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Victims Speak Out: Help, Hope, and Healing Video Preview Transcript

[Title screen]
Help, Hope, and Healing

[Female victim advocate, seated, speaking to camera]
When courageous victims speak out and share their experiences with others, the results are simply remarkable and have a lasting effect on us all. When we listen and learn from victims, we have much to gain.

[Male victim, seated, speaking to camera]
Survivors of violence have a very unique understanding of the impact of violence on people.

[Female victim, seated, speaking to camera]
We’re the experts. We’re the ones who have been through it. We’re the ones with the experiences.

[Female victim, seated next to her husband, speaking to camera]
My life—and I’m sure my husband’s—will never be the same.

[Female victim advocate, seated, speaking to camera]
The victims in this videotape provide some wonderful suggestions for how you can help victims and how you can avoid causing unnecessary hurt or harm. Listen and learn about help, hope, and healing for victims of crime.

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