Lessons Learned
Interdisciplinary Approach
The VS 2000 Faith Community Initiative recommends an interdisciplinary approach to victims' issues. Common sense dictates that no one program, clergy person, or victim advocate can address all victim needs. Faith leaders have shown themselves willing to engage in this type of collaborative process with the secular victim assistance community. It is strongly recommended that victim assistance providers reach out to local faith leaders; invite them to participate in trainings, conferences, and their state's victim assistance academy; and invite them to participate in a collaborative process of community response so they may in turn effectively serve the victims who already look to them for comfort and spiritual care.
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