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York County Children's Advocacy Center - Advocacy Center

Provides forensic child interviews, medical exams, and services to reduce the trauma children experience during the investigation of abuse allegations.

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General Crime Victim Assistance
Child Abuse Issues
Crime Witness Support
Advocacy
Children's Rights Groups

Victims Resource Center - Accompaniment and Assistance

Provides accompaniment and assistance with a variety of paperwork and proceedings. A counselor/advocate is available to accompany and provide support to a victim when they go to the hospital to receive emergency treatment, when reporting the crime to the police, when completing victim impact statements or when appearing for legal proceedings. Additionally, an advocate can assist with filing an order for Protection from Abuse (PFA), Protection from Intimidation (PFI), and Protection of Victims of Sexual Assault (PSVI), restitution claims, and victim compensation claims.

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Domestic Violence Hotlines
Human Trafficking Hotlines
General Crime Victim Assistance
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Escort Programs

Victim/Witness Services of South Philadelphia - Crime Victim and Witness Support

Assists victims and witnesses of crime. Services include supportive counseling, case status information, accompaniment to court proceedings, referrals to social service agencies, and assistance with filing for crime victim's compensation.

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Crime Witness Support
General Crime Victim Assistance

Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network - Victim Assistance

Provides access to legal information on topics related to victims of crime.

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Crime Issues
Specialized Information and Referral
General Crime Victim Assistance
Identity Theft Prevention

Berks County District Attorney's Victim/Witness Assistance Unit - Victim/Witness Intimidation Assistance

Documents complaints of intimidation and forwards them to a detective. Also discusses safety planning.

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General Crime Victim Assistance

Luzerne County District Attorney - Victim/Witness Services

Serves as a liason from the District Attorney's Office to the victims of crime, additionally interacting with Adult and Juvenile Probation, Luzerne County Correctional Facility, and police departments throughout Luzerne County. The Victim/Witness Services Unit also works with victims whose Protection From Abuse (PFA) orders have been violated.

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General Crime Victim Assistance

Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia - Families of Murder Victims

Supports co-victims of homicide, family and friends who have lost a loved one to murder, by providing an array of services, including criminal justice information, emotional support, and trial accompaniment.

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General Crime Victim Assistance

Franklin County Government - Victim Witness Services

Helps make the entire juvenile justice process more understandable and less stressful for the victims and witnesses of juvenile crime. Connects individuals with a Victim Service Coordinator, who is the advocate and guide for victims and witnesses as their case makes its way through the Juvenile Justice System. Provides services including accompaniment to court, orientation to the juvenile justice system, court preparation, advocacy, notification of all phases of the case, assistance with completing victim's assistance compensation program (VCAP) forms, and assistance with preparing a victim impact statement.

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Probation
General Crime Victim Assistance
Crime Witness Support

Office of Victims' Services - Victims Compensation Assistance Program

Provides financial assistance. Offers medical expenses, loss of earnings, stolen benefit cash, funeral expenses, loss of support (homicide cases only), crime-scene cleanup expenses, relocation expenses and counseling expenses.

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Crime Victim Compensation

A Way Out Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services - Support Groups and Therapy

Provides Crime victim accompaniment services to doctor's office or hospital.

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Crime Victim Accompaniment Services

St. Luke's Penn Foundation - Assertive Community Treatment

Provides community-based psychiatric treatment, outreach, rehabilitation, and support to individuals with severe mental illness who may have co-occurring problems and who may have had multiple psychiatric and substance abuse hospitalizations. This program aims to fulfill needs and achieve goals that have not been met through traditional office-based treatment and rehabilitation services. The Sellersville team also includes a Forensics Specialist whose primary role is to advocate for individuals as they move through the criminal justice system. The Forensics Specialist also serves as the team's liaison with the judicial system (e.g. police, county corrections, probation and parole officers, etc

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Individual Counseling
Psychiatric Rehabilitation
General Crime Victim Assistance
Outpatient Mental Health Facilities
Outreach Programs
Home Based Mental Health Services

EMIR Healing Center - Victim and Witness Services

Provides support to individuals, families, and groups/communities who are victims or witnesses of violent crime and homicide.

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Bereavement and Grief Counseling
Crime Witness Support
General Crime Victim Assistance

Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia - Youth Violence Outreach

Partners with Philadelphia schools to identify young people who have experienced violence-related trauma. Program therapists and counselors provide a variety of trauma-informed services including individual clinical therapy, psycho-educational groups, and mentoring.

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General Crime Victim Assistance
Group Counseling
Individual Counseling
Mentoring Programs

Jefferson County Victim Service Program - Victims Compensation Assistance Program

Ensures victims and witnesses of crimes receive all the services afforded under the Bill of Rights. Services include help with filing, detailing important information throughout the process, and referrals. Compensation assistance may also cover any non-reimbursable medical costs, loss of wages, loss of ability to earn wages, funeral expenses, relocation expenses, and crime scene clean-up cost.

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Crime Victim Compensation

The Abuse Network, Inc. - Abuse Prevention and Services

Provides 24-hour hotline support, legal advocacy, medical advocacy, accompaniment, trauma-informed empowerment/options counseling, support groups, Information and Referral, community prevention, and awareness education.

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Adult Child Abuse Survivor Counseling
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Advocacy
Human Trafficking Hotlines
In Person Crisis Intervention
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Anger/Violence Issues
Older Adults
Child Abuse Counseling
Sexual Assault Hotlines
LGBTQ2+ Helplines
Domestic Violence Shelters
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Specialized Information and Referral
Domestic Violence Issues
Bullying Helplines
Comprehensive Information and Referral
General Legal Aid
Domestic Violence Hotlