Welcome to the OVC HELP for Victim Service Providers Web Forum—a place where victim service providers and allied professionals can connect to peers, share ideas about best practices, and help change lives. If you are a victim of crime in need of assistance, please AskOVC. Choose a topic below and start making the connections that can make a difference.   New and Noteworthy Materials from OVC (09/12/12) Now Available: Online Training for Supporting Crime Victims with Disabilities (09/12/12) Coping During Disaster Anniversaries Was Topic of Twitter Chat on August 30th (09/12/12) More news and announcements TOPIC DISCUSSIONS POSTS LAST POST Addressing the Needs of Victims on Cruise Ships 17 20 05/15/2012 Advocating for Victims' Rights in Tribal Courts 15 20 09/13/2012 Analyze Impact of Sexual Assault Protection Orders 17 34 10/24/2012 Assist Stalking Victims Using Victim Notification 27 36 04/27/2012 Collaborative Educational Models 10 30 10/09/2012 Domestic Violence 72 168 06/11/2012 Enhancing LE Responses to Crime Victims 15 37 10/24/2012 Human Trafficking and Other Vulnerable Populations 20 30 05/15/2012 Implement Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force Model 21 44 08/22/2012 Male Survivors of Sexual Violence 52 105 03/19/2012 Responding to Survivors of Clergy Abuse 19 31 10/12/2012 Responding to Latina/o Victims of Crime 17 47 10/17/2012 Responding to Victims of Cyberbullying 29 62 09/27/2012 Serve Sexual Assault Victims in Rural Communities 25 64 04/05/2012 Services for Crime Victims with Disabilities 14 45 06/18/2012 Transforming Victim Services in the 21st Century 26 40 05/15/2012 Trauma-Informed Care in Victim Services Settings 28 58 09/13/2012 Using Social Media to Assist Crime Victims 32 48 06/18/2012 Using Therapy Dogs to Respond to Child Victims 58 168 05/02/2012 Violence Against Transgender Individuals 18 65 06/20/2012 Note: Valuable input received from the field during the test phase of the Web Forum was preserved and redated to reflect the public launch date. 0979343 Visitors

Each month the Nation's experts answer your questions about best practices in victim services. View the October discussion with Linda Williams and Maureen Lowell on Collaborative Educational Models Benefiting Victims and Providers. Guest host sessions will begin promptly at 2 pm and end at 3 pm (eastern time). No registration required. Topic(s): - All Topics - Address Confidentiality ProgramsAddressing Sexual Violence in DetentionAddressing the Needs of Victims on Cruise ShipsAdvocate RolesAdvocating for Victims' Rights in Tribal CourtsAmerican Indian Sex Trafficking VictimsAnalyze Impact of Sexual Assault Protection OrdersApplying for Funding and Managing GrantsAssist Communities After Incidents School ViolenceAssist Families of Missing or Unidentified PersonsAssist Stalking Victims Using Victim NotificationAssisting Parents of Murdered ChildrenAssisting Victims of Serial CrimesAuto Theft and Towed CarsAwareness for Survivors of Child Abuse and NeglectBest Practices for Coping With Vicarious TraumaBuilding Resiliency within Victim Service OrgsCampus Crime AwarenessCampus Victimization and Assistance ServicesChild AbuseChild Identity Theft as Financial ExploitationChild Sexual AbuseChild Victimization Associated with TechnologyChild VictimsChild Victims of Identity TheftChildren Exposed to Domestic ViolenceChildren Exposed to Domestic ViolenceCollaborative Educational ModelsCommercial Sexual ExploitationCommunity Partnerships for Victim AssistanceCompassion FatigueConfidentiality issuesCoordinating and Conducting Victim Impact PanelsCoordinating Public Awareness EventsCourt PreparationCourt SanctionsCrime Mapping Software To Assist Crime VictimsCrime Victim Compensation and Best PracticesCrime Victims in the MilitaryCrime Victims with DisabilitiesCrime