The Department of Justice’s National Indian Country Training Initiative (NICTI) is pleased to announce the Forensic Interviewing of Child and Adolescent Victims and Witnesses in Indian Country Seminar. The seminar will be held April Read more
NativeLove Project (Authored by National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center).
The NativeLove project encourages Native youth to challenge harming dating norms and to Read more
Apply for Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center’s (OVC TTAC) NVAA: “Transforming and Informing – Making an Impact in Victim Services Training.”
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Native Americans are at higher risk for suicide than the general population, but suicide rates vary widely across tribal communities. That variation is important to keep in mind, according to Doreen Bird, an expert Read more
- “Reduce Attrition Rates of Sexual Assault Through Proper Charging Decisions and Effective Jury Selections.” Through the use of interactive exercises, participants will gain the skills, knowledge and confidence necessary to make appropriate charging Read more
Teens, Social Media & Technology, 2018 from the Pew Research Center offers important insights into the social media usage of teenagers, great information for public outreach!
http://www.pewinternet.org/…/teens-social-media-technology…/
The nomination period for this year’s Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery closes next month (February). There are two award categories to recognize the courageous and selfless acts of our nation’s law enforcement officers. Read more
You are not alone – nearly half of Native American women have been stalked in their lifetime.
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Register for the Pre-Application Webinar: FY19 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation
OVC will host a pre-application webinar on Thursday, January 17, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. ET to review this year’s requirements for Purpose Area 6 Read more
SOAR (“Stop. Observe. Ask. Respond”) ONLINE.
Jointly provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center in collaboration with the Read more
Applications are still being accepted for the Fiscal Year 2019 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation during the current lapse of appropriations. The deadline to submit applications is 9 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 26, Read more
SUMMARY: Volunteers bring a passion to victim service organizations, and their mindful management can be a key strategy in extending an organization’s mission and scope of services. This training will focus on the importance Read more
Register for Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center’s (OVC TTAC) NVAA: “Financial Management Training”
SUMMARY: To serve crime victims more effectively, victim service organizations must use fundamental financial management Read more
The Center for Victim Research (CVR) invites you to attend their webinar, “Identity Theft and Fraud: What Do We Know from Research and Practice,” on Thursday, January 17, 2019 from 2 to 3 pm Read more
In December, President Trump signed into law the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018, reauthorizing and substantially amending the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (JJDP Act). Since the bill’s signing, Read more
January 29, 2019 | 2 PM EST
Summary: Finding adequate and appropriate emergency, transitional, and long-term housing for victims of human trafficking is often the biggest service-related challenge that service providers face. In order to Read more
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End Violence Against Women International – EVAWI is inviting workshop proposals for the “International Conference on Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and Violence Across the Lifespan”. Washington, DC | Read more
Register for a Networks of Opportunity for Child Wellbeing (NOW) Webinar: “What’s Underneath the Iceberg: Unpacking ACEs and Addressing Structural Inequities” January 10, 2019 | 10:00 AM
Summary: Across the country, ongoing research and growing Read more
In an effort to provide guidance on the FY 2019 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS), the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is sponsoring two webinars on January 15th and 17th that will focus on Read more
To inform OVC of the status and progress of their projects, and to ensure that every victim of crime receives the best responses and services, recipients of discretionary funds must provide OVC with Semi-Annual Read more
According to a new federal report, men who work in construction and extraction have the highest suicide rates of any occupational group. The report comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Read more
It’s a known fact that many victims face barriers when seeking help in the aftermath of sexual assault. Seek Then Speak and Victim Link can help eliminate these barriers and empower survivors to explore Read more
The New England Center for Investigative Reporting found that in 2017, there were 713 thousand investigations by state adult protective services agencies. This link features data from the study and an interactive map to Read more
The National Criminal Justice Training Center (NCJTC) of Fox Valley Technical College is accepting nominations for the Annual Missing and Unidentified Persons Conference Service Award. It recognizes the extraordinary efforts and outstanding achievement of Read more
In this month’s e-bulletin, check out the latest news from OVC to include a link to resources for National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month (January), theme and awareness poster kit information for Read more
Through this grant program, Indian tribes receive support and technical assistance for planning and implementing changes in their criminal justice systems necessary to exercise special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction (SDVCJ) and funds to exercise Read more
A new study from the Journal of Criminal Justice found that victims’ perceptions of how they will be treated by law enforcement affect their reporting, highlighting the importance of strong police-community relations.
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The program was authorized to develop and implement outreach strategies targeted at, and provide victim services to, adult and youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in underserved populations. Grant Read more
On December 20, 2018, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights released its report, “Broken Promises: Continuing Federal Funding Shortfall for Native Americans.” The Commission majority found that the federal government is not meeting its Read more
Protecting Against Stress & Trauma: Research Lessons for Law Enforcement (Research for the Real World Seminar) | January 25, 2019, 10 a.m. ET
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