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Search Results: MCH Organizations

This list of organizations is drawn from the MCH Organizations Database. Contact information is the most recent known to the MCH Digital Library.

Displaying records 1 through 2 (2 total).

National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)

Annotation: The National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) is a private nonprofit organization of victim and witness assistance programs and practitioners, criminal justice agencies and professionals, mental health professionals, researchers, former victims and survivors, and others committed to the recognition and implementation of victim rights. Activities include advocacy for victim interests in the legislative and executive branches of government, direct services to victims of crime, and technical assistance and training for local victim assistance programs and allied professionals. Services to consumers include referrals and publications. The organization sponsors conferences and training seminars and publishes a newsletter.

Keywords: Crime, Advocacy, Technical assistance, Training, Victim witness programs, Victims, Witnesses

Office for Victims of Crime Resource Center (OVCRC)

Annotation: The Office for Victims of Crime Resource Center (OVCRC) is one of several information resources maintained by the National Criminal Justice Reference Service. The center's collection includes more than 13,000 books and articles on victim services, domestic violence, victim-witness programs, and violent crime. The center also collects and disseminates information on child physical and sexual abuse. Services to consumers include referrals, publications (a catalog and newsletter), and reference information. The center also sponsors conferences and training seminars.

Keywords: Advocacy, Crime, Injury prevention, Victims, Witnesses
   

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