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Each military department has established an interdisciplinary Victim and Witness Assistance Council that provides assistance to victims of crimes on military installations. Contact information for each branch of the military is located on the Department of Defense (DoD) Victim and Witness Assistance Council website.
Additionally, victims of sexual assault can confidentially contact the DoD Safe Helpline.
Yes, a program can apply directly to the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) for funding. A certain percentage of discretionary monies in the Crime Victims Fund are used to support national scope training and technical assistance projects to improve services to victims of crime. See the Discretionary Grant Applications section of the OVC site to learn about available resources.
The U.S. Department of Education's Campus Safety and Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool site provides data on violent and other crimes reported to campus security authorities and/or local law enforcement agencies.
The Federal Trade Commission's IdentityTheft.gov website provides a comprehensive collection of resources for identity theft victims, including information on how to know if you're a victim and what steps should be taken if your identity has been stolen.
Call 1-888-373-7888 (toll-free) or text BeFree (233733) to the National Human Trafficking Hotline to report a tip, to connect with anti-trafficking services in your area, or to request training and technical assistance, general information, or specific anti-trafficking resources. Individuals are available to answer calls and texts from anywhere in the country, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year. It is operated and implemented by Polaris Project and funded by the Department of Health and Human Services.
The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) annually recognizes individuals, organizations, teams, and programs that demonstrate outstanding service in supporting victims and victim services.
To receive AMBER Alerts in your area via Facebook, visit the AMBER Alert Facebook page. From this page click on "AMBER pages" and then click on the page(s) for states and/or territories from which you wish to get alerts. You may "Like" as many state/territory pages as you wish. When a child goes missing in your area, you will begin receiving updates.
Additionally, the AMBER Alert page on the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) website, lists other ways to receive AMBER Alerts including Twitter and Instagram (Follow @AMBERAlert and Missing Kids on Instagram to receive rapid AMBER Alert notifications on your Twitter and Instagram feeds and share the alert with your followers). The NCMEC website also features ways to connect your Google and Yahoo! pages with the AMBER Alerts.
To learn more about the AMBER Alert program, please see the Office of Justice Programs' AMBER Alert website.