Victims' Rights ActCrimes Against Small BusinessesCrimes Against TouristsCultural Sensitivity in Victim ServicesDeath NotificationDeveloping Tools to Assess DV Lethality/DangerDomestic Abuse in Later LifeDomestic ViolenceDrug Endangered ChildrenDrunk and Drugged Driving Drunk DrivingElder AbuseElder Abuse Victims in Indian CountryEmpowering VictimsEnhancing LE Responses to Crime VictimsEthics in Victim ServicesEvidence-Based Practices Into Victim ServicesFaith-Based InitiativesFaith-Based ProgramsFamilies of Missing ChildrenFirearms Laws, Assisting Domestic Violence VictimsFirst RespondersFirst RespondersForensic Interviewing in Tribal CommunitiesHealth Care Responses to Victims of Abuse/NeglectHomeless Victims of Sexual AssaultHomicide SurvivorsHuman TraffickingHuman Trafficking and Other Vulnerable PopulationsID Theft in Indian CountryIdentity TheftIdentity Theft PreventionImplement Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force ModelIndian CountryInternational VictimsInternet Safety and Identity TheftIntimate Partner StalkingJuvenile Domestic ViolenceLabor TraffickingLGBTIQ Survivors of ViolenceMaking the Most of NCVRWMale Survivors of Sexual ViolenceMass ViolenceMissing and Exploited Children's IssuesMissing or Unidentified VictimsNational Victim Assistance AcademyNCVRW Awareness CampaignNCVRW PSAsOlder Victims of Financial AbuseOlder Victims of Intimate Partner Sexual ViolenceOnline CommunicationPediatric SANE ProgramsPeer SupportPosttraumatic Stress DisorderPro Bono Services for Financial Abuse VictimsPublic PolicyRecruiting and Retaining VolunteersRepressed MemoryResiliency Within OrganizationsRespond Native LGBT/ Two Spirit Community VictimsResponding to Survivors of Clergy AbuseResponding to Latina/o Victims of CrimeResponding to Missing Children in Indian CountryResponding to Victims of CyberbullyingResponding to Victims of Environmental CrimeResponding to Victims of Property CrimesRestitutionRights for Crime Victims with DisabilitiesRights of Sexual Assault VictimsRural Victimization AssistanceSafety PlanningServe Sexual Assault Victims in Rural CommunitiesServices for Crime Victims with DisabilitiesServices for Immigrant VictimsServing Child Victims of Sex TraffickingServing Crime Victims with DisabilitiesServing Crime Victims with Mental IllnessServing Victims of Impaired DrivingServing Victims of StalkingSexual AssaultSexual Assault and StalkingSexual Assault Response TeamsSexual Assault Through Multidisciplinary ResponseSexual Assault Victims in the MilitarySexual Assault Victims' Rights to PrivacySexual Violence in Native American CommunitiesSexual Violence on CampusSexual Violence Victims with DisabilitiesStalking in the WorkplaceStandards and CertificationStrategic PlanningSubstance Abuse and VictimizationSubstance Abuse and VictimizationSurvivors of Homicide Victims During Cold CasesSustainability of Victim Assistance ProgramsTechnology and StalkingTeen Dating ViolenceTransforming Victim Services in the 21st CenturyTrauma-Informed Care in Victim Services SettingsUndocumented/ Temporary Immigrant Crime VictimsUsing Social Media to Assist Crime VictimsUsing Therapy Dogs to Respond to Child VictimsVictim CompensationVictim Impact PanelsVictim NotificationVictim Offender DialoguesVictim Rights Compliance Victim Services in Urban High Crime NeighborhoodsVictimization by Individuals with Mental IllnessesVictims of BullyingVictims of Gang ViolenceVictims' RightsVictims' RightsViolence Against Transgender IndividualsWorking with Survivors of Traumatic EventsWorking with the MediaWorkplace ViolenceYouth Violence Prevention Keyword: Date Posted: From To Our project was developed and implemented at the same time, so what we have to date is an independent program evaluation. 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