State Victim Assistance Academy Locator

A State Victim Assistance Academy (SVAA) is a week-long course on victimology, victims' rights, and victim services and is designed to meet the entry-level training needs of a broad range of victim service providers and allied professionals.

To locate an OVC-funded SVAA, click on any of the shaded states on the map or consult the alphabetical list of SVAAs. SVAA links point to SVAA Web sites, when available, or to a related academy document.

OVC-Funded SVAAs

Those interested in technical assistance regarding an SVAA are encouraged to contact TTAC at 1-866-682-8822 (TTY 1-866-682-8880) or e-mail TTAC@ovcttac.gov.

Additional SVAA resource material will be posted online as it becomes available.

For more information, visit the following pages:

• 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 an SVAA.
• Technical Assistance for State Victim Assistance Academies—describes briefly the origins and locations of SVAAs and how TTAC can help start one in your state.
• Frequently asked questions
• What VOCA Administrators Need to Know About SVAAs PDF (47 kb) or ASCII (3 kb)