NEW TO THE FIELD
Resources geared towards those with less than 3 years of experience.
TRAINING
Find the right training to help develop your skills and knowledge.
Back to Basics Videos: Short, conversational microlearnings on topics focused on best practices in victim services.
Featured Topics: Resources to help meet the unique needs of specific populations of crime victims.
Victim Assistance Training Online: Combines core information and fundamental skills needed to assist victims of crime effectively and sensitively.
National Victim Assistance Academy - Effective Management Series: Designed to build organizational capacity within victim service organizations.
TOOLS
Navigate various tools to help you better serve victims.
OVC Vicarious Trauma Toolkit: Focuses on organizational responses to work-related exposure to trauma.
Training and Technical Assistance: Request free training and technical assistance on a wide range of topics.
VictimLaw: Find information on statutes, codes, case law, and other laws in your jurisdiction in this database of victims' rights laws.
RECORDINGS
Access recorded and transcribed training sessions.
Expert Q&A: National experts answer your questions about best practices in victim services.
Vital Subjects: Addresses topics that are critical to victim services across the country.
ADDITIONAL OVC RESOURCES
Find helpful resources from the Office for Victims of Crime.
Calendar of Crime Victim Assistance-Related Events: Plan, promote, and locate events of interest to those serving, supporting, and working with victims in their communities.
OVC Products: Publications and products on emerging victim issues, promising practices, policy development, and technical assistance, plus skill-building tools.
Online Directory of Crime Victim Services: Find nonemergency crime victim service programs in the United States and worldwide.
