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Many organizations and agencies exist to help victims of crime in our state - Send us your resource to add to this page Angel Corps
Network, A new and developing project of Uhlich Children's Advantage
Network (UCAN) - Licensed clinical psychologists and Victims of
Violence, under professional social workers, work in Peer Support for other
victims of violence in the Chicago Area and crisis response. On going support
groups being formed. Referrals made to
vital services. Bereaved Parents USA with grief support chapter meetings monthly throughout Illinois and the nation City of Chicago Domestic Violence Help Line: 1-877-TO END DV (1-877-863-6338) is staffed by domestic violence trained advocates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This service from the Mayor's office is confidential, multi-lingual and will link victims to the right program they need. Chicago Department of Human Services - Individual and Group Counseling HELP LINE 1-800-843-6154 Community Mental Health Center - 8704 S Constance, Chicago, IL 60617, 773-734-4033 Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS) - Illinois Chapter
Cook County State's
Attorney's Office, Victim-Witness Assistance Program Horizon Hospice - Individual Counseling, 833 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622, 312-733-8900
Illinois
Attorney General's Financial Assistance for Victims Illinois Chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors National Organization of
Victim Assistance National Center for Victims
of Crime (NCVC) National Crime Prevention Council with programs for keeping kids safe from crime, including McGruff the Crime Dog and his "kid safe browser" for the internet Office for Victims of Crime - Federal Government's Justice Department
Parents of Murdered Children with homicide support groups all over Illinois and the nation
Peoria County States Attorney Victim Assistance 309-672-6900 SENIOR SUPPORT GROUP - Bridgeview Courthouse, 10220 S
76th Ave Room 223, Bridgeview, IL - 773-869-7215 Victory Over Violence - A victim led program that helps work for violence prevention, especially with Youth. Helpful materials for their program to Take the Pledge against violence! WBJ Press to get the book What To Do When The Police Leave: A Guide To The First Days Of Traumatic Loss WITNESS JUSTICE is a national victim advocacy organization based in Maryland whose mission is to empower and assist victims of violence and their loved ones in healing from trauma and in navigating the criminal justice process. their loved ones wi The Women's Alliance in Lake Zurich, Illinois. Call our inspiring victim activist friend Consander Snowden at 773-370-1892 YWCA Rape Crisis Centers - with seven locations in Chicago alone, the downtown location at 360 N. Michigan can be reached at 312-372-6600 ext 773
911 Cell Phone Bank If you have a victim resource you would like posted here, please let us know.
This article on victim services in the FBI is very informative for those who want to know more about victims and victimization.
Resource Database at the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (US Dept of Justice) These titles are part of one of the largest justice and drug policy libraries and abstract databases in the world. Extensive articles related to Victims Issues are included. Accessing and using these resources is easy: * Search the NCJRS Abstracts Database online at: http://www.ncjrs.gov/abstractdb/search.asp * Sort and download your search results. * Link to full text (where available). * Order, request, or borrow copies. * Visit the NCJRS Research and Information Center in Rockville, Maryland. In addition, you can contribute to this growing collection by sending articles, publications, and multimedia resources from your organization. For more information, contact us by phone, 301-519-5063; by fax, 301-519-5212; via email at ncjrs-library@ncjrs.org; or online at http://www.ncjrs.gov/tutorial/
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