CENTRAL DIVISION VICTIM SERVICES

THE VICTIMS COMPENSATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HELPS VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL AFTERMATH OF A CRIME BY EASING THE FINANCIAL IMPACT PLACED UPON THEM BY THE CRIME. COUNSELING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO VICTIMS OF CRIMES SUCH AS ASSAULT, ROBBERY, AND OTHER SUCH CRIMES WHICH CAUSE TRAUMA. THE CLINICAL APPROACH INTEGRATED IN THIS PRACTICE WOULD BE NARRATIVE THERAPY WHICH SUPPORTS THE HEALING PROCESS OF THOSE AFFECTED BY VIOLENCE. DURING THIS Q1, 210 CLIENTS WERE SERVED, WHICH IS AN INCREASE FROM OUR PREVIOUS QUARTER. OUT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CLIENTS SERVED, 65 WERE AFRICAN AMERICAN, 20 WERE WHITE, 12 WERE HISPANIC OR LATINO, 1 WAS ASIAN, 0 WERE NATIVE AMERICAN, AND 105 WERE NOT REPORTED. GENDER DATA SHOWS THAT 136 CLIENTS WERE FEMALE, 72 CLIENTS WERE MALE, 1 WAS UNREPORTED, AND ONE CLIENT WAS TRANSGENDER. THE PRIMARY TYPES OF VICTIMIZATION THAT OUR CLIENTS EXPERIENCED WERE PHYSICAL ASSAULT, ROBBERY, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND SURVIVORS OF HOMICIDE. DIRECT SERVICES PROVIDED MOST OFTEN WERE INFORMATION ABOUT VICTIMS RIGHTS, INDIVIDUAL ADVOCACY, AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS. DURING THIS Q2, 88 CLIENTS WERE SERVED. OUT OF THAT NUMBER, 36 WERE AFRICAN AMERICAN, 14 WERE WHITE, 6 WERE HISPANIC OR LATINO, 41 WERE NOT REPORTED. GENDER DATA SHOWS THAT 62 CLIENTS WERE FEMALE, 26 CLIENTS WERE MALE AND 0 WERE TRANSGENDER. THE PRIMARY TYPES OF VICTIMIZATION THAT OUR CLIENTS EXPERIENCED WERE PHYSICAL ASSAULT, CHILD DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND SURVIVORS OF HOMICIDE. DIRECT SERVICES PROVIDED MOST OFTEN WERE INFORMATION ABOUT VICTIMS RIGHTS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS. DURING THE COURSE OF THIS QUARTER, THE CDVS PHYSICAL OFFICE WAS CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS FOR A PERIOD OF 6 WEEKS. DUE TO THE PHYSICAL CLOSURE, THE AMOUNT OF NEW CLIENTS WHO WERE ABLE TO WALK IN FOR SERVICES DECREASED. CDVS WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE SERVICES THROUGH COURT ACCOMPANIMENT, REFERRALS TO EXTERNAL SERVICES, AS WELL AS FILING FOR VICTIMS COMPENSATION SERVICES. DURING THIS Q3, 245 CLIENTS WERE SERVED. OUT OF THAT NUMBER, 70 WERE AFRICAN AMERICAN, 23 WERE WHITE, 6 WERE HISPANIC OR LATINO, 61 WERE NOT REPORTED. GENDER DATA SHOWS THAT 109 CLIENTS WERE FEMALE, 73 CLIENTS WERE MALE AND 0 WERE TRANSGENDER. THE PRIMARY TYPES OF VICTIMIZATION THAT OUR CLIENTS EXPERIENCED WERE PHYSICAL ASSAULT, CHILD DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND SURVIVORS OF HOMICIDE. DIRECT SERVICES PROVIDED MOST OFTEN WERE INFORMATION ABOUT VICTIMS RIGHTS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS. CDVS WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE SERVICES THROUGH COURT ACCOMPANIMENT, REFERRALS TO EXTERNAL SERVICES, AS WELL AS FILING FOR VICTIMS COMPENSATION SERVICES. DURING THIS Q4, 169 CLIENTS WERE SERVED. OUT OF THAT NUMBER, 51 WERE AFRICAN AMERICAN, 12 WERE WHITE, 9 WERE HISPANIC OR LATINO, 42 WERE NOT REPORTED. GENDER DATA SHOWS THAT 79 CLIENTS WERE FEMALE, 43 CLIENTS WERE MALE AND 0 WERE TRANSGENDER. THE PRIMARY TYPES OF VICTIMIZATION THAT OUR CLIENTS EXPERIENCED WERE PHYSICAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT. DIRECT SERVICES PROVIDED MOST OFTEN WERE INFORMATION ABOUT VICTIMS RIGHTS, AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS. CDVS WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE SERVICES THROUGH COURT ACCOMPANIMENT, REFERRALS TO EXTERNAL SERVICES, AS WELL AS FILING FOR VICTIMS COMPENSATION SERVICES.