The following list provides links to numerous organizations and websites offering information on services for victims. These resources encompass national, military, and state and territorial victim service agencies, including state compensation programs, as well as services for victims of specific types of crime.
By General
| AEquitas | Information on case law, policy updates, prosecution consultations, coordinated responses to sexual violence, intimate partner violence, stalking and human trafficking, and task force development and training. Resources on witness intimidation, legal internships, practicum development, mentoring, and expert testimony. |
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| Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy Services | Information on domestic violence and sexual assault for the Deaf community. Downloadable brochures for Deaf children and adults on keeping safe and dealing with violence. |
| Administration for Children and Families, Trafficking Information | Information about human trafficking services, including services available to victims in English, Polish, Spanish, and Russian. |
| American Bar Association | Information and resources for attorney membership organizations, policy updates, court rulings, Cybersecurity Legal Task Force, Center for Innovation, Law Assistance Programs, Model Rules of Professional Conduct, legal assistance for military personnel, law and aging, immigration, government and legislative work, children and the law, pro bono and public service options. Resources for free legal help and finding a lawyer. |
| Boat People SOS, Victims of Exploitation and Trafficking Assistance (VETA) | Information on the services offered by the Victims of Exploitation and Trafficking Assistance (VETA) program, including legal representation and case management. Trafficking Information and Referral Hotline number. |
| Break the Cycle | Information on dating violence and how to get help, including Break the Cycle’s program offering legal representation to teen victims. |
| Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice | Crime and victim statistics from the U.S. Department of Justice, including results from the National Crime Victimization Survey. |
| Child Welfare Information Gateway | Information on the prevalence and impact of child maltreatment, including state laws relating to child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and adoption, and frequently asked questions. |
| Childhelp | Information on child abuse, including types of child abuse and signs of abuse. Downloadable brochures and posters. Information for children who are being abused, including how to get help. |
| Clery Center | Information about the federal campus sexual assault victims bill of rights and other federal laws relating to campus sexual assault. What to do if you are a victim of sexual assault on campus. Links to other victim resources. |
| Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking | Information on trafficking, including the services the Coalition offers to victims, such as representation in removal proceedings and securing release from detention. |
| FTC Consumer Advice | Information on reporting fraud and identity theft, consumer alerts, access to a free credit report, education on reporting and avoiding tech support scams, what to know before donating to a charity, helping kids protect their devices, tips for military and veterans, Pass It On campaign, and free publications for consumers and businesses. |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation - Victim Services | Information on victims’ rights, federal victim resources, policy updates and publications, child exploitation notification program, crisis response canines, training and support to law enforcement and other providers, resources for how to build victim services programs, and victim notification system. |
| Federal Trade Commission Identity Theft Site | Information on preventing, detecting, and responding to identity theft. Downloadable brochures and online identity theft quiz. Resources for victims of identity theft, including a “Victim Guide 101.” Information on how to get connected with a local support advocate. |
| Federal Victims’ Rights Ombudsman | Provides victims in federal cases with information on how to file a complaint against an employee of the Department of Justice (includes any attorney, investigator, or law enforcement officer within the Department) if they feel their rights have been violated. Information about federal victims’ rights. Downloadable complaint forms. |
| Gift From Within | Information on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), including articles and video reviews. Q&A with PTSD experts. List of international trauma support groups. |
| Identity Theft Resource Center | Resources for victims of identity theft, including a “Victim Guide 101.” Information on how to get connected with a local support advocate. |
| Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) | Online mechanism for victims to report Internet crime. IC3 refers complaints to appropriate law enforcement agencies. Frequently asked questions and crime prevention tips. |
| List of Toll Free Helpline Numbers, Office for Victims of Crime | List of toll free helpline numbers for victims from the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. |
| Love Is Not Abuse | Information on relationship violence. Downloadable handbooks for parents, women, girls, and boys. Materials available in Spanish. Information on the National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline. |
| Mothers Against Drunk Driving | Information on the criminal justice system, victims’ rights, and victim compensation. Online chats and message boards for victim support. Search for local assistance by zip code or state. Contact information for MADD’s victim assistance program. |
| National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA) | Information and education on adult protective services, state and national resources, Find Help in Your Area map, policy updates, Research to Practice database, training and education for providers, downloadable booklets, and webinars. |
| National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) | Information and education on mental illness, dispelling myths, tips and resources for support, national helplines, educational programs, support groups, how to help family and friends, resource directory, blog posts and statistics. |
| National Center for Victims of Crime | Downloadable “GetHelp” bulletins on all types of crime and victimization, victims’ rights, compensation, and civil justice, among many others. Toll free helpline and email address for victims to receive information and service referrals. Special information for teen victims of crime. |
| National Center on Elder Abuse | Information on elder abuse. Frequently asked questions. List of elder abuse laws. Clickable map of resources across the country. |
| National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life | Online directory of services for victims of domestic abuse in later life and their advocates. Downloadable fact sheets. Frequently asked questions. |
| National Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Information for victims on safety planning, violence at the workplace, Internet safety, and identity theft. |
| National Crime Victim Bar Association | Information on civil remedies for victims of crime, including how to select an attorney. Downloadable brochure about civil justice for victims. Toll free number to obtain attorney referrals. |
| National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI) | NCVLI assists attorneys who provide direct legal services to victims. Establishes legal clinics to represent crime victims in criminal courts. Files amicus briefs on the rights of victims in trial and appellate courts. Provides information, resources, and trainings on victims’ rights to ensure these rights are enforced in courts. |
| National Criminal Justice Reference Service | Information on all types of crime and victimization. Downloadable publications for victims. |
| National Domestic Violence Hotline | Information on the services the Hotline offers. Resources for victims about abuse, safety planning, and Internet safety. Information for immigrants, teens, family members, and other support persons. |
| National Elder Fraud Hotline | Information on fraud alerts, common scams and warning signs, FAQs, awareness materials, federal, national, and local resources, and victim resources. |
| National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) | Information on state and national hotlines, newsletter, education on domestic violence, state and national laws, economic justice, statistics and research, how to talk about domestic violence, technology safety, and a resource library. |
| National Organization of Asians and Pacific Islanders Ending Sexual Violence (NAPIESV) | Information on sexual violence, statistics, infographics, resource library, webinars, research, and partner organization directory. |
| National Sexual Violence Resource Center | Articles and other materials about sexual violence. Links to other victim resources. |
| Native American Elder Justice Initiative | Information on elder abuse codes, state and tribal hotlines, trainings, resources, scam awareness, mailing list, tribal adult protective services (APS), toolkits, sample products, model projects, and resources for grandparents. |
| OVC Support for Tribal Communities | AI/AN Victim Services Resources | Information on the Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside (TVSSA) Formula program, current funding opportunities, publications, training and technical assistance, National Indian Nations Conference, OVC Tribal Financial Management Center, Virtual Support Center, and Bureau of Indian Affairs. |
| Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice | Online directory of victim services. Links to other resources and victim assistance programs by crime. Resources for international victims, victims of mass terrorism, and trafficking. Frequently asked questions. |
| Office of Justice Services, US Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs | Information on tribal law, highway safety, missing and murdered indigenous people, BIA-BIE Youth Indian Police Academy, documents and reports, victim assistance, and policy updates. |
| Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, United States Department of State | Information on human trafficking, including slave labor and sexual servitude. Materials on identifying and helping trafficking victims. |
| Online Directory of Crime Victim Services, Office for Victims of Crime | Searchable database of non-emergency crime victim services in the United States and abroad. Search by location, type of victimization, service needed, and agency type. |
| Parents Of Murdered Children | Resources for families and other survivors of homicide victims. Information on grief, criminal justice system terminology, victim impact statements, and victim notification. Online support forums for victims. |
| Privacy Rights Clearinghouse | Resources for victims of identity theft. Some fact sheets are available in Spanish. |
| Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network | Information on the National Sexual Assault Hotline. 24/7 free anonymous online chat and phone support for victims. Online searchable directory of sexual assault service providers. Statistics and other information on sexual violence, including the types of sexual violence, safety planning, and state laws and resources. |
