face-to-face trainings:
- Search VictimLaw to find laws regarding sexual assault in your jurisdiction.