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Center
for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking |
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Identify Theft Resource Center
ITRC is a nonprofit consumer information, research, and advocacy organization that offers public education, prevention tips, victim information guides, and other resources. |
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Mothers Against Drunk
Driving
MADD has hundreds of chapters that assist victims of drunk driving crashes
at the local level. Its Web site offers statistics, activism information,
materials in Spanish, and program awareness resources. MADD
recently launched a 24-hour hotline to lend support to victims of drunk driving and their friends and family. You can call 1-877-MADD-HELP for emotional support, guidance, and referrals. |
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National Association
of VOCA Assistance Administrators |
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National Association
of Crime Victim Compensation Boards |
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The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)
The Center works to locate and recover missing children and raises public awareness about ways to prevent child abduction, molestation, and sexual exploitation. NCMEC offers a 24-hour, toll-free hotline,1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678, TDD: 800-826-7653), a CyberTipline to collect leads from the public, and a Web site that details all of their services, including their LOCATER® program for distributing resources to speed the dissemination of posters of missing children. |
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LOCATER®, Lost Child Alert Technology Resource
LOCATER, a national program from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) to distribute advanced computer systems and a cutting-edge web-based program to law enforcement agencies to rapidly distribute images and information about missing-child cases in poster formats. |
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National Center for
Victims of Crime |
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National
Center on Elder Abuse
The center is a resource for public and private
agencies, professionals, service providers, and individuals interested
in elder abuse prevention information, training, technical assistance,
and research. |
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National Children's
Alliance
The Alliance provides training, technical assistance, and networking
opportunities to communities seeking to plan, establish, and improve
children's advocacy centers. Formerly known as the National Network
of Children's Advocacy Centers. |
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National
Coalition Against Domestic Violence |
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National Organization
for Victim Assistance
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Parents of Murdered
Children
POMC provides the ongoing emotional support needed to help parents
and other survivors facilitate the reconstruction of a "new
life" and to promote healthy grief resolution.
With funding from OVC, POMC has developed a database
directory as a referral specifically for grassroots organizations
serving victims of crime. See also
OVC's searchable database of victim programs designed to help
service providers and individuals locate nonemergency crime victim
services in the United States and abroad.
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American
Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry |
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American Psychiatric
Association |
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Anti-Defamation League
ADL helps victims of discrimination or bias-motivated violence achieve
redress of justifiable grievances through mediation, administration,
or judicial means. It also provides information and training to law
enforcement agencies on responding to victims of bias crimes. |
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Center
for Mental Health Services
In partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, CMHS
oversees national efforts to provide emergency mental health services
to survivors of Presidentially declared disasters. |
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National American
Indian Court Judges Association
The Association is devoted primarily to the support of American
Indian and Alaska Native justice systems through education, information
sharing, and advocacy. |
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National Congress
of American Indians
NCAI offers information on issues such as tribal self-government,
treaty rights, and federal policy. The Web site includes a calendar
of upcoming events and a directory of links to tribal governments.
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National Criminal
Justice Association |
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National Indian
Child Welfare Association
NICWA promotes the welfare of American Indian children and their families.
Major activities include public policy analysis, advocacy, community
development, training, and information exchange relating to Indian
child welfare. |
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National Indian
Justice Center
NIJC is an independent national resource for tribal
courts. The Center designs and delivers legal education, research,
and technical assistance programs to help improve tribal courts
systems and the administration of justice in Indian Country. |
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Native
Elder Health Care Resource Center
The Center is a national resource center for older American Indians,
Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians, with special emphasis on culturally
competent health care.
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Security
on Campus, Inc.
This nonprofit organization works to prevent campus violence and crimes
and to assist campus victims in the enforcement of their legal rights. |
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U.S. Consumer
Gateway
Consumer information resources from the federal government. |