| Safe Horizon | Information on all types of victimization and the services offered by Safe Horizon. |
| Social Security Administration Identity Theft Site | Information about what to do if you are a victim of identity theft. |
| Stalking Prevention, Awareness, & Resource Center | Resources for stalking victims, including materials on safety planning, what to do if you are being stalked, and addressing confidentiality programs. Downloadable incident and behavior log. Stalking laws and court cases. |
| The Compassionate Friends | Resources for parents, grandparents, and siblings of a child who has died. Brochures for parents, grandparents, teachers, funeral directors, and many others. Local TCF chapter clickable map. |
| Tribal Justice and Safety | Information on the Department of Justice directory of Justice Tribal Grants, policy updates, Supreme Court decisions, current funding opportunities, Tribal Consultations and Advisory Groups, Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA), Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons, and the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) |
| Tribal Law and Policy Institute | Information on training and technical assistance, resources for victims, research, FAQs, webinars, Tribal Court Clearinghouse, and national and state resources. |
| Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE) | Provides searchable information on offenders in many states who are currently in custody. It allows victims to register and receive email notifications about a change in an offender’s status. |
| Victim Rights Law Center | Information on legal help for sexual violence survivors, training and technical assistance for legal advocates, campus professionals and lawyers, webinars, and education on safety, housing, employment, and criminal justice advocacy. |
| Womenslaw.org | State-by-state domestic violence legal information and resources. Resources for seeking protective orders, safety planning, and Internet safety. List of online chats and message boards for victim support. |
By Military
| Department of Defense Victim and Witness Council | Information about the victim and witness assistance program. Contact information for Victim and Witness Assistance Points of Contact for each military branch. Online forms for victim notification and compensation. PowerPoint overview of the military justice system. |
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| Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (Department of Defense) | Information for victims on reporting options, the military’s confidentiality policy, and the investigative process. Frequently asked questions. |
| Staff Judge Advocate, U.S. Marine Corps | Fact sheets on the military justice system. Information on military jurisdiction, commander’s disciplinary options, trial procedures, and a review of clemency, parole, and pardons, among other topics. |
By State
| Alabama Board of Pardons and Parole | Information on victims’ rights in the pardons/parole process. List of scheduled parole hearings. |
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| Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Information on safety planning, legal services, and shelters. Free state and national domestic violence hotlines. |
| Alabama Crime Victim Compensation Program | Victim compensation information. Downloadable victim compensation application form. Online form to check the status of a compensation claim. Information on victims’ rights, the trial process, and the corrections process. Frequently asked questions. |
| AlabamaLegalHelp.org | Information on emergency rental assistance, food stamps, free legal services, public benefits, consumer issues, and elder law. Downloadable self-help forms. |
| Legal Services Alabama | Information on civil legal resources for low-income residents. Resources on domestic violence, public benefits, housing issues, consumer protection, etc. Legal self-help materials and forms. |
| Alaska Attorney General, Victim Witness Assistance Program | Information on victims’ rights and restitution collection. Links to other Alaskan victim services programs. Frequently asked questions. Includes a “Kids Go to Court” coloring book. |
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| Alaska Bar Association | Information on legal resources and the justice system. Connection to attorneys through the Alaska Lawyer Referral Service. |
| Alaska Crime Victim Compensation Program | Victim compensation information. Downloadable application form. How to appeal a denial of compensation application. |
| Alaska Department of Corrections, Victim Service Unit | Information about victim notification and the Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE) system. Downloadable notification form. Victim impact statements information and related forms. Links to other Alaskan and national services and a toll free number, 877–741–0741. |
| Alaska Judicial Council | Downloadable handbook, in English or Spanish, with information on the criminal justice process, definitions of commonly used terms, victims’ rights, and safety planning. Directory of other Alaskan victim resources. |
| Alaska Legal Services Corporation | Information on civil legal services, including consumer law, family law, and Alaska Native law; housing; public benefits; and legal services for veterans and older adults in Alaska. |
| Alaska Native Justice Center | Information on legal services, the criminal justice system, and safety planning. Assistance with obtaining protective orders, court accompaniment, emergency financial support, and community service referrals. |
| Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault | Information on legal advocacy, capacity building, and leadership and board development. Directory of all direct service providers for domestic violence and sexual assault in Alaska. |
| Alaska Office of Victims’ Rights | Information about victims’ rights, the victims’ rights enforcement process, and how to file a complaint for violation of rights. Downloadable information sheet, “How a typical case is prosecuted in Alaska.” |
| Alaska Youth Law Guide | Information for teens and young adults. Resources on law enforcement, the justice system, and victims’ rights. |
| Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc. (RurAL CAP) | Information on applying for and administering Denali Commission grants to support tribal organizations serving victims of crime in Alaska. |
| Victims for Justice | Information on referrals, community support, and self-help resources. Support services, including emotional support (such as the Homicide Grief Group), financial support, and court assistance and accompaniment. |
| American Samoa Alliance Against Domestic & Sexual Violence | Information and education on domestic violence, sexual assault, and violence within American Samoa. Resources on suicide prevention. |
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| American Samoa Bar Association | Information on the legal system, resources for attorneys, and options for Continuing Legal Education. |
| American Samoa Crime Victim Compensation Program | Contact information for the American Samoa victim compensation program. |
| American Samoa Legal Aid | Legal resources on family and housing laws, Pro Se representation, probate, public benefits, veterans’ issues, and disaster relief. Downloadable self-help forms. |
| Samoa Victim Support Group | Case management, court support, and psychosocial assistance. Residential care, community engagement, and welfare services. Justice system information and a 24-hour free helpline. |
| Samoa Victim Support Group | Case management, court support, and psychosocial assistance. Residential care, community engagement, and welfare services. Justice system information and a 24-hour free helpline. |
| U.S. Embassy in Samoa | Information and resources for victims who are overseas, including assistance with contacting family, friends, or employees. Contact information for victim service organizations. |
| Arizona Attorney General, Office of Victim Services | Information concerning the duties of the office, including victims’ rights enforcement and victims’ rights training. Downloadable brochures on victims’ rights to leave work, restitution, and the criminal appeals process. Contact information for other Arizona victim service programs. |
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| Arizona Bar Foundation, Crime Victim Help Project | Directory of legal service providers in Arizona. Information on the criminal justice system. Glossary of legal terminology and concepts. |
| Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence | Free helpline for survivors of sexual and domestic violence. Information on the criminal legal system, economic justice, pet-inclusive services, disability justice, and child welfare. |
| Arizona Crime Victim Compensation Program | Victim compensation information. Contact information for victim compensation programs by county. Downloadable compensation application. |
| Arizona Department of Corrections, Office of Victim Services | An online database to track inmates via the Internet. Information about post-conviction notification, protection orders, restitution, and restorative justice. Frequently asked questions. Links to other state and national victim resources. |
| Arizona Governor, Victim Information | Victims’ rights information and links to other Arizona victim service resources. |
| Arizona Supreme Court, Public Court Case Information | A searchable database provides information about court cases from 142 of 180 Arizona courts (list of courts posted on the website). Email notification for changes to cases in Maricopa County. |
| Arizona Victims’ Rights Enforcement Officer | Information about Arizona’s Victims’ Rights Enforcement Officer, who receives and investigates complaints from crime victims concerning the denial of victims’ rights. Online complaint form. |
| Arizona Voice for Victims | Victims’ rights information and overview of the criminal justice system. Downloadable forms including Request for Notice of Conditions of Release and Motion To Allow Support Person for Victim During Trial Testimony. Contact information for other Arizona victim resources. Information on the Crime Victims’ Legal Assistance Project. |
| Legal Services for Crime Victims in Arizona | Information on victims’ rights. Free legal representation through the Protective Order Program and free legal assistance through the Domestic Violence Legal Document Preparer Program. |
| Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Information and statistics on domestic violence in Arkansas. Education on domestic violence and its resulting health impacts. Information on shelters and safety planning. Resources for survivors. |
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| Arkansas Crime Information Center, Victim’s Information | A downloadable guide to the justice system in Arkansas. Clemency and parole information. Contact information for other Arkansas and national victim resources. |
| Arkansas Crime Victim Compensation Program | Victim compensation information. Downloadable compensation claim form. |
| Arkansas Department of Corrections, Victim Notification Program | Information about the state’s Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE) system, including how to register. |
