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Consultant Spotlight on Jose Juan Lara, Jr.Jose Juan Lara, Jr., Director of Advocacy and Training for the Texas Advocacy Project, has been involved in the movement against gender violence since 1999. He has presented at national, state, and local conferences on crisis intervention, systems advocacy for victims of family and sexual violence, and LGBTQ victims of interpersonal violence.
OVC Remembers One of its OwnOn Thursday, July 19, 2012, Irina Romashkan, a respected and beloved member of the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) family, passed away at age 53.
Irina joined OVC in March 2010 as the Communication Specialist. >>
Disabilities Curriculum Available in English & SpanishCrime victims with disabilities may face challenges other victims don't, such as the ability to access services or communicate with advocates. Supporting Crime Victims With Disabilities focuses on recognizing and addressing these challenges so that all victims with disabilities receive the necessary support and assistance. This new OVC instructor-led training is available in English and Spanish.
VictimLaw: A Comprehensive Resource on Victims' RightsVictimLaw, a popular online legal resource on crime victims' rights, is now centrally located on the OVC TTAC Web site. VictimLaw is a comprehensive, user-friendly, database of victims' rights statutes, tribal laws, constitutional amendments, court rules, administrative code provisions, and case summaries of related court decisions.
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| OVC conveys their deepest sympathies to the victims of the Oak Creek shootings, their families and friends, the people of Wisconsin, and the Sikh community worldwide. Through OVC and OVC-funded resources, victims and their families, and the victim service providers that are assisting them, can receive information about victim compensation, victim assistance, and crisis intervention. Find more information on the OVC Web site. | |
| Join OVC on September 26, 2012, at 2 p.m. ET, for a Web Forum discussion with guest hosts Jayne A. Hitchcock, President of WHOA and WHOA-KTD, and Hale Guyer, licensed private investigator and retired special investigator, on responding to victims of cyberbullying. | |
| The June edition of OVC News & Program Updates is now available. Designed to strengthen communication among victim-serving organizations, professionals, and OVC, the newsletter is a valuable tool for sharing information about OVC's strategic planning, initiatives, events, and other items of special interest. | |
| September is National Campus Safety Awareness Month, National Day of Remembrance, and National Preparedness Month. Visit the OVC Web site to view featured resources, find events, and explore topics. | |
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