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Offers services to victims that include trained trauma informed forensic nurses at hospitals, testing, treatment, support services, HIV infection prevention, financial assistance, and a limited amount of counseling. The crime does not need to be reported to law enforcement to receives these services. All services are provided by phone only. If a physical meeting is required, an appointment must be arranged in advance with a staff person. Forensic Nurses at the hospital will assist with explaining the process and filling out and signing forms.
Provides an opportunity for dialogue, understanding, accountability and amend making with direct participation of the people who have been affected and other community members. This court diversion program offers low level offenders an alternative to the formal court process and gives them a second chance to make amends to those affected and the community. Provides information, assistance, and support to victims of crime. The program also assists any victims who choose to participate in restorative panels or dialogues with offenders through a safe, victim-initiated and victim-centered process

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Victim/Offender Mediation Programs
Provides free and confidential emotional support, advocacy, and referrals to 2STLGBQIA+ Vermonters who have experienced violence, including domestic, sexual, or hate violence, bias, workplace or housing harassment or discrimination, trafficking, or stalking. The SafeSpace Anti-Violence Program works in trauma-sensitive ways with 2STLGBQIA+ survivors of violence & harm and 2STLGBQ+ people who cause violence and harm. 2STLGBQIA+ means Two Spirit, Trans, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, HIV+. Two-Spirit refers to specific gender roles, not sexual orientations, of many Native American and Alaska Native peoples that don't fall into a gender binary. It is a specifically North American Indigenous identity, and not to be used by non Indigenous people. Intersex is an umbrella term for differences in sex traits or reproductive anatomy.

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Domestic Violence Support Groups
Individual Advocacy
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Crime Victim Support Groups
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
General Crime Victim Assistance
Provides outreach to victims of crime with community-based emotional support and resource navigation. Offers outreach to victims of low-level crimes for a restorative response. Victims in these cases are contacted and offered ways to participate in whatever way is comfortable for them. Offers options for victims to meet with those who have offended against them to ask questions and talk about the impact of the incident on themselves and others.

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Individual Advocacy
General Crime Victim Assistance
Victim/Offender Mediation Programs
Provides financial assistance of up to $10,000 to eligible crime victims who have experienced a financial loss as the direct result of a crime, as long as the loss is not reimbursable through other sources, such as insurance. When appropriate, money is available to pay for the following expenses: medical and dental care, counseling for victims and family members, funeral expenses, lost wages due to time missed from work, other expenses such as prescriptions, eyeglasses, and limited transportation costs. If death occurs as a result of the crime, legal dependents may receive temporary living expenses. Eligibility for victims of sexual assault is different and specific to that crime. Victims of sexual assault are encouraged to contact CCVS. Applications are available at local police departments, at each State Attorney's office and on the VCCVS website.
Provides confidential support and information. 24-hour hotline. Survivor-directed services may include safety planning, emotional support, assistance in obtaining emergency relief from abuse orders, hospital emergency room support, assistance in finding emergency shelter, advocacy for legal, financial, medical, and housing issues, and community resource referrals.

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Human Trafficking Hotlines
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Individual Advocacy
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Stalking/Harassment Orders
Sexual Assault Protective/Restraining Orders
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Cell Phone Donation Programs
Provides confidential support and information. 24-hour hotline. Survivor-directed services may include safety planning, emotional support, assistance in obtaining emergency relief from abuse orders, hospital emergency room support, assistance in finding emergency shelter, advocacy for legal, financial, medical, and housing issues, and community resource referrals. WISE Advocates can meet in person at the WISE Program Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, on the Dartmouth College campus, and at other locations within the Upper Valley such as health care facilities, courts, police stations, schools, and community organizations.

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Human Trafficking Hotlines
Stalking/Harassment Orders
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Sexual Assault Protective/Restraining Orders
Individual Advocacy
Provides outreach to victims of crime with community-based emotional support and resource navigation .Offers outreach to victims of low-level crimes for a restorative response. Victims in these cases are contacted and offered ways to participate in whatever way is comfortable for them. Offers options for victims to meet with those who have offended against them to ask questions and talk about the impact of the incident on themselves and others.

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General Crime Victim Assistance
Victim/Offender Mediation Programs
Offers a victim centered, pre-charge offender program that provides an opportunity to the offenders to participate in an out-of-court process that, upon successful completion, will result in no legal charge being brought against them.

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Court Ordered Victim Restitution Services
Victim/Offender Mediation Programs
Diversion Programs
Provides outreach to victims of crime with community-based emotional support and resource navigation in partnership with the Saint Johnsbury Police Department. Offers outreach to victims of low-level crimes for a restorative response. Victims in these cases are contacted and offered ways to participate in whatever way is comfortable for them. Offers options for victim to meet with those who have offended against them to ask questions and talk about the impact of the incident on themselves and others.

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Individual Advocacy
General Crime Victim Assistance
Provides outreach to victims of crime with community-based emotional support and resource navigation .Offers outreach to victims of low-level crimes for a restorative response. Victims in these cases are contacted and offered ways to participate in whatever way is comfortable for them. Offers options for victims to meet with those who have offended against them to ask questions and talk about the impact of the incident on themselves and others.