| Arkansas Law Help, Arkansas Crime Victim Reparations Program | Financial compensation for victims of violent crime, including medical care, counseling, lost wages, funeral expenses, and crime scene cleanup. Sexual Assault Reimbursement Program covering forensic exams and related medical costs. Guidance on eligibility, the application process, and victim compensation limits. |
| Center for Healing Hearts and Spirits, Victims Services Program | Comprehensive victim services, including court advocacy, crisis counseling, emergency room assistance, and support groups. Downloadable brochures. |
| Crime Victims Assistance Association of Arkansas | Information and education for victims. Professional development for victim service providers, including the Arkansas Victim Assistance Academy. |
| Office for Victims of Crime (State of Arkansas) | Contact information for victim services programs in Arkansas and website links for additional resources/information. |
| California Attorney General, Office of Victims’ Services | Overview of California’s Office of Victims’ Services. Information on victims’ rights. Downloadable form to request notification of criminal appeals. Frequently asked questions and informational brochures. Information about California and national victim resources. |
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| California Crime Victim Compensation Program | Victim compensation information. Downloadable victim compensation form. Spanish forms. Brochure on victim restitution. Directory of victim-witness assistance programs across the state. |
| California Department of Corrections, Office of Victim and Survivor Services | Information about victims’ rights and the correctional system, parole board hearings, and cases in which the offender is a juvenile. Downloadable victim notification form. Restitution information. Links to additional resources. |
| California Victims of Crime Resource Center | Overview of the Center and toll free line for resources and referrals for victims. Links to California and national victim resources. |
| Californians for Safety and Justice | Information on crime victims’ rights in California and policy reform. Resources on trauma recovery centers across California. |
| I-CAN: Crime Victims Assistance Network | Information, resources, and referrals. Emotional support, advocacy, parole hearing support, and accompaniment for victims of crime. |
| Colorado Crime Victim Compensation Program | Victim compensation information. Downloadable compensation claim form. |
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| Colorado Department of Corrections, Victim Services | Information on available victim services and victims’ rights generally. Online victim notification request form. Online victim impact form. Information on other Colorado resources. Frequently asked questions. |
| Colorado Department of Public Safety, Crime Victim Services Advisory Board | Information on Colorado’s Victims’ Rights Coordinating Committee, which investigates complaints of victims’ rights violations. Downloadable complaint form. |
| Colorado Department of Public Safety, Office for Victims Programs | Information on victims’ rights in English and Spanish. Victim compensation information and downloadable compensation claim form. Links to other Colorado and national victim resources. |
| Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance | Online directory of victim services in Colorado. Other information for victims and advocates. |
| 211 Connecticut | Information on victims’ rights, victim service providers, crime victim compensation, and victim notification services for Connecticut. Community-based training and education programs. |
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| Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence, Victim Rights Center of Connecticut | Information on legal services, victims’ rights, reporting options, and a 24-hour toll-free hotline for victims. Webinar recordings and FAQs. |
| Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Information on domestic violence, safety planning, victims’ rights, and shelters. 24-hour free hotline for victims. Training and technical assistance for service providers. |
| Connecticut Crime Victim Compensation Program | Victim compensation information. Downloadable compensation application in English and Spanish. |
| Connecticut Department of Correction, Victim Services Unit | Downloadable request for victim notification. Victim services contact information. |
| Connecticut Judicial Branch, Office of Victim Services | Victims’ rights information in English and Spanish. Victim compensation and restitution information. Frequently asked questions. Downloadable notification registration form. List of court-based advocates across the state. Links to other Connecticut and national victim resources. |
| Connecticut Office of the Victim Advocate | Information on the duties of the office, including monitoring the treatment of victims in the criminal justice system and receiving and investigating crime victim complaints of mistreatment by state agencies or other entities providing services to victims. Summary of victims’ rights. Contact information for other state and national victim resources. |
| Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. | Free civil (non-criminal) legal services to victims in Delaware who meet certain eligibility criteria. Downloadable resources and information on the justice system. |
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| Delaware Attorney General, Victim Information | Information about the criminal justice process and victims’ rights. Telephone list for Delaware victim service agencies and related resources. Frequently asked questions. |
| Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Information on crime victims’ rights and victim advocacy. Education on domestic violence, webinars, and trainings. Resources on domestic violence hotlines, shelters, counseling, and court accompaniment. |
| Delaware Crime Victim Compensation Program | Victim compensation information and contact numbers for program staff. |
| Delaware Department of Correction, Victim Services Unit | Information on the services offered by the Unit and frequently asked questions. |
| Delaware State Police, Victim Services Section | Information about the Victim Services Section of the Delaware State Police and its 24-hour hotline. Contact numbers for other Delaware victim service resources. |
| Delaware Victims’ Rights Task Force | Information on crime victims’ rights and 24-hour hotlines. Victim advocacy, prosecution, referrals, counseling, and legal services. Information on the Apology Letter Bank and victim notification services. |
| DC SAFE | Information on filing or amending civil protection orders, court advocacy, emergency crisis services, shelters, crime victim compensation, and victim hotlines. |
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| District of Columbia Crime Victim Compensation Program | Victim compensation information and downloadable application form. |
| District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, Victim Assistance Unit | Information about victims’ rights and compensation. Links and numbers for other Washington, D.C., and national resources for victims. |
| Legal Aid DC | Information on legal services, domestic violence, public benefits, reentry justice, justice reform, as well as housing law, family law, consumer law, and immigration law. Legal resource library (includes FAQs and information for legal helplines). |
| National Center for Victims of Crime, DC Victim Hotline | Information and resources for victims of crime in Washington, DC. 24-hour hotline for victims and advocates. Information on agencies that assist with economic needs, emergency rental assistance, and crime victim compensation. |
| Volare | Information on attorneys, therapists, victim advocates, victims’ rights, and referrals. Assistance with finding shelters for people and pets, acquiring donated furniture, obtaining safe transportation for medical appointments or legal proceedings, and replacing identification documents. |
| Florida Attorney General, Division of Victim Services | Information on victims’ rights. Victim compensation information and downloadable compensation application. Clickable map directory of Florida victim services. |
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| Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute | Information on Florida’s Victim Services Professional Development Program. Resources on practitioner designations and grant programs. School resource guides and a mobile app. |
| Florida Crime Victim Compensation Information | Downloadable victim compensation application forms in English, Spanish, and Creole. Brochure on victim compensation. |
| Florida Department of Corrections, Victim Assistance Office | Information for victims about what to expect after sentencing. Online victim notification request form. Online Inmate Information Search. Frequently asked questions. Additional Florida and national resources for victims. |
| Funding Florida Legal Aid | Resources on legal service providers and programs in Florida. Information on hurricane-related services, eviction, domestic violence, and legal aid helplines. |
| Georgia Attorney General, Crime Victim Information | Information on victim notification. Downloadable victim notification form. |
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| Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles, Office of Victim Services | Information on victims’ rights in the parole process. Downloadable victim notification form and online change of address form. Online victim impact form. Other Georgia victim services links. |
| Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Resources and information on economic justice, public policy, safety planning, Georgia’s 24-hour domestic violence hotline, shelter resources, and services for individuals with disabilities. |
| Georgia Crime Victim Compensation Program | Victim compensation information. Downloadable victim compensation application form. |
| Georgia Crime Victims Advocacy Council | The Helpline, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, assists callers with finding resources and information about the Georgia Crime Victim Assistance Compensation Program. |
| GeorgiaLegalAid.org | Information on crime victims’ rights. Directory of legal resources and downloadable legal forms. |
| Guam Crime Victim Compensation Program | Contact information for the Guam victim compensation program. |
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| Victim Advocates Reaching Out | Information for victims on safety planning, temporary shelter, legal services, counseling, and transportation. Contact information for local and national hotlines. |
| Family Promise of Hawaiʻi | Information on victimization types, the Crime Prevention and Justice Division’s Hawaii Sexual Assault Response and Training Program, emergency housing, emergency rental assistance, and case management. Directory of crime victim services. |
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| Hawaii Crime Victim Compensation Commission | Information about crime victim compensation. Downloadable compensation application form. Frequently asked questions. Phone numbers for numerous other Hawaii service providers. |
| Hawaii State Judiciary | Information for adult victims of crime on victims’ rights, victim impact statements, and crime victim compensation. Victim notification services. E-filing system for case information and a court case database. |
