Victim Assistance
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This section provides training and technical assistance to victim-witness coordinators, victim
advocates, mental health organizations, religious leaders, and others who directly assist victims
of terrorism. Topics include the mental health response to victims of terrorism, children exposed
to trauma, the grieving process, and death notification.
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Courses & Programs
Advanced Crisis Response Training
Date (2008): November 17-19
Provider: National Organization of Victim Assistance
Basic Crisis Response Training
Dates (2008): September 29-October 2
Provider: National Organization of Victim Assistance
National Response Framework, An Introduction (Online Course)
Provider: Emergency Management Institute
Providing Culturally Competent Services to Victims of Crime
Dates (2008): September 16–18
Provider: U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
WMD: Mental Health Interventions (Online Course)
Provider: Early Responders Distance Learning Center (St. Joseph's University)
WMD: Panic Response Operations (Online Course)
Provider: Early Responders Distance Learning Center (St. Joseph's University)
WMD: Psychological Aspects of Decontamination (Online Course)
Provider: Early Responders Distance Learning Center (St. Joseph's University)
WMD: Psychological Aspects of Terrorism (Online Course)
Provider: Early Responders Distance Learning Center (St. Joseph's University)
WMD: Psychological Impacts & Effects (Online Course)
Provider: Early Responders Distance Learning Center (St. Joseph's University)
Providers of Onsite Training & Assistance
Early Responders Distance Learning Center (St. Joseph's University)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
Office for Domestic Preparedness (Homeland Security Preparedness Technical Assistance Program)
Office for Victims of Crime
Office for Victims of Crime Training & Technical Assistance Center
Related Resources
9/11 Family Organizations
American Academy of Pediatrics: Children & Disasters
Compendium of Federal Terrorism Training for State and Local Audiences (Federal
Emergency Management Association)
National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism: Victims Assistance
National Organization for Victim Assistance
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Mental Health
Information Center (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)
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