Service Programs

Spouses for Couples Retreat provides educational sessions on coping with grief and very strong peer-support & connection from other survivors.

NCVC hosted an online webinar focused on Providing Trauma-Informed Death Notifications. In this training, Staci Beers, Victim Services Coordinator, FBI, presented best practices to perform a trauma-informed and compassionate approach to death notification and possible crisis reactions by survivors. This four-hour training included; best strategies to give compassionate and trauma-informed death notifications, interactive scenarios, and information on different referrals and services in Cleveland, Ohio.

This brief focuses on the Victim Specialists Program within the Pennington County South Dakota Sheriff’s Office (PCSO). Specifically, it highlights the Victim Specialists Program’s work with Native American victims and its incorporation of culturally competent practices. We provide an overview of the PCSO’s Victim Specialists Program and highlight promising practices and lessons learned for PSN teams to consider when developing or modifying similar strategies within their districts.

Sent site information on COVID-19 Webinars

Sent Hilo guidane on conducting preliminary hearings remotely

Reviewing Hilo action plan

Call with Hilo to determine project status and TTA needs

Call with Hilo to determine project status and TTA needs

Call with Hilo to determine project status and TTA needs

Call with Hilo to determine project status and TTA needs