| Hawai’i State Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Information on victim service providers, shelters, hotlines, victim advocacy, and legal aid. |
| Legal Aid Society of Hawaii | Intake forms and a legal resources platform (Legal Navigator). Eviction resources and information on free civil legal services. Information for immigrants. |
| Trafficking Victim Assistance Program ― Hawaii | Information on mandatory reporting, national resources, identifying survivors of trafficking, case management, service referrals, therapy, and court advocacy. |
| U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Hawaii, Victim-Witness Assistance Program | Information on victim notification services, victims’ rights, justice system education, and crime victim compensation. Resources on national hotlines and identity theft. |
| Idaho Attorney General, Manual on the Rights of Victims of Crime | The manual describes the rights of crime victims in Idaho. |
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| Idaho Council on Domestic Violence and Victim Assistance | Information on shelters, victim service providers, victim compensation, child support, and domestic violence. Downloadable brochures on victims’ rights and domestic violence. |
| Idaho Crime Victim Compensation Program | Victim compensation information. Downloadable compensation application form and instructions. |
| Idaho Department of Corrections, Victim Services | Information about the Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE) system. Link to online registration for VINE. |
| Idaho Legal Aid Services | Information on legal aid, an application for legal services, and national hotlines. Legal dictionary and FAQs. |
| Freedom House | Information on shelters, advocacy services, counseling, case management, substance use support, psychotherapy, and a 24-hour hotline. |
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| Illinois Attorney General, Crime Victim Services Division | Victim compensation information and information on trauma-informed, statewide programs and resources. |
| Illinois Department of Corrections, Victim Services | Information on the services of the Victim Services Unit. Recent news relating to victim services in Illinois. Toll free number. |
| Illinois Legal Aid Online | Information on victim services, health benefits, civil rights, housing, education, finances, law practice, e-filing for court services, and legal referrals. |
| Office of the Illinois Attorney General | Information on emergency awards, victims’ rights, consumer protection, and legal assistance referrals. Downloadable crime victim compensation application. Hotline for crime victim assistance. |
| Prairie State Legal Services | Application for legal aid, FAQs, downloadable brochures, information on fair housing, and a low-income tax clinic. |
| Center for Victim and Human Rights | Information on protection orders, legal services, immigration services, and getting legal help. |
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| Indiana Attorney General | Information on the Address Confidentiality Program, protection orders, victim notification services, victims’ compensation, civil and criminal appeals, and statewide resources. |
| Indiana Attorney General, Victim Assistance Division | Information about victim notification, the appeals process and victims’ rights, and the state’s Address Confidentiality Program. |
| Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Information on statewide resources for domestic violence, shelters, legal briefs, public policy, and trainings. |
| Indiana Crime Victim Compensation Program | Victim compensation information. Downloadable application form in English and Spanish. |
| Indiana Department of Corrections, Victim Witness Service Program | Downloadable victim notification form. Information on Parole Board hearings. Information on “wrap-around services” for victim safety after offender release. Link to the Offender Public Information Search website. |
| • Indiana Legal Services, Legal Assistance for Victimized Adults (LAVA) Project | Information for older adults on victim advocacy, legal aid, victim compensation, social services, and housing. Application for legal services. |
| Iowa Attorney General, Crime Victim Assistance Division | Information on the services the Division offers. Information on crime victim compensation. |
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| Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Information on victim advocacy, crime victims’ rights, and current public policy. Database of resources by county and a 24/7 hotline. Financial literacy courses, a men’s group on healthy relationships, and a scholarship program. |
| Iowa Crime Victim Compensation Program | Information on crime victim compensation. Downloadable compensation application. |
| Iowa Department of Corrections, Victim Programs | Information on the Victim and Restorative Justice Programs, restitution, victim notification, and victim impact statements. List of common terms relating to the criminal justice system. Criminal justice system flowchart. Frequently asked questions. Search for offender information. Links to more resources. |
| Iowa Legal Aid | Legal hotlines and the 24/7 Disaster Legal Hotline. Various projects for victims and survivors, including the Fair Housing Project. Low-income taxpayer clinic, an application for legal services, and FAQs. |
| Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance | Information on victims’ rights. Victim service programs, including the Victim Assistance Certification Program, Iowa Victim Assistance Academy, and ID Theft Coalition. |
| Iowa State Bar Association | Information on legal service providers and legal advice. Downloadable legal forms, Ask an Attorney videos, guides, and handbooks. |
| Iowa Victim Service Call Center | Resources and referrals for victims, including shelters, emergency services, and support programs. Education on crime types, victim compensation, and victims’ rights. |
| Attorney General of Kansas | Information on crime victims’ compensation, batterer intervention programs, victim notification, victims’ rights, and victim advocacy. |
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| Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Law Enforcement Victims Assistance Program | Information on referrals, crime victims’ compensation, advocacy services, crisis intervention, victims’ rights, and safety planning. |
| Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence | Information on statewide resources, protection orders, safety planning, victim advocacy, and steps for accessing services. |
| Kansas Crime Victims Compensation Program | Victim compensation information. Downloadable compensation application form and eligibility requirements brochure. |
| Kansas Department of Corrections, Victim Witness Notification | Information on notification and downloadable registration brochure. Information on parole and public comment periods. Definition of commonly used terms in the correctional system. Link to a secure web page for victims to obtain information about their case. |
| Kansas Legal Services | Information on legal aid, legal education resources, legal clinics, and free legal forms. Application for legal assistance. |
| Kansas Organization for Victim Assistance | Information on education and training for victim service providers. |
| Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs | Information on statewide sexual assault programs, victim advocacy, mental health and support services, counseling, referrals, a 24-hour hotline, and crime victims’ compensation. |
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| Kentucky Attorney General, Office of Victims Advocacy | Information on the services offered. Downloadable brochures on victim impact statements and specific information about domestic violence. Link to information on the state victim notification system. Links to Kentucky and national victim service providers. Toll free victim hotline. |
| Kentucky Crime Victims Compensation Program | Victim compensation information. Frequently asked questions. Downloadable compensation application form. |
| Kentucky Department of Corrections, Victim Services Branch | Information on the services of the Office and the state’s victim notification system (VINE). Frequently asked questions. |
| Kentucky Legal Aid | Information on legal aid, disaster relief, state health insurance assistance programs, and veteran services. FAQs and guidance on applying for services. |
| Kentucky Victim Notification System | Information on the state’s victim notification system. Frequently asked questions, including how to register to receive notification. |
| ZeroV―Kentucky United Against Violence | Resources and referrals for victims, including shelter programs, policy updates, a batterer intervention program, and a health care hub. |
| Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Information on victim services, victims’ compensation, safety planning, dating violence, legal services, and training. |
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| Louisiana Crime Victims Reparations Program | Crime victim reparations (compensation) information. Frequently asked questions. Downloadable application form. Downloadable statewide victim services directory. |
| Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Crime Victims Services Bureau | Information on the Bureau’s services. Information on victim notification and downloadable registration form. Information on probation and parole and victim-offender dialogue. |
| Louisiana State Police | Information on victim notification, victim assistance programs, and victims’ rights. |
| Louisiana Victim Outreach | Information on victim advocacy and victims’ rights. Downloadable victim-survivor guidebook and a resource map. Resource guides on national hotlines, victim notification, and crime victims’ compensation. |
| Maine Attorney General, Crime and Victims Info | Information on the criminal justice system and frequently asked questions for homicide survivors and victims of sexual assault and domestic abuse. Information about victim compensation, including eligibility checklist and downloadable application forms. Links to Maine service providers and national resources. |
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| Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault | Information on statewide resources and legal assistance. FAQs and a free, confidential 24/7 sexual assault hotline. |
| Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence | Resources for those seeking help (hotline information), for service providers, and for tribal communities. Training and technical assistance. Public policy updates. |
| Maine Crime Victims’ Compensation Program | Victim compensation information. Online eligibility checklist and downloadable application form. |
| Maine Department of Corrections, Victim Services | Information on victims’ rights, including restitution and notification. Online registration form for victim notification program. |
| House of Ruth Maryland | Information on shelters, children and youth services, interventions, legal services, safety plans, warning signs, training and education, and victim hotlines. |
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| Maryland Attorney General, Victim Services Division | Information on the services provided by the office. Links to other victim services in the state. |
| Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault | Information on victims’ rights, rape crisis centers, seeking help after assault (medical assistance, legal aid, etc.), and public policy. Training and brochures. |
