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Victim advocates say system would be helpful. Kristen Faisal, director of training for the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence, said restarting notifications may be a good investment ...
Iowa leaders had to step in to avoid local cuts this year, and victims need stability, write Dr. Wendy Woods-Swafford and Julie Kelly-Molander. A solution to VOCA funding for victim assistance is ...
[49] [50] The organization was named the Sunny von Bulow Victim Advocacy Center, and it opened in January 1986, in Fort Worth, Texas. [51] [50] Fort Worth was chosen because of its location in the center of the United States. [52] Auersperg envisioned the organization to be a national information and referral organization for victim-advocate ...
In Iowa, costs are covered by the attorney general office’s crime victim compensation program, which is funded by state and federal criminal fines and penalties. Materials from Miller’s administration show the costs for victims’ prescriptions for oral contraceptives and the Plan-B morning-after pill, as well as for the prevention or ...
Most victim advocacy programs focus on either DV (domestic violence) or SA (sexual assault). Survivors also advocate for improved court procedures and legal assistance for victims. [2] Many crime victims are unfamiliar with the criminal justice system, due to recent immigration, language barriers, or ignorance. In the same article written by ...
The National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) is an American not-for-profit organization that provides lawyers with training in trial advocacy skills. NITA's founding was brought about in 1971 by the Committee on Advocacy of the Section on Judicial Administration of the American Bar Association , which was trying to address a critical ...
A proposed 40% cut to a federal crime victim support fund could mean a $5 million loss for Iowa victim services organizations, which some have estimated could cut off help to more than 20,000 ...
The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) is an international non-profit headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota, that provides direct care for those who have been tortured, trains partner organizations in the United States and around the world who can prevent and treat torture, conducts research to understand how best to heal survivors, and advocates for an end to torture.