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On September 30, 2009, at 2 p.m. ET, OVC will present a Web Forum Guest Host Session on the sustainability of victim assistance programs with Jenifer Markowitz, ND, RN, WHNP-BC, project manager for the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Sustainability Technical Assistance Project for the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.
Information is now available on reporting jobs created as a result of Recovery Act Funding. Please see Calculating and Reporting Job Creation for Recipients of Recovery Act Funding and related FAQs.
Access the new Identity Theft Victim Assistance Online Training: Supporting Victims' Financial and Emotional Recovery—an OVC e-learning tool for victim service professionals and allied professionals.
Apply now for National Victim Assistance Academy V, February 28–March 5, 2010, in Portland, Oregon. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be awarded to participants who complete all the requirements of the Foundation-Level Training, Professional Skill-Building Institute, or Leadership Institute.
At the Conference on Responding to Crime Victims with Disabilities (Sept. 30–Oct. 2, 2009), the Bureau of Justice Statistics will present the first findings about nonfatal violent and property crime experienced by persons with disabilities drawn from the National Crime Victimization Survey. Register now to attend!
On October 19-21, 2009, the conference on Mass Casualty and Violence at Home and Abroad—OVC Assisting Victims of Crime, will be held, bringing together first responders, victim service professionals, policymakers, and experts in mass violence.
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