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Victim/Offender Mediation Programs
Provides information, resources, and support to individuals who have experienced crime and harm , even if the individual responsible is never identified or apprehended. Types of assistance include emotional support, safety planning, referrals to other organizations, systems advocacy, and limited financial assistance.

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Individual Advocacy
Victim/Offender Mediation Programs
General Crime Victim Assistance
Maintains contact information about crime victim advocates' offices located throughout Vermont's 14 counties. Provides a variety of supportive services for victims of crimes and their families which may include general emotional support, information about police investigative procedures, and information on the status of court cases and proceedings. Victim Advocates guide victims through the criminal justice process and serve as a liaison with the State's Attorneys and other criminal justice agencies. Advocates notify victims of hearings, prepare victims to testify, and assist victims with applications for Victims Compensation. They also assist with completing Victim Impact Statements, requesting restitution, and requesting notification of their offender's release. The US Attorney's Office (not the Vermont Attorney General's Office) prosecutes federal crimes and assists victims of federal crimes in Vermont through its Victim Witness Program.
Provides confidential support and information. 24-hour hotline. Survivor-directed services may include safety planning, emotional support, assistance in obtaining emergency relief from abuse orders, hospital emergency room support, assistance in finding emergency shelter, advocacy for legal, financial, medical, and housing issues, and community resource referrals. Cell phone donations are accepted.

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Stalking/Harassment Orders
Individual Advocacy
Sexual Assault Protective/Restraining Orders
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Cell Phone Donation Programs
Human Trafficking Hotlines
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Provides outreach to victims of crime with community-based emotional support and resource navigation .Offers outreach to victims of low-level crimes for a restorative response. Victims in these cases are contacted and offered ways to participate in whatever way is comfortable for them. Offers options for victims to meet with those who have offended against them to ask questions and talk about the impact of the incident on themselves and others.

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Victim/Offender Mediation Programs
Provides services and programs for victims of crime, which includes informing victims about their rights, offender status, safety planning, and wrap-around services. Offers assistance to victims participating in the offender release process or parole board hearings, reviews requests for victims concerning offender contact, and referrals to community support resources such as support groups and counseling. Programs include the Victim-Offender Dialogue Program, providing the opportunity for victims who are interested, to meet with the offender; and the Apology/Accountability Letter Bank, where all apology letters by offenders to victims are held until the victim requests them.

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Individual Advocacy
General Crime Victim Assistance
Parole Related Crime Victim Services
Provides mediation services through which disputes are resolved with the help of a mediator in an effort to avoid resorting to court intervention. Situations that may benefit from mediation are disputes with neighbors, such as noise, vandalism, animal complaints, and parking issues; landlord tenant disputes; school discipline and truancy matters; and problems related to business or workplace conflicts.

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Conflict Resolution Training
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Victim/Offender Mediation Programs
Mediation
Offers emotional support, victims' rights information, help in finding needed reources, and assistance in filling out crime victim related forms.
Provides confidential support and information. 24-hour hotline. Survivor-directed services may include safety planning, emotional support, assistance in obtaining emergency relief from abuse orders, hospital emergency room support, assistance in finding emergency shelter, advocacy for legal, financial, medical, and housing issues, and community resource referrals.

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Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Individual Advocacy
Human Trafficking Hotlines
Sexual Assault Protective/Restraining Orders
Stalking/Harassment Orders
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Administers a victims of crime compensation program for individuals whose car windows and/or tires have been damaged by crime.
Provides investigation of all sexually based crimes and assures that victims are supported through the process. Facilitates the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART), a team of professionals from diverse fields who respond to sex crimes. SART members include investigators from Vermont Department for Children and Families, law enforcement officers, victim advocates, prosecutors and medical and mental health professionals. The team also provides community outreach to educate and increase awareness of impact of these crimes on victims.

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General Crime Victim Assistance
Child Sexual Assault Prevention
Crime Investigation
Adult Sexual Assault Prevention
Provides current information about offenders to crime victims and the general public, including offender status information and whether the offender is being held in a facility or being supervised in the community. Once registered, interested individuals will be notified immediately of any changes to an offender's custody status.
Provides the use of a Montpelier post office box address. The substitute address has no relation to the participant's actual address. First-class mail and service of process are then forwarded, at no cost, to the participant's actual location. Participants can vote, get a driver's license, get married, register births, etc. without fear of being located by their perpetrator. Must be willing to designate the Secretary of State as their agent to receive legal documents and first-class mail and manage a 2-5 day mail delay to allow for mail forwarding.
Provides confidential support and information. 24-hour hotline. Survivor-directed services may include safety planning, emotional support, assistance in obtaining emergency relief from abuse orders, hospital emergency room support, assistance in finding emergency shelter, advocacy for legal, financial, medical, and housing issues, and community resource referrals.

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Human Trafficking Hotlines
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Individual Advocacy
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Stalking/Harassment Orders
Sexual Assault Protective/Restraining Orders
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Cell Phone Donation Programs
Provides confidential advocacy and sometimes representation for individuals with disabilities who are victims of crime. Investigates allegations of abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, and domestic violence. Helps victims understand and work with the police and the courts, apply for a Relief From Abuse Order, and secure accommodations for a disability (such as an interpreter). Also offers counseling and referrals to other local agencies for additional assistance. Provides free publication, "A Guide for Crime Victims with Disabilities." Available for download from the website or by contacting agency.