June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Visit the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life to learn more about events in your community and how you can help raise awareness.
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Minnesota Stands Up for Child Victims

Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton signs the Child Victims Act. Help victims of child sexual abuse in your state: Sign our petition.
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    2013 National Conference

    Join us on September 9-11, 2013, in Phoenix, Arizona, for the National Center for Victims of Crime 2013 National Conference. Our National Conference is one of the largest and most respected avenues for professional working with victims of crime to get the most up-to-date information and tools so they can better respond to victims of crime in their communities.

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  • Why we need a National Compassion Fund

    National Compassion Fund

    Victims need a simple, fair, and transparent process when the public generously donates money in the wake of a mass casualty crime.

    And the public needs to know that money will go directly to victims.

    Wall Street Journal Article

    More about the Fund

  • Vision 21 Released

    June 10, 2013

    The Department of Justice has released its eagerly anticipated Vision 21 report, culminating more than two years of research and high-level policy work by the victim services field.

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  • National PTSD Awareness Month

    June 2013

    Post-traumatic stress disorder can affect victims young and old, civilian and military. Learn more at:

    Veterans Affairs

    NIMH

  • Santa Monica Shootings

    June 7, 2013

    The National Center for Victims of Crime extends our thoughts and prayers to the victims in Santa Monica, their families and friends, and the first responders whose efforts saved lives and prevented more deaths and injuries.

    Read our statement

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Response to Boston

National Center Executive Director Mai Fernandez joins WUSA9 news to discuss victims' response to the events in Boston, MA.

Are you having difficulty coping with the trauma? Practice self care. Read the Get Help Bulletins for information on how to manage grief and trauma.


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Editorial: A wider window for civil suits after child sex abuse, Pioneer Press, February 28, 2013

Minnesota is an outlier, compared with other states, when it comes to giving victims of child sexual abuse only until they reach age 24 -- six years after becoming an adult -- to file a civil lawsuit. But under a proposal before the Legislature, they could file a lawsuit at any time, no matter how long ago the abuse occurred. Under the Minnesota Child Victims Act, Minnesota would remain an outlier -- but 180 degrees the other way, as the only state to give victims the right to pursue civil lawsuits without a time restriction. Measures seeking to give victims more time to bring civil suits have gone before state lawmakers repeatedly since a Supreme Court ruling in 1996 interpreted the six-year time limit.

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Editorial: A wider window for civil suits after child sex abuse, Pioneer Press, February 28, 2013

Minnesota is an outlier, compared with other states, when it comes to giving victims of child sexual abuse only until they reach age 24 -- six years after becoming an adult -- to file a civil lawsuit. But under a proposal before the Legislature, they could file a lawsuit at any time, no matter how long ago the abuse occurred. Under the Minnesota Child Victims Act, Minnesota would remain an outlier -- but 180 degrees the other way, as the only state to give victims the right to pursue civil lawsuits without a time restriction. Measures seeking to give victims more time to bring civil suits have gone before state lawmakers repeatedly since a Supreme Court ruling in 1996 interpreted the six-year time limit.
  • 2013 NCVRW Theme Poster. New Challenges. New Solutions. April 21-27, 2013.