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Latest Releases

OVC News & Program Updates (June 2013) (PDF 3 mb)
This issue focuses on This issue focuses on collaboration, sustainability, and bridging the gap between researchers and practitioners. Articles in this edition discuss—

• OVC’s release of the Vision 21: Transforming Victim Services Final Report.
• Web-based innovations that help victims of identity theft.
• A co-victim’s tragic account of the shooting at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.
• A practitioner’s guide to research partnerships.
• Ways to leverage existing resources to expand training for sexual assault response teams and nurse examiners.
• How to engage an organization’s board of directors.

International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program Report to Congress
This e-publication provides essential background information about the International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program (ITVERP)—how it came into existence, its role in assisting victims of international terrorism, and how the reimbursement process works. Companion reports summarizing application and claims statistics, program activities undertaken to reach out to potential claimants, and future program needs and improvements are also available:

ITVERP Assistance and Outreach: Reporting Period of September 2008–August 2009

ITVERP Assistance and Outreach: Reporting Period of September 2009–August 2010

ITVERP Assistance and Outreach: Reporting Period of September 2010–August 2011

2013 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Online Resource Guide
The National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) Online Resource Guide is designed to help communities and victim assistance providers promote awareness of crime victim issues. The Guide is available in English and Spanish and includes educational content, campaign materials, artwork, and a theme DVD. New this year are three pre-produced 30-second PSAs addressing child sexual abuse, child sex trafficking, and elder financial fraud. The 2013 NCVRW Resource Guide (NCJ 239229) and Poster (PS000025) are also available to order through the Publications and Products section of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Web site.

For additional information pertaining to NCVRW, visit our NCVRW Web site.

Directory of Training and Technical Assistance Resources for Anti-Human Trafficking Task Forces and Service Providers (December 2012)
OVC and BJA have launched a Directory of Training and Technical Assistance Resources for Anti-Human Trafficking Task Forces and Service Providers. The directory includes "distance learning," "in-person training" and "training by request" opportunities. It is an excellent resource for practitioners and task forces actively working in the field to expand and enhance their knowledge.

OVC News & Program Updates (November 2012) (PDF 525 kb)
This issue focuses on closing gaps in victim services and includes profiles that underscore how a victim’s steps toward recovery may take unexpected turns, with inspiring results. Articles in this edition highlight—

• Healing Through Art workshops for individuals and families recovering from the traumatic physical, financial, emotional, and spiritual effects of crime.
• The final rule to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse in confinement facilities in accordance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003.
• An empowering interview with Julia Dunkins who, after suffering the loss of both her husband and son to homicide, became a committed activist and advocate for other survivors.
• Help for young victims healing from trauma and violence.
• Advances made in the victims field through statistics, research, and evaluation.
• Resources available for family members of homicide victims.
• OVC's tribute to the legacy of Irina Romashkan.

Multidisciplinary Response to Crime Victims With Disabilities (September 2012)
Persons with disabilities face daily obstacles to safety and justice and remain at high risk for caregiver abuse, domestic and sexual violence, exploitation, and other crimes. In 2007, OVC awarded funds to two grantees to adapt and replicate their innovative, multidisciplinary response models that serve crime victims with disabilities. The replication guides in this set—one statewide (NCJ 239107) and one community based (NCJ 239108)—are the products of this 3-year project.