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The Youth Initiative of the National Center for Victims of Crime builds the nation's capacity to support youth victims while working to advance their rights and ensuring youth leadership on issues that affect youth.



"You(th) Have the Right" Campaign

The You(th) Have the Right campaign is aimed at helping teenage victims of crime come forward to get the help they need to be safe and free from fear. News release.    

The following resources have been developed to give schools, youth organizations, victim service agencies, and other community groups practical tools to reach out to young people and develop ways to make it safer for youth to disclose their victimization.

  • Youth Palm Card
    You(th) Have the Right...to ask...to learn...to tell.  This youth-friendly mini-brochure underscores that youth victims are not alone and that there is help. Order hard copies.   

  • "Getting Help" Teen Tools
    Walks youth through some of the common concerns youth victims have in coming forward and suggests way to ask for assistance. 

  • Youth Outreach Poster
    Encourages youth crime victims to take the first step and get help. (This version includes space to add your local contact information.) Order hard copies from the National Center Store.

  • "When a Youth Is Victimized" Get Help Bulletin
    Offers practical guidance and support for adults in a position to help youth victims.


Additional Resources

Reaching and Serving Teen Victims guidebook provides insight into the developmental impact of victimization on youth and how to help.

Teen Action Toolkit: Building a Youth-led Response to Teen Victimization offers practical guidance on how to create outreach projects involving youth.

Because Things Happen Every Day: Responding to Teenage Victims of Crime award-winning video shows how law enforcement agencies, schools, victim advocates, and youth can all benefit when they work together to confront youth victimization.

Browse our poster gallery for more youth victim outreach materials.
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