Register to Attend 2022 NCVRW Commemorative Events
OVC invites the public to attend events as we commemorate 2022 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW).
National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW)
Now Online: 2022 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Resource Guide
Use the Resource Guide to help educate the public about victims’ rights, protections, and services leading up to NCVRW, during NCVRW, and throughout the year.
March 2022 Featured Resources
This featured news content includes information about National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials on Human Trafficking, Standards of Care for Human Trafficking Survivors, and Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.
2022 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Resource Guide
Date Published
March 2022
Agencies
OVC
Sign up for a Complimentary National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Poster Kit
Sign up to receive a complimentary print copy of the 2022 NCVRW Poster Kit.
Now Available: 2022 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Theme Artwork
To help communities raise awareness about victims’ rights and services, we are pleased to announce the online release of the 2022 NCVRW theme artwork.
Funding Opportunity: 2022 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Community Awareness Projects
Apply for funding to raise awareness about victims’ rights and services in your community during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW), April 24–30, 2022.
View the 2022 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Theme
The 2022 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is Rights, access, equity for all victims.
July 2021 Featured Resources
This featured news content includes information about OVC's Child Victims and Witnesses Support Materials, the 2022 National Crime Victims’ Service Awards, and World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.
2022 National Crime Victims’ Service Awards Nomination Period Opens
If you know an individual, organization, team, or program that you would like to see recognized for their work, submit your nominations for the 2022 National Crime Victims’ Service Awards by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on Monday, August 2, 2021.
OVC Acting Director Speaks at Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day Event
May 2021
OVC Acting Director Katherine Darke Schmitt gave remarks during a special event, hosted by the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, and Administration for Native Americans, to honor missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives in commemoration of President Biden’s 2021 proclamation on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day.
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New Department of Justice Resources to Address Hate Crime
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Hate Crimes Enforcement and Prevention Initiative launched new, translated resources in seven languages on the Department’s Hate Crimes website.
Meet the 2021 National Crime Victims’ Service Awards Recipients
Learn about the extraordinary contributions of this year’s award recipients.
It’s National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Join OVC and communities across the Nation in honoring victims and the professionals who support them.
2021 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Theme Video Clip
April 2021
OVC encourages organizations to use this introductory theme video clip throughout the year at public awareness, education, and training events in local communities to emphasize the importance of leveraging community support to help victims of crime.
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2021 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Theme Video
April 2021
The 2021 NCVRW Theme Video emphasizes the importance of building the trust of victims and survivors of crime, collaborating with victim service providers and other allied professionals, and engaging communities in addressing enduring and emerging forms of crime victimization.
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2021 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Poster Kit (Includes Theme Poster and Awareness Posters)
Date Published
March 2021
Agencies
OVC
Register for an NCVRW Event on Promoting Justice for Victims of Environmental Crime
Join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics, & Training and U.S. Department of Justice’s Environment & Natural Resources Division for a webinar about the first Environmental Crime Victim Assistance Program in the Nation.
Register for the 2021 National Crime Victims’ Service Awards Ceremony Livestream
Join OVC on April 23, 2021, as we recognize the individuals and organizations selected from nominations in a variety of categories for their vision, action, and leadership on behalf of crime victims.
2021 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Resource Guide
Date Published
March 2021
Agencies
OVC
Now Online: 2021 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Resource Guide
This Resource Guide contains a wealth of materials, in both English and Spanish, to help educate the public about victims’ rights, protections, and services during NCVRW and throughout the year.
March 2021 Featured Resources
This featured news content includes information about the release of the 2021 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Resource Guide, National Crime Victims’ Rights Week awareness activities, and a new online training on working with young men and boys of color.
View the 2021 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Artwork
The 2021 NCVRW Artwork is now available online to help your organization plan its public awareness activities in advance of, and during NCVRW.