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OVC Message Board to Help Exchange Lessons and Practices (HELP) in Victim Services

Welcome to the OVC HELP for Victim Service Providers Web Forum—a place where victim service providers and allied professionals can connect to peers, share ideas about best practices, and help change lives.

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TOPIC	DISCUSSIONS	POSTS	LAST POST
American Indian Sex Trafficking Victims	30	44	01/28/2010
Campus Crime Awareness	27	56	10/21/2009
Child Victims of Identity Theft	34	72	09/25/2009
Children Exposed to Domestic Violence	67	49	03/10/2010
Domestic Abuse in Later Life	25	41	07/08/2009
Domestic Violence	60	146	03/10/2010
Elder Abuse Victims in Indian Country	22	29	11/10/2009
Homeless Victims of Sexual Assault	17	31	08/26/2009
Labor Trafficking	21	46	11/18/2009
LGBTIQ Survivors of Violence	26	79	07/07/2009
Rights for Crime Victims with Disabilities	16	26	03/11/2010
Sexual Assault Response Teams	24	50	08/03/2009
Sexual Violence on Campus	27	44	09/24/2008
Sexual Violence Victims with Disabilities	39	43	08/25/2009
Stalking in the Workplace	19	31	01/27/2010
Strategic Planning	16	34	02/24/2010
Substance Abuse and Victimization	18	27	01/13/2010
Sustainability of Victim Assistance Programs	19	30	11/18/2009
Technology and Stalking	21	30	01/27/2010
Victims of Bullying	39	47	01/19/2010
Victims of Gang Violence	27	36	12/08/2009
Victims' Rights	35	66	08/12/2009

Note: Valuable input received from the field during the test phase of the Web Forum was preserved and redated to reflect the public launch date.

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Address Confidentiality Programs
Advocate Roles
American Indian Sex Trafficking Victims
Assisting Parents of Murdered Children
Assisting Victims of Serial Crimes
Auto Theft and Towed Cars
Campus Crime Awareness
Campus Victimization and Assistance Services
Child Abuse
Child Sexual Abuse
Child Victims
Child Victims of Identity Theft
Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Community Partnerships for Victim Assistance
Compassion Fatigue
Confidentiality issues
Court Preparation
Court Sanctions
Crime Victim Compensation and Best Practices
Crime Victims with Disabilities
Crime Victims' Rights Act
Crimes Against Small Businesses
Crimes Against Tourists
Cultural Sensitivity in Victim Services
Death Notification
Domestic Abuse in Later Life
Domestic Violence
Drug Endangered Children
Drunk and Drugged Driving
Drunk Driving
Elder Abuse
Elder Abuse Victims in Indian Country
Empowering Victims
Ethics in Victim Services
Faith-Based Initiatives
Faith-Based Programs
Families of Missing Children
First Responders
First Responders
Forensic Interviewing in Tribal Communities
Homeless Victims of Sexual Assault
Homicide Survivors
Human Trafficking
ID Theft in Indian Country
Identity Theft
Identity Theft Prevention
Indian Country
International Victims
Internet Safety and Identity Theft
Intimate Partner Stalking
Juvenile Domestic Violence
Labor Trafficking
LGBTIQ Survivors of Violence
Mass Violence
Missing and Exploited Children's Issues
Missing or Unidentified Victims
National Victim Assistance Academy
NCVRW Awareness Campaign
NCVRW PSAs
Online Communication
Pediatric SANE Programs
Peer Support
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Public Policy
Recruiting and Retaining Volunteers
Repressed Memory
Restitution
Rights for Crime Victims with Disabilities
Rights of Sexual Assault Victims
Rural Victimization Assistance
Safety Planning
Services for Immigrant Victims
Serving Crime Victims with Disabilities
Serving Victims of Impaired Driving
Serving Victims of Stalking
Sexual Assault
Sexual Assault and Stalking
Sexual Assault Response Teams
Sexual Assault Through Multidisciplinary Response
Sexual Assault Victims in the Military
Sexual Assault Victims' Rights to Privacy
Sexual Violence in Native American Communities
Sexual Violence on Campus
Sexual Violence Victims with Disabilities
Stalking in the Workplace
Standards and Certification
Strategic Planning
Substance Abuse and Victimization
Substance Abuse and Victimization
Sustainability of Victim Assistance Programs
Technology and Stalking
Teen Dating Violence
Vicarious Trauma
Victim Compensation
Victim Impact Panels
Victim Notification
Victim Offender Dialogues
Victim Rights Compliance
Victim Services in Urban High Crime Neighborhoods
Victimization by Individuals with Mental Illnesses
Victims of Bullying
Victims of Gang Violence
Victims' Rights
Victims' Rights
Working with Survivors of Traumatic Events
Working with the Media
Workplace Violence
Youth Violence Prevention