April 2023 Featured Resources
This featured news content includes information about National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, and National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Rape and sexual assault
OVC FY 2023 Expanding Access to Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
OVC seeks to establish or expand sexual assault examination programs that focus on increasing the number and availability of SANEs/SAFEs, expanding access to sexual assault forensic examinations, and improving the quality of post-sexual assault care using a hospital-based, community-based, campus-based, or corrections-based approach.
OVC FY 2023 Emergency and Transitional Pet Shelter and Housing Assistance Grant Program
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
This program will provide funding for shelter and transitional housing and other assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their companion animals.
Report Details Center’s Work to Increase Access to SANE Services
Learn about a 5-year effort to train and grow the SANE workforce in Pennsylvania.
The Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth (SAFE-T) Systems: Program Evaluation to the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime Final Report
Date Published
April 2022
Publication Type
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Listen to a New Crime Survivors Podcast on Sexual Violence
Hear from Elizabeth Huebsch as she talks about her journey to justice after ongoing sexual violence at the hands of her spiritual advisor.
Crime Victim Survivors: The Power of the Personal Story - Episode 2: Elizabeth Huebsch
June 2022
Series
In this podcast, we hear from Elizabeth Huebsch who discusses her experience when she sought assistance and support from law enforcement and her local sexual assault victim services organization. Throughout her journey, she experienced significant violations of her personal privacy and confidentiality. While her experience with her state’s crime victim compensation program was positive, the rest of her journey was not.
Inaugural Domestic Violence Fair & Symposium
Event Dates
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Eastern
Location
Sandhills Community College- Owens Auditorium
Pinehurst, NC
Event Type
Symposium
OVC Training and Technical Assistance Center Recorded Webinars
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Updated Guidance for Police on Identifying and Preventing Gender Bias
Updated guidance is available to help law enforcement agencies improve their response to sexual assault and domestic violence.
Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examination (SAMFE) Virtual Practicum
Location
Online
Event Type
Web
Improve Your Forensic Medical Response to Sexual Assault Survivors
Learn about an interactive training that teaches each step of a victim-centered medical forensic examination, shows how the evidence is analyzed in the crime lab, and prepares professionals to testify in court.
OVC FY 2022 Emergency and Transitional Pet Shelter and Housing Assistance Grant Program
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
This program will provide funding for shelter and transitional housing and other assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their companion animals.