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Engaging Innovative Approaches to Serving Crime Victims: Leveraging Peer Support
July 30 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Free
The National Center for Victims of Crime is a nonprofit organization that advocates for victims’ rights, trains professionals who work with victims, and serves as a trusted source of information on victims’ issues. After more than 35 years, we remain the most comprehensive national resource committed to advancing victims’ rights and helping victims of crime rebuild their lives.
Historically, peer support programs have focused on mental health, substance use, and occupational challenges. At their core, these programs create meaningful connections between individuals who have experienced adversity and those currently facing it.
The victim services field is now ripe for innovation through the peer support model. In many ways, this has already been happening informally for years—particularly within underserved and marginalized communities. Survivors of crime often choose to work or volunteer in the field to support others walking similar paths.
This webinar explores how peer support is evolving within victim services—and how structured programs are building on grassroots practices to meet the needs of today’s survivors.