2020 Press Room Archive

December 8, 2020: Remarks by OVC Director Jessica Hart at the Texas Business Against Trafficking Conference

October 28, 2020: Message from OVC Director Jessica Hart: 20th Anniversary of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act

October 16, 2020: Message from Director Hart Commemorating Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October 15, 2020: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by OVC Director Jessica E. Hart for the Domestic Violence Service Provider Roundtable

October 14, 2020: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by OVC Director Jessica E. Hart During the Impact of the Pandemic on Serving Victims of Domestic Violence Roundtable

September 30, 2020: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by OVC Director Jessica E. Hart During a Human Trafficking Roundtable in Georgia

September 30, 2020: Video Message from Director Hart Commemorating National Campus Safety Awareness Month

August 26, 2020: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by OVC Director Jessica E. Hart During the FY 2019 Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking Grantee Orientation

August 25, 2020: Remarks of Bill Woolf, Principal Deputy Director, Office for Victims of Crime, at the Alabama State Victim Assistance Academy

August 6, 2020: Message from OVC Director Jessica E. Hart on New Tribal Division

July 31, 2020: 2021 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Message from the OVC Director Jessica Hart

July 30, 2020: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by OVC Director Jessica E. Hart During the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Webinar for World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

July 30, 2020: Message from OVC Director Jessica E. Hart on Human Trafficking Initiatives

July 23, 2020: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by OVC Director Jessica E. Hart During the Elder Justice Program Kickoff Training Webinar

June 15, 2020: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Message from OVC Director Jessica Hart

June 10, 2020: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by OVC Director Jessica E. Hart During the 2020 Spring VOCA Administrators Virtual Meeting

May 21, 2020: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by OVC Director Jessica E. Hart During a Webinar Hosted by the Ohio Attorney General's Office

May 20, 2020: Remarks of Bill Woolf Deputy Director of the Office for Victims of Crime at the Human Trafficking Prevalence Reduction Innovation Forum

May 14, 2020: Message from the OVC Director: Resources on COVID-19 for OVC Grantees

May 11, 2020: The Office for Victims of Crime Honors Nation’s Law Enforcement During National Police Week

April 24, 2020: Thank You for Joining Us for National Crime Victims' Rights Week 2020: A Message from the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime

April 22, 2020: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by OVC Director Jessica E. Hart During a Webinar Hosted by the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)

April 20, 2020: 2020 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Message from the OVC Director

December 15, 2020: OJJDP Releases Juvenile Violent Victimization, 1995-2018

October 30, 2020: Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan Announces Nearly $3 Million to Address Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting

October 23, 2020: Justice Department Invests More Than $43 Million in Research That Supports Public Safety Practices

October 13, 2020: Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan Announces $45 Million in Awards to Support Testing, Tracking of Sexual Assault Kits

October 5, 2020: Department of Justice Honors Alaska Police and Fire Chaplains Ministries With Allied Professional Award

October 5, 2020: Department of Justice Honors Franklin County Sheriff's Office Therapy K9 Unit With Allied Professional Award

October 5, 2020: Department of Justice Honors Steven J. Twist With Victim Rights Legend Award 

October 5, 2020: Justice Department Honors Child Protection Attorney With Crime Victims Financial Restoration Award

October 5, 2020: Justice Department Honors D.C. Anti-Human Trafficking Organization With National Crime Victim Service Award

October 5, 2020: Justice Department Honors Utah Professor and Former Judge With Ronald Wilson Reagan Public Policy Award

October 5, 2020: Justice Department Honors Federal Victim Advocate With Federal Service Award

October 5, 2020: Justice Department Honors Florida Woman With Volunteer Award for Helping Crime Victims’ Families

October 5, 2020: Justice Department Honors Fort Wayne Program With Crime Victims' Rights Award

October 5, 2020: Justice Department Honors National Children's Alliance With Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services

October 5, 2020: Justice Department Honors Oklahoma Man With National Crime Victim Service Award

October 5, 2020: Justice Department Honors Research Team With Crime Victims Research Award

