National Victim Assistance Academy (NVAA)

NVAA offers week-long, university-based training sessions each year on victimology, victims rights, and victim services.

The 2003 National Victim Assistance Academy was held June 8-13 at California State University-Fresno and Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, and again June 22-27 at the Medical University of South Carolina (College of Charleston).

• 2003 Academy FAQs

Similar training, modeled after NVAA, is available at the state level from State Victim Assistance Academies (SVAAs). For more information, contact OVC TTAC at ttac@ovcttac.gov or 1-866-682-8822 (TTY 1-866-682-8880).

Materials from NVAA
Currently available online are the Academy's 2002 textbooks and workbooks. Visit the Academy textbooks and videos page for a list and product summaries of the textbooks, workbooks, and brochures available online at no charge to you.

The instructional videos and the 2002 satellite broadcast on "Victims of Terrorism and Mass Violence: A Continuum of Care" (NCJ 198271) are available for ordering from OVCRC at 1-800-851-3420 (TTY 1-877-712-9279). Product summaries for review are available online.

Other materials from the Academy will be posted online as soon as these become available.

For more information, visit the following pages:

• More About the 2002 Academy—Provides details on the curriculum, workshops, satellite broadcast, host sites, academy faculty, and NVAA press releases.
  
• State Victim Assistance Academies (SVAAs)—Describes how SVAAs provide state-specific training in victim assistance issues and outlines help available to individuals who would like to establish a SVAA.
  
• Academy textbooks and videos—Lists the textbooks, workbooks, and brochures available online at no charge to you. Also lists instructional videos. Includes an Instructor's Manual, the Ultimate Educator and Leadership in Victim Services.