| Maryland Crime Victim Compensation Program | Information on victim compensation. Downloadable compensation application. |
| Maryland Crime Victims Resource Center | Information about victims’ rights, including notification and restitution. Flow charts describing the criminal and juvenile justice system process. Links to Maryland and national resources. Information on victims’ rights compliance. |
| Maryland Crime Victims’ Rights Compliance Initiative | Information on Maryland’s Compliance Initiative, which works to ensure fair treatment of victims by the criminal justice system. There is a toll free compliance line through which victims can make complaints and get referrals. |
| Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Victim Services | Information on the services the DPSCS offers. Information on victims’ rights and parole and probation. Downloadable flow chart describing victims’ rights in the criminal justice system. Links to compensation division and other state and national resources. |
| Maryland Legal Aid | FAQs and information on attorneys, free legal clinics, and tenants’ rights. |
| Women’s Law Center of Maryland | Information on protective orders, custody and divorce hearings, and legal hotlines. FAQs and resources for attorneys. |
| Civil Legal Aid for Victims of Crime | Information on finding an attorney and legal resources, consumer rights, victim services, and the State of Massachusetts’ Trial Court Self-Help Center and Address Confidentiality Program. |
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| Jane Doe Inc., The Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence | Information on legal assistance, resources for child victims, restraining orders, address confidentiality, economic resources, technology safety, resources for college students, and national hotlines. |
| Massachusetts Department of Correction | Click on “Victim Services Unit” (no direct link exists). Frequently asked questions. Information about victim notification and certification to receive notification. Contact information for other Massachusetts and national resources. |
| Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance | Information on local victim services for victims of all types of crimes. Safety planning information and court advocacy for domestic abuse survivors. Information on MOVA’s victims’ rights law project. |
| Massachusetts Victim Rights Law Center | Information on the Center’s services, including free legal help for sexual assault victims in matters relating to privacy problems, education problems, immigration problems, or employment problems as a result of the crime. Resources for pro bono attorneys. Information on victim compensation. |
| Massachusetts Victims of Violent Crime Compensation Program | Victim compensation information and downloadable application form in English and Spanish. Phone numbers for victim witness programs across the state and other victim resources. |
| Michigan Crime Victim Compensation Program | Victim compensation information and downloadable application. |
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| Michigan Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Victim Services | Information on victims’ rights, including victim notification. Compensation information and downloadable application. |
| Michigan Legal Help | Information on mental health, crisis help, and community services. Resource library, legal aid application, and self-help center. |
| Michigan Victim Advocacy Network | Resource library (including resources for advocate resilience and networking) and training videos. |
| Michigan Victim Alliance | Information on the services the Alliance offers. Links to helpful resources. |
| State Bar of Michigan | Information on consumer issues, civic education, dispute resolution, employment, and regulatory agencies. Self-guided attorney search and FAQs. |
| Day One | Information on crisis hotlines, statewide resources, advocacy services, shelters, safety planning, and referral partners. |
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| Legal Services State Support | Information on training, legal aid, current public policy, and statewide attorney resources. |
| Minnesota Alliance on Crime | Information on statewide hotlines, identity theft resources, victim notification, emergency funds, crime victims’ compensation, and victims’ rights. |
| Minnesota Children’s Alliance | Information on starting a Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) and connecting with other CACs. Technical assistance and training resources. Director’s portal and a CAC map. |
| Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault | FAQs and information on training opportunities, resources, toolkits, medical care, and advocacy. |
| Minnesota Department of Corrections | Information on crisis lines, victim notification, crime victims’ rights, safety planning, and financial assistance/restitution. State, community-based, and national resources for victims of crime. |
| Minnesota Office of Justice Programs, Crime Victim Justice Unit | Information on the Crime Victim Justice Unit’s mission to ensure compliance with victims’ rights laws. How to make a complaint for a victims’ rights violation. Downloadable complaint forms. |
| Minnesota State Law Library | Information on legal referrals and legal aid. Downloadable resources, a legal topics guide, and FAQs. |
| =Mississippi Coalition Against Sexual Assault | Information for college students, advocates, and law enforcement on sexual violence and social services. |
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| Bureau of Victim Assistance | Information on advocacy services, victims’ rights, crisis intervention, victim notification, and resources for victim service providers. |
| Mississippi Attorney General, Victim Assistance | Information on victims’ rights and the services offered by the office. Information on victim compensation and a “victim assistance fund” for crime scene cleanup and court-related travel. Downloadable request form for the exercise of victims’ rights. Checklist for victims’ rights when working with the media. |
| Mississippi Center for Legal Services (MS Legal Services) | Information on tenants’ rights, eviction, consumer issues, disability rights, legal forms, and legal aid. |
| Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Information on legal support, shelters, domestic violence, advisory councils, and current policy. |
| Mississippi Coalition Against Human Trafficking | Information on victim advocacy agencies and national hotlines. Resource directory of social services and education on human trafficking. |
| Mississippi Department of Corrections, Division of Victim Services | Victim notification information and online request form. Criminal justice system handbook for victims. |
| Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Victim Assistance Program | Information on victim assistance and advocacy within the justice system. Contact information for regional advocates. |
| The Mississippi Bar | Information for attorneys on legal aid, consumer information, and the courts. Glossary of legal terms. |
| Missouri Attorney General, Crime Victims Rights And Resources | Information on crime victims’ rights. Online request form for victim notification of criminal appellate proceedings. Links to state and national organizations that assist crime victims. List of victim service providers and victim witness advocates across the state. Downloadable information booklet on the criminal justice system process. |
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| Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence | Information on social service programs and protection orders. Interactive service map and downloadable educational fliers on safety planning, domestic violence, and legal services. |
| Missouri Crime Victims’ Compensation Program | Victim compensation information. Downloadable application form and online eligibility checklist in English and Spanish. |
| Missouri Department of Corrections, Office of Victim Services | Downloadable victim notification form. Frequently asked questions. Information about parole hearings. |
| Missouri Department of Public Safety, Crime Victims Services Unit | How to file a victims’ rights violation complaint. Information on the Missouri Victim Automated Notification System. Clickable map of victim service providers by county. |
| Missouri Legal Services | Information on tenants’ rights, local legal service programs, applications for legal aid, consumer rights, and domestic violence. |
| The Missouri Bar, Missouri Lawyers’ Assistance Program | Information on counseling, crisis intervention, education and prevention programs, and substance use support programs for Missouri Bar members and law students. |
| The Victim Center | Information on victim advocacy, counseling, 24-hour crisis response, and prevention education. Downloadable informational crime fliers and safety plan resources. |
| Montana Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence | Information on victim services by region. Education on internet safety and domestic and sexual violence |
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| Montana Crime Victim Compensation Program | Victim compensation information, including eligibility requirements and how to file a claim. |
| Montana Department of Corrections, Victim Information | Information on victim notification and downloadable forms to register. Contact information for victim information officers at each Montana correctional facility. Information on the victim-offender dialogue program. |
| Montana Department of Justice, Office of Victim Services | Information on the services the office provides. Specific information on domestic violence, identity theft, rape exam payments, and restorative justice. List of crime victim services by city. Many downloadable resource documents, including booklets on victims’ rights and the criminal justice system. |
| Montana Legal Services Association | Information on legal resources, legal helplines, self-help forms, and local resources. Legal aid application and resource map. |
| Nebraska Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence | Information on domestic, sexual, and teen dating violence; violence prevention; and human trafficking. Legal information, crime statistics, research, reports, safety planning, and local resources. |
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| Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Crime Victim Services | Information on the state victim notification system (Victim Information and Notification Everyday/VINE). Information on victim compensation (reparations). Downloadable guide to the criminal justice system. Frequently asked questions. |
| Nebraska Department of Corrections, Victim Services | Links to each correctional facility’s victim assistant representatives. Information on VINE and how to register. Links to other national resources. Frequently asked questions. |
| Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners | Information on victims’ rights and the parole process, including the right to notification of parole hearings. Downloadable notification registration form. Downloadable guide to parole hearings. |
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| Nevada Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence | Information on reporting sexual violence; tenants’ rights; protection orders; crime victims’ compensation; the State of Nevada’s Confidential Address Program; and related statistics, reports, and legal resources. |
| Nevada Crime Victim Assistance Program | Victim assistance information, including frequently asked questions. |
| Nevada Department of Corrections, Victim Services Unit | Information on the services the Unit offers. Downloadable victim notification registration forms. Information on the state’s Confidential Address Program. |
| Nevada Legal Services | Information on consumer rights, tenants’ rights, public benefits, unemployment, and criminal records. Forms library and legal assistance. |
| 603 Legal Aid | Information on civil legal resources, legal clinics, and service referrals. Downloadable self-help guides and letter templates. Application for legal aid. |
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| New Hampshire Attorney General, State Office of Victim/Witness Assistance | Office mainly provides information and support for homicide survivors. The website contains downloadable guides on the New Hampshire criminal justice system and victims’ right to give an impact statement. Contact information for victim-witness assistance programs and domestic and sexual assault service providers across the state. Information on the state’s Address Confidentiality Program. |
| New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence | Information on medical/forensic exams, legal resources, state laws, safety planning, and victim service programs. |
| New Hampshire Department of Corrections, Victim Services | Information on probation and parole, notification, protection from intimidation and harassment, and restitution, among others. List of victim service liaisons in the state’s correctional facilities. |
| New Hampshire Joan Ellis Victim Assistance Network | Information on the services of the Network, including trauma intervention, court advocacy, and a program for kids and teens, “Grieving Assistance Program for Students.” |
| New Hampshire Legal Assistance | Information on legal aid, housing, public benefits, youth law, immigration law, and resources for survivors of domestic violence. Application for legal aid. |
| New Hampshire Victim Compensation Program | Victim compensation information. Downloadable application form and compensation brochure. |
| Legal Services in New Jersey | Information on statewide legal services, victims’ rights, legal rights, poverty resources, and legal hotlines. |
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| New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault | Information on victims’ rights, local services, statutes of limitation, and the Victim’s Assistance and Survivor Protection Act. Resources for survivors, including connecting to assistance, information on seeking medical attention, finding a courthouse, and accompaniment services. |
| New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence | Information on statewide hotlines, legal aid, and social services in New Jersey; online training; obtaining a Domestic Violence Specialist certification; and current policy. |
| New Jersey Crime Victim Compensation Program | Information on victim compensation, including frequently asked questions. Downloadable compensation application form. The website also includes lists of rape crisis centers, domestic violence shelters, and victim-witness offices across the state. |
| New Jersey Crime Victims’ Law Center | Information on victims’ rights and the services the NJCVLC offers, including pro bono legal assistance to victims. |
| New Jersey Department of Corrections, Office of Victim Services | Frequently asked questions. Information on other victim resources in the state. Offender status search web page. |
| New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Office of Victim Witness Advocacy | Information on the services the office offers, including court accompaniment and counseling and support services. Information on the state’s victim notification system, including how to register. Downloadable guide to the criminal justice system. Links to other state victim services and resources. Lists of victim witness programs throughout the state. |
| New Jersey Parole Board | Information on the state victim notification system (VINELink). Online registration to receive notice of parole board hearings. |
| New Mexico Corrections Department Victim Services Program | Information on the services of the Program, including a toll free victim assistance number. Frequently asked questions. |
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| New Mexico Crime Victim Reparations Program | Victim reparations (compensation) information. Downloadable application in English and Spanish. |
| New Mexico Crime Victims Reparation Commission | Information on victims’ rights and the services available. |
| New Mexico Victim’s Rights Project | Information on victims’ rights and pro bono services offered by the Project, including representation at court hearings, assistance with victim impact statements, and filing for restitution and compensation. Downloadable victims’ rights brochure. Contact information for other victim resources by county. |
| Law Help NY | Information on family law, immigration law, and education law; housing; employment and workers’ rights; courts and lawyers; and legal hotlines. Educational resources for reporting crimes and applying for legal assistance. |
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| Legal Services NYC | FAQs and information on free legal services, legal issues, and a legal helpline. |
| New York Attorney General Victims Rights and Resources | The website posts the state’s toll free victim helpline number. |
| New York Crime Victim Compensation Program | Victim compensation information. Downloadable application in English and Spanish. Listing by county of victim witness programs across the state. Downloadable restitution brochure. |
| New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Information on safety planning, digital safety, and domestic violence. Online directory of social service programs. |
| New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision | Information on victim impact at parole proceedings and suggested topics for victim impact statements. Downloadable registration form or online registration for the state victim notification system (VINE). |
| New York State Office of Victim Services | Information on the state victim notification system (VINE). Offender status search available. |
| The Legal Aid Society | Information on consumer issues; family, domestic violence, and divorce; housing, homelessness, and foreclosure; health and disability; parole; social services; and legal helplines. |
| Legal Aid of North Carolina | Information on legal aid, legal service providers in North Carolina, consumer issues, and disaster relief. Resources for those seeking help and for veterans. |
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| North Carolina Attorney General, Victims and Citizens Services | Information on victims’ rights, the appeals process, and the state’s Address Confidentiality Program. Frequently asked questions. Links to other victim resources across the state. |
| North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Information on human trafficking, domestic violence, emergency services, crime reporting, child advocacy centers, helplines, and statewide service providers. Assistance for victims and survivors through referrals and connections to local programs. |
| North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault | Information on prevention education, sexual violence, human trafficking, and statewide advocacy. Training and professional development for service providers, campuses, and community organizations. Resource directory of local sexual assault service providers and community programs. |
| North Carolina Office of Victim Compensation Services | Victim compensation information. Downloadable compensation application. |
| North Carolina Statewide Automated Victim Assistance and Notification (SAVAN) | Information on the Statewide Automated Victim Assistance and Notification (SAVAN). Online registration. |
| North Carolina Victim Assistance Network | Clickable map of victim services across the state. Link to online offender search and victim compensation program Website. |
| Legal Services of North Dakota | Information on legal services, continuing education for attorneys, and community outreach. Self-help forms, statewide resources, and an application for legal help. |
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| North Dakota Crime Victim Compensation Program | Victim compensation information, including frequently asked questions. |
| North Dakota Department of Corrections, Victim Services Program | Victims’ rights after sentencing and victim notification information. Downloadable notification registration form. |
| North Dakota Domestic & Sexual Violence Coalition | Information on crime reporting, related statistics and research, state laws, supervised parenting centers, intervention programs, and advocacy centers. |
| North Dakota Domestic & Sexual Violence Coalition | Information on crime reporting, related statistics and research, state laws, supervised parenting centers, intervention programs, and advocacy centers. |
| Micronesian Legal Services Corporation | Information on disaster relief, legal aid, and social service programs. How-to guides and resources. Application for legal services. |
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| Northern Mariana Islands Crime Victim Compensation Program | Contact information for the Northern Mariana victim compensation program. |
| U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands | Information on victims’ rights, the federal court system, victim advocacy services, and complaint forms. |
| Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence | Information on self-care, rape crisis centers, trainings, upcoming events, and helplines. Resources for community members and providers. |
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| Ohio Attorney General, Victim Services Program | Information on victim notification and victim compensation. Online directory of victim services across the state. Materials on the Identity Theft Verification PASSPORT Program. |
| Ohio Crime Victim Compensation Program | Victim compensation information. Online application and downloadable application form in English and Spanish. Online compensation claim status check. |
| Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Office of Victim Services | Information on the services the Office provides. Downloadable registration form for victim notification. List of victim coordinators in each correctional facility. Information on parole. Online offender status search. |
| Ohio Domestic Violence Network | Information on reports, related statistics, eLearning, public policy and prevention, local service providers, and national helplines. Downloadable fact sheets and reports, and print materials that can be ordered online. Training for directors and leaders of domestic violence programs in Ohio (Director’s Academy). |
| Ohio Legal Help | Information on legal aid, help centers, housing, family safety, consumer issues, labor and employment law, health and public benefits, estate planning, and the criminal justice process. |
| Ohio Victim Witness Association | Victims’ rights information, including a downloadable brochure on Ohio’s victims’ rights laws. |
| Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc. | Information on legal aid, housing, health and medical law, disability advocacy, reentry programs, agricultural workers’ rights, victims’ rights, and national helplines. |
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| Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc. | Information on legal aid, housing, health and medical law, disability advocacy, reentry programs, agricultural workers’ rights, victims’ rights, and national helplines. |
| Oklahoma Attorney General, Victim Services Unit | Information on the services the Unit offers, including “Safeline,” a toll free, V/TDD accessible, 24-hour hotline for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. |
| Oklahoma Crime Victim Compensation Program | Victim compensation information and downloadable application form in English and Spanish. Online compensation claim status lookup. |
| Oklahoma Department of Corrections, Victim Services | Information on the services offered by the Department, including victim notification. Downloadable notification form. Pardon and parole information. |
| Legal Aid Services of Oregon | Information on legal services, eviction support, disability rights, domestic violence, unemployment, housing, and self-help tools. |
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| Oregon Crime Victim Compensation Program | Information on victim compensation. Downloadable compensation application form. |
| Oregon DOJ, Crime Victim and Survivor Services | Information on victim compensation and Victim Information & Notification Everyday (VINE). Victim services directory and directory of all the certified county and city victim/witness assistance programs throughout Oregon. |
| Oregon DOJ, Notification Information | Victim Information Services in ORegon (VISOR) information and link to register. |
| Sexual Assault Resource Center | Information on a 24-hour support and resource line, advocacy, referrals, emotional support, groups and workshops, training, and legal aid. |
| PALawHELP.org | Information on consumer issues, family law, estate planning, eviction help, self-help tools, legal helplines, and finding an attorney. |
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| Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence | FAQs and information on statewide and national helplines, social service programs, legal aid, and shelters. |
| Pennsylvania Coalition to Advance Respect | Information on sexual assault, campus resources, laws and public policy, statewide helplines, social service programs, and related statistics and research. |
| Pennsylvania Crime Victim Compensation Program | Information on victim compensation. Downloadable compensation claim form. Online claim status check. Downloadable handbook of victim service referrals arranged by county. Frequently asked questions. |
| Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network | Information on the statewide legal network, provider resources, professional development, and finding legal help. |
| Pennsylvania Office of Victim Advocate | Information about victims’ rights, including the right to notification, the right to restitution, and the right to give input. Online registration for victim notification. Clickable map of victim services across the state. Information about the state’s Address Confidentiality Program. Frequently asked questions. |
| Pennsylvania Office of Victim Services | Information on the services of the Office and victim notification. |
| Puerto Rico Crime Victim Compensation Program | Information on Puerto Rico’s victim compensation program in Spanish and English. |
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| Rhode Island Attorney General, Victim Services | Description of the available victim services. |
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| Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Information on identifying abuse, safety planning, teen dating violence, stalking, campus safety, shelters and housing, financial support, restraining orders, legal helplines, and 24-hour helplines. |
| Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Information on identifying abuse, safety planning, teen dating violence, stalking, campus safety, shelters and housing, financial support, restraining orders, legal helplines, and 24-hour helplines. |
| Rhode Island Crime Victim Compensation Program | Victim compensation information. Downloadable compensation application in English and Spanish. Frequently asked questions. |
| Rhode Island Department of Corrections, Office of Victim Services | Information about the state’s notification system (Victim Information and Notification Everyday/VINE), including how to register. Frequently asked questions. |
| Rhode Island Legal Services | Information on consumer issues, public benefits, elder law, housing, court forms, tenants’ rights, victims’ rights, identity theft, and finding legal assistance. |
| Rhode Island Parole Board, Victim Information | Information on the parole process and victim input into parole hearings. Frequently asked questions. |
| South Carolina Attorney General, Crime Victim Services | Information on victims’ rights and victim compensation. Links to other state and national victim resources. |
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| South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault | Information on safety planning, dating violence, human trafficking, domestic violence, crime statistics, and survivor access to critical health care. Resources on obtaining an order of protection and how to prevent violence among teens. |
| South Carolina Crime Victim Compensation Program | Information about victim compensation. Downloadable application. Frequently asked questions. |
| South Carolina Crime Victim Ombudsman | Information on South Carolina’s Crime Victim Ombudsman, which reviews and attempts to resolve victim complaints against the criminal or juvenile justice systems or victim assistance programs. Downloadable complaint form. |
| South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardons, Victim Services | Online registration for victim notification of hearings. Information on probation, parole and pardons, restitution, and submitting a videotaped statement to the parole board. List of contact information for victim services coordinators in several counties. Online offender search. |
| South Carolina Legal Services | Information on legal helplines, disaster assistance, housing law, and orders of protection. Downloadable self-help forms. |
| South Carolina Victim Assistance Network | Information on the South Carolina Victim Assistance Network’s crime victim legal network, which provides free legal representation to victims in asserting their constitutional rights. Information on specific crimes and subjects such as restitution. Links to state, national, and other resources for victims. |
| Dakota Plains Legal Services | Information on civil legal issues, housing law, family law, estate planning, and consumer issues. Legal assistance application and services directory. |
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| SD Law Help | Information on applying for free legal help, resource referrals, legal help organizations, and volunteering. |
| South Dakota Attorney General Crime Victim Services | Information on victims’ rights and the impact of crime. |
| South Dakota Coalition Ending Domestic and Sexual Violence | Information on policy writing, collaborative advocate training, public awareness and education outreach, and tools to assist victims (including referrals to service providers). Crisis hotline information and webinars. |
| South Dakota Crime Victim Compensation Program | Victim compensation information. Downloadable application form. Frequently asked questions. |
| South Dakota Department of Corrections, Victim Information | Information about victims’ rights. Downloadable victim notification request form. |
| South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault | Information on training and technical assistance, law enforcement training, getting help after experiencing sexual assault, crisis hotlines, and shelters. Resources for victims and survivors with disabilities. Quarterly sexual assault newsletter. |
| Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services | Information on renters/homeowners’ rights, divorce law, and court education. Resources for older adults, including information on a legal helpline, a legal blog, free legal help, and links to local partner agencies. |
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| Tennessee Attorney General, Victim Information Services | Information about victims’ rights. Downloadable victim notification form. Links to state and national victim resources. |
| Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence | Information on domestic and sexual violence, national and state hotlines, training and education for providers, and volunteering. Database of provider organizations. |
| Tennessee Crime Victim Compensation Program | Information on victim compensation. Downloadable application forms. Frequently asked questions. |
| Tennessee Department of Correction, Victim Information and Services | Information about the state’s notification system, Victim Offender Information Caller Emissary, or VOICE hotline. Downloadable registration form. Felony Offender Information Lookup (FOIL) Online. What to expect at a parole hearing brochure. |
| Tennessee Mothers Against Drunk Driving State Office, Victim Services | Information on the services MADD provides, including a toll free hotline for victims and live chats. Numerous downloadable brochures. |
| Tennessee U.S. Attorneys Office, Victim Witness Handbook | Information about the criminal justice system, including “Misdemeanors & Felonies,” “What Happens After The Trial,” and “Length of Prison Terms in Tennessee.” |
| Lone Star Legal Aid | Information on civil legal services, family law, fair housing, eviction defense, legal assistance to survivors of sexual assault, foreclosure prevention, and environmental justice. Special projects, including the Military & Veterans Unit and Crime Victim Unit, and an application for legal services. |
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| Texas Association Against Sexual Assault | Information on sexual assault response and prevention, crisis center locations, sexual assault hotlines, survivor stories, and policy updates. Survivor guides, brochures, and an initiative focused on men’s engagement. |
| Texas Attorney General, Crime Victim Services | Information on the statewide victim notification system, protective orders, victims’ rights, and victim compensation. Downloadable compensation forms. Links to sexual assault services programs. |
| Texas Council on Family Violence | Information on domestic violence, battering intervention and prevention programs, child custody issues, statistics, and current legislation. |
| Texas Crime Victims’ Compensation Program | Victim compensation information, including relocation assistance for victims of family and sexual violence and travel reimbursement. Downloadable application form. |
| Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Victim Services Division | Information on the services of the Division, including a toll free victim referral line. Information on victim notification and how to register. Frequently asked questions. Statewide and national resource directory. Numerous brochures on victim-related topics. |