October 5, 2020: Justice Department Honors Victim Advocate and Survivor With Crime Victims Special Courage Award

September 25, 2020: Statement of Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan Commemorating National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims

September 17, 2020: Office for Victims of Crime Awards Nearly $3 Million to Support Victims of 2019 Colorado School Shooting

August 31, 2020: Readout of Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan and Office for Victims of Crime Director Jessica E. Hart’s Appearance at the Victims of Crime Act Annual Training Conference August 31–September 1, 2020

August 28, 2020: Readout of Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan and Office for Victims of Crime Director Jessica E. Hart’s Appearance at the Enhanced Collaborative Model Fiscal Year 2019 Virtual Grantee Meeting August 25–27, 2020

August 24, 2020: Human Trafficking Survivors and Service Providers Share Stories and Successes

August 24, 2020: Justice Department Research Finds Alaska Village Public Safety Officers Making Impact in Sexual Assault Cases Involving Minors

August 4, 2020: Justice Department Awards Over $35 Million to Provide Housing to Victims of Human Trafficking

June 15, 2020: National Hotline Helps Victims of Elder Financial Fraud

June 15, 2020: Office for Victims of Crime Awards Nearly $2 Million to Respond to Elder Fraud

June 10, 2020: Office for Victims of Crime Awards Nearly $10 Million to Support Victims of 2018 Parkland, Florida School Shooting

May 20, 2020: Commemorating National Missing Children’s Day

May 7, 2020: Office for Victims of Crime Awards Funds to Support Victims of Mass Shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue

May 6, 2020: Strengthening the Response to Missing, Murdered Native Americans

April 30, 2020: Office for Victims of Crime Awards Funds to Support Victims of Mass Shooting at Marshall County High School

April 27, 2020: Office of Justice Programs Commemorates Child Abuse Prevention Month

April 24, 2020: OVC Office Welcomes New Director

April 23, 2020: Providing Victims of Sexual Assault the Care They Deserve

April 3, 2020: Office of Justice Programs Announces More Than $55 Million Available to Fight Human Trafficking and Help Trafficking Victims

April 2, 2020: OJP Provides New Housing Support for Survivors of Human Trafficking

April 1, 2020: Jessica Hart and Kendel Ehrlich Tapped to Lead Office for Victims of Crime and SMART Office

February 4, 2020: Readout of Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan's Appearance at the Rural-Tribal Outreach Session and the Minnesota Elder Justice Roundtable

December 22, 2020: Attorney General William P. Barr Delivers Remarks at the Pan Am 103 Press Conference

December 10, 2020: Justice Department Announces Additional Distribution of more than $488 Million to Victims of Madoff Ponzi Scheme

December 10, 2020: Presidential Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Releases Status Report

November 2, 2020: Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Claire McCusker Murray Closing Remarks for the 2020 Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation

October 28, 2020: Statement from Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband Commemorating the Twentieth Anniversary of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act

October 28, 2020: Statement by Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen on the 20th Anniversary of the Enactment of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000

October 27, 2020: Report Detailing Government Efforts to Combat Robocalls Released to Congress

October 23, 2020: Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan and Office for Victims of Crime Director Jessica E. Hart Recognize Domestic Violence Month at a Law Enforcement and Domestic Violence Roundtable

October 22, 2020: Office for Victims of Crime Awards Nearly $4 Million to Support Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Programs 

October 22, 2020: Remarks As Prepared For Delivery By Katharine T. Sullivan Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Office Of Justice Programs At The Announcement Of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Grants

October 20, 2020: Department of Justice Issues Annual Report to Congress on its Work to Combat Elder Fraud and Abuse

October 16, 2020: Department of Justice Announces More Than $341 Million in Grants to Combat America’s Addiction Crisis

October 9, 2020: Office of Justice Programs Awards $261 Million to Support Youth Mentoring, Protect Children

October 6, 2020: Department of Justice Awards over $1.8 Billion in Grants to Assist Victims Nationwide

October 6, 2020: Justice Department Awards $144 Million to Improve Services for Crime Victims

