Want your agency or group to be added to this list? Then, please call our Senior Manager for Community Victim Services, Ethel Douglas Ford, C.A., at (803) 734-1704.
| February 19, 2010 | Solicitor's Victim Advocate Conference
Isle of Palms, SC |
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| March 2, 2010 | Tri County Victims Council
West Ashley
For further information, please contact Scott Beard at 843-958-1910 |
| April 29, 2010 | SC Victims Rights Week Conference - SOVA Presentation
Greenville, SC |
SC Victim's Rights Week Conference
Greenville, SC
Embassy Suites
April 28 - 30, 2010
For furtehr information, please contact SCVAN at 803-750-1200 and or SOVA at 803-734-1900
International Conference on Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence and Stalking
April 19th - 21st
Atlanta, GA
For additional information please contact 509-684-9800 or www.evawintl.org
NOVA's Training Program
2010 NOVA Conference
Salt Lake City, UT
August 22-25, 2010
Hilton Salt Lake City Center
Victim to Victorious!... The Journey Continues
Courthouse Square
510 King Street, Suite 424
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 535-NOVA
FAX: (703) 535-5500
www.trynova.org
Click here for further details and registration forms.
(Learn more about NOVA Crisis Response Training)"35 Years of Excellence in Training, Advocacy, and Empowerment"
Over 100 workshops and plenary sessions. A promotional video about this
year's conference is online now (click here) with more details to follow. You can also click here for a look at last year's conference program.Remember that all NOVA trainings count toward the continuing education
hours you will need to earn or renew your professional credential in the
National Advocate Credentialing Program (NACP) and National Crisis Response Credentialing Program (NCRCP)
The following events are sponsored by SCCADVASA.
For further information, please contact Rene Bazel-Wise at 803-256-2900, or log onto www.sccadvasa.org.
Victim Service Provider Core CertificationApril 7, 2010 - April 9, 2010Myrtle BeachVictim Service Provider Core CertificationDecember 1, 2010 - December 3, 2010Charlesto
OFFICE OF VICTIMS OF CRIME (OVC) TRAINING
1. SELECT THE OVC TRAINING THAT FITS YOUR NEEDS (click on a training title for further details):
Identifying and Responding to Elder Abuse
Jacksonville, FL
March 23-24, 2010Compassion Fatigue/Vicarious Trauma
Pittsburgh, PA
April 7-8, 2010Supporting Children Living with Grief and Trauma: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Urbana, IL
May 4-5, 2010Fundraising and Grant Writing
Los Angeles, CA
May 18-19, 2010Enforcing Victims' Rights
Milwaukee, WI
June 16-17, 2010
2. REGISTER ONLINE OR BY MAIL:
Click here for the OVC Training Schedule and pay online or download the OVC Training Schedule Registration Form. For additional information or assistance, call OVC TTAC at 1-866-OVC-TTAC (1-866-682-8822) (TTY 1-866-682-8880).
OVC Professional Development Scholarships Are AvailableA limited number of OVC Professional Development Scholarships are available for eligible applicants!
Scholarships provide up to $1,000 for individuals and up to $5,000 for multidisciplinary teams of victim service professionals seeking continuing education opportunities. Determine whether you or your team is eligible for a scholarship by clicking here.
Putting Victims First
OVC shares your mission and has a wide range of resources to help you accomplish it. Visit the National Criminal Justice Reference Service at http://www.ncjrs.gov to register for services or find out more
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Serving Survivors of Homicide Victims During Cold Case Investigations. The National Sheriffs' Association, Justice Solutions, and the National Organization of Parents Of Murdered Children have partnered to develop a protocol on how law enforcement agencies can best serve survivors of homicide victims during cold case investigations. This Project is funded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. To help inform development of the protocol, the Project is surveying law enforcement agencies to collect information on how they handle cold case investigations. The 15 minute survey can be accessed by clicking here. If you are not with a law enforcement agency but know of an agency that handles co l d case investigations, please forward this announcement to the appropriate person at that agency and encourage them to complete the survey. Quality Victim Advocacy: A Field Guide explores the needs of crime victims and how to create victim-centered services. The author, my good friend and outstanding victim advocate David L. Voth, has been a victim service provider for 25 years at a program serving victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, violence, homicide, and property crimes. The book focuses on output and outcome measures, logic models, and how to integrate them to improve services. It is available at amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com and other booksellers. You will value and appreciate this wonderful book! The U.S. Senate passed Resolution S. 391, commemorating the 25th anniversaryCrime Scene and Death Investigations Grant Available |
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| Application deadline: February 16, 2010 NIJ is seeking applications for the Research and Development on Forensic Crime Scene and Medicolegal Death Investigations solicitation. This research will enhance forensic crime scene examination and forensic medicolegal death investigations. Proposed projects may focus on crime scene examination, medicolegal death investigations, forensic pathology, forensic anthropology, forensic odontology, and fire scene analysis. (NIJ)
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The National Institute of Justice has just released "Making Arrests in Domestic Violence Cases: What Police Should Know." This is a really concise and good overview for law enforcement and victim assistance professionals, and can be accessed here.
American Humane is offering grants to domestic violence programs and shelters through its PAWS (Pets and Women's Shelters) program. You can download the grant application, and also access a great curriculum on domestic violence and pets, from American Humane (click here).
The Office for Victims of Crime has launched the Identity Theft Victim Assistance Online Training: Supporting Victims' Financial and Emotional Recovery, a user-friendly e-learning tool that will teach victim service professionals and allied professionals knowledge and skills to more effectively serve victims of identity theft and assist with their financial and emotional recovery. You can access the training site online at -- a great resource to help victims of ID theft!
The Office for Victims of Crime requests your assistance in promoting the National Crime Victims’ Service Awards.
Each year, OVC strives to increase the diversity of the types of applications it receives. In an effort to reach a wider audience, OVC developed this award countdown widget for placement on your Web site. Our hope is that visitors to your site will view this widget and be reminded to nominate a deserving colleague in the victim services community before the September 30 deadline.
Sexual Assault Forensic Medical Examination – 18 and older
‘When victims elect not to report the crime to law enforcement’
Pursuant to new South Carolina law which follows the guidance of the federal Violence Against Women Act, victims of sexual assault in the State of South Carolina are entitled to a forensic examination whether or not the victim chooses to cooperate with law enforcement and criminal investigation. SOVA is the sole reimbursement provider for forensic examinations in South Carolina. What does all this mean to you? If you are sexually assaulted, but do not choose to call law enforcement, for whatever reason, you can still have forensic evidence collected and stored in case you change your mind and choose to proceed with criminal investigation and prosecution at a later date. Health Care Providers will bill SOVA directly for the charges for lab work, treatment for venereal diseases, emergency room fees, SANE fee, physician’s fee etc. Any fees beyond the actual collection of any evidence during a forensic examination will be the responsibility of the victim, but payment options with the medical provider are usually an option. Should law enforcement be involved, the option of SOVA victim compensation reimbursement becomes available.
This new law gives more flexibility to the system, and allows for a choice to be made on reporting and prosecution after the initial trauma has occurred.
For more information on this and other related crime victims services and compensation, please call SOVA at (803) 734-1900.
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