| Texas Legal Services Center | Information on legal services, legal kiosks, rural legal aid clinics, victims’ rights, family law, housing and benefits, and volunteering. Free legal assistance, including an application for legal aid. |
| Utah Attorney General, Victim Assistance | Information on the services the Office provides. |
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| Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault | Information on crisis lines, rape centers, community resources, Utah’s Sexual Assault Kit Tracking System, and student resources. Educational resources on sexual assault and prevention. |
| Utah Department of Corrections, Office of Victim Services | Information on the Office’s services and the state’s victim notification system, Victim Information & Notification Everyday (VINE). |
| Utah Domestic Violence Coalition | Information on free and confidential resources, crisis lines, and policy initiatives; volunteering; teen dating, intimate partner, and family violence; child abuse/neglect; abuse of older adults; and violence against people with disabilities. |
| Utah Legal Services | Information on domestic violence, family law, housing law, food stamps, financial assistance, Medicaid, the Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Income programs, consumer issues, and estate planning. Application for legal assistance and information for survivors of domestic violence. |
| Utah Office for Victims of Crime | Victim compensation information and downloadable application form. |
| Utah Statewide Victim Advocate Listing | Contact information for victim advocate programs across the state. |
| HOPE Works | Information on options for survivors of assault; advocacy, community, and therapy services; support groups; outreach and prevention; sexual violence; and guidance for responding to survivors of sexual violence. |
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| VTLawHelp.org | o Information on worker rights, workers’ compensation, and unemployment; public benefits; housing issues; insurance; Medicaid; long-term care; and family issues. Resources for victims of crime and domestic violence. Roadmaps for navigating common legal and benefits problems, a legal help tool, a legal process educational video, and assistance with filling out court forms. |
| Vermont Attorney General, Victim Assistance Program | Information on victims’ rights. List of other state and national victim resources. |
| Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services | Victim compensation information and downloadable application form. |
| Vermont Legal Aid | Information on free legal assistance, volunteering, and statewide services. Roadmaps with detailed steps, short videos about legal issues, and a legal help tool. |
| Vermont Network | Information on survivor service organizations, current public policy, training, leadership development, and technical assistance for providers. |
| Vermont Network | Information on survivor service organizations, current public policy, training, leadership development, and technical assistance for providers. |
| Legal Services of the Virgin Islands, Inc. | Information on, and an application for, free legal services and legal education. Program for preventing Medicare fraud (Senior Medicare Patrol Program). |
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| VALegalAid.org | Information on legal services, identity theft, foreclosure prevention, consumer issues, adoption, divorce, crime victims’ rights, food stamps, immigration issues, and legal helplines. Legal directory and self-help forms. |
| Virgin Islands, Office for Victims of Crime | Information on the impact of crime and the services the program offers. Links to other local victim resources. |
| Virgin Islands, Women’s Coalition of St. Croix | Information on services the Coalition offers. Links to national and local victim resources. Information for teens on dating violence, sexual assault, and healthy relationships. |
| Women’s Coalition of St. Croix | Information on crisis hotlines, crisis intervention, emergency shelter, transitional housing programs, support groups, education and outreach programs, fire service numbers, national hotlines, and family resource centers. |
| VALegalAid.org | Information on legal services, identity theft, foreclosure prevention, consumer issues, adoption, divorce, crime victims’ rights, food stamps, immigration issues, and legal helplines. Legal directory and self-help forms. |
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| Virginia Attorney General, Victim Notification Program | Information on victim notification and downloadable registration form. Appeals process information. |
| Virginia Department of Corrections, Victim Services Unit | Information on the services the Unit offers. Toll free number for victims. Information on the state’s victim notification system, Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE), and downloadable registration form. |
| Virginia Department of Criminal Justice, Victims Services Section | Information on services the Victims Services Section offers, including the toll free DCJS INFO-Line for victims. Frequently asked questions. |
| Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance | Education and training on sexual and domestic violence advocacy; current public policy; statewide hotlines; and trauma-informed legal information, advice, and referrals for survivors. Resources for volunteering and a state resource map. |
| Virginia Victims Fund | Victim compensation information. Downloadable application form. Frequently asked questions. |
| Washington Crime Victim Compensation Program | Victim compensation information and downloadable application form. Links to other state and national victim resources. |
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| Washington Department of Corrections, Victim Services Program | Information on the victim notification program and how to enroll. Frequently asked questions. Information on safety planning and the “victim wrap-around program.” |
| Washington Department of Social and Health Services, Victim/Witness Notification Program | Information on the state Victim/Witness Notification Program and how to enroll. |
| Washington Indeterminate Sentence Review Board, Victim Information | Information about victims’ rights at parole proceedings and how to request an opportunity to make a statement to the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board. |
| Washington State Department of Commerce Office of Crime Victim Advocacy | Information about the Office of Crime Victim Advocacy services, including advocacy for victims who had trouble accessing services or whose rights have been denied. Directory of local, state, and national resources for victims, searchable by county. Downloadable brochures on topics such as restitution and posttraumatic stress disorder. |
| WashingtonLawHelp.org | Information on legal services, safety planning, attending court, replacing IDs and licenses, health care, disaster services, life planning, and farmworkers’ rights. Form library and self-help forms. |
| Legal Aid of West Virginia | Information on legal services, attending court and legal proceedings, traffic violations, renters’ rights, disaster relief, health and benefits, home and apartment issues, family and safety, and assistance for veterans. Application for legal help. |
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| West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Information and education on domestic violence, safety planning, legal services, workshops, state and national hotlines, and the West Virginia Batterer Intervention and Prevention Program. State resource map to locate licensed domestic violence programs in West Virginia. |
| West Virginia Crime Victim Compensation Program | Information on victim compensation, including eligibility requirements and how to apply. |
| West Virginia Division of Corrections, Victim Services | Information on the services provided. Information on the state victim notification system (Victim Information & Notification Everyday/VINE) and downloadable registration form. |
| West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and Services | Information on sexual assault prevention and response, rape crisis centers, related laws, victims’ rights and support, forensic medical exams, and interpersonal violence. Printable resources, training, and informational videos. Training for professionals responding to sexual violence, stalking, and human trafficking (West Virginia Sexual Assault Services Training Academy). |
| End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin | Information on safety planning, crisis lines, and volunteering. Community-specific resources, a state resource map, and FAQs. |
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| Legal Action of Wisconsin | Information on legal services, employment law, housing issues, debt and taxes, public benefits, family law, farmworkers, victims’ rights and resources, and legal helplines. Community-specific resources, an application for free legal help, and FAQs. |
| Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault | Information and education on sexual assault; statistics; advocacy, prevention, and community-specific resources; state and national helplines; and resources for survivors and allies. Printable info sheets, webinars, and a training catalogue. |
| Wisconsin Crime Victim Compensation Program | Victim compensation information, including frequently asked questions. Downloadable compensation brochure and application. |
| Wisconsin Crime Victims’ Rights Board | Information on the Wisconsin Crime Victims’ Rights Board, which can review victim complaints of rights violations. Downloadable sample formal complaint form. |
| Wisconsin DOJ, Crime Victim Services | Information on victims’ rights and what to do if you believe your rights have been violated. Information on victim compensation and downloadable application form. Victim service agencies are listed by county and by crime. Frequently asked questions. |
| Wisconsin Department of Corrections, Office of Victim Services and Programs | Information on the state’s victim notification system and offender information search, Visual Offender Information Center/ Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VOICE/VINE). Frequently asked questions. |
| Legal Aid of Wyoming | Information on legal helplines, family law, housing, money issues, end-of-life planning, and protection from abuse. Legal, statewide, and grievance resources and resources for older adults and veterans. FAQs, a lawyer referral directory, and an application for civil legal help. |
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| Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault | Information on training, housing law, family law, employment and family issues, criminal justice advocacy, safety planning, and school programs. Statewide resource map and an application for legal services |
| Wyoming Crime Victim Compensation Program | Victim compensation information, including frequently asked questions. Downloadable application form. |
| Wyoming Department of Corrections, Victim Notification Program | Information on the state’s victim notification program. Downloadable victim notification request form. |
| Wyoming Division of Victim Services | Information on crime victim compensation, training, resources for victims, safety tests, and links to statewide provider agencies. Human trafficking resources and resources for parents. Missing persons resources, including the Wyoming Missing & Murdered Indigenous Persons Task Force. |