October 1, 2020: Justice Department Awards over $9 Million to Combat Elder Fraud and Abuse

September 30, 2020: Department of Justice Invests More than $295.8 Million in Grants to Improve Public Safety, Serve Crime Victims in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

September 23, 2020: Department of Justice Begins Second Distribution of Funds Recovered Through Asset Forfeiture to Compensate Victims of Western Union Fraud Scheme, Bringing Total to Over $300 Million

September 21, 2020: Justice Department Awards Nearly $101 Million to Combat Human Trafficking

September 11, 2020: Statement by Attorney General William P. Barr on the 19th Anniversary of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks 

September 11, 2020: Remarks by Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen on the 19th Anniversary of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks

September 4, 2020: Fraud Alert: Scammers Claiming to be with DOJ, Preying on Elderly

August 4, 2020: Attorney General William P. Barr Remarks at White House Roundtable on Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Human Trafficking August 4, 2020

August 4, 2020: Department of Justice Awards Over $35 Million to Provide Housing to Victims of Human Trafficking

July 17, 2020: Presidential Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Announces Virtual Consultations

June 15, 2020: Attorney General William P. Barr Delivers Remarks at White House Summit on Protecting Seniors

May 21, 2020: Presidential Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives to Resume Remote Listening Sessions

May 20, 2020: Justice Department Observes National Missing Children's Day

May 10, 2020: Attorney General William P. Barr Honors Nation’s Law Enforcement During National Police Week

May 5, 2020: Attorney General William P. Barr's Statement on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day

April 24, 2020: Justice Department Commemorates Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

April 20, 2020: Department of Justice Commemorates National Crime Victims' Rights Week

April 20, 2020: Justice Department Announces Additional Distribution of More than $378 Million to Victims of Madoff Ponzi Scheme

April 19, 2020: Attorney General William P. Barr's Statement on the 25th Anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing

March 10, 2020: Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Justice Programs Katharine T. Sullivan Speaks at the Citygate Network DC Forum

March 10, 2020: Department of Justice Begins First Distribution of Funds Recovered Through Asset Forfeiture to Compensate Victims of Western Union Fraud Scheme

March 3, 2020: Department of Justice Charges Unprecedented Number of Elder Fraud Defendants Nationwide and Launches Hotline

March 2, 2020: Presidential Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Announces Tribal Consultations and Listening Sessions

January 29, 2020: Trump Administration Launches Presidential Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives

January 22, 2020: Department of Justice Joins Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers for Human Trafficking Roundtable

January 14, 2020: Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband Delivers Remarks at the Department of Justice's Summit on Combating Human Trafficking

January 14, 2020: Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen Delivers Keynote Remarks at the Department of Justice's Summit on Combating Human Trafficking

January 14, 2020: Remarks of Assistant Attorney General Beth A. Williams at the Department of Justice's Summit on Combating Human Trafficking

December 31, 2020: Proclamation on National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2021

November 30, 2020: Proclamation on National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2020

October 1, 2020: Proclamation on National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, 2020

October 1, 2020: Proclamation on National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, 2020

September 11, 2020: Remarks by President Trump at Flight 93 National Memorial 19th Anniversary Observance | Shanksville, PA

September 10, 2020: Proclamation on Patriot Day, 2020

August 31, 2020: Proclamation on National Preparedness Month, 2020

June 15, 2020: Remarks by President Trump in Roundtable Discussion on Fighting for America's Seniors.

May 8, 2020: Proclamation on Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 2020

May 5, 2020: Proclamation on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives Awareness Day, 2020

April 18, 2020: Proclamation on National Crime Victims' Rights Week, 2020

March 31, 2020: Proclamation on National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2020

March 31, 2020: Proclamation on National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, 2020

January 31, 2020: Executive Order on Combating Human Trafficking and Online Child Exploitation in the United States

January 31, 2020: Remarks by President Trump at the White House Summit on Human Trafficking: The 20th Anniversary of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000

January 1, 2020: Presidential Message on National Stalking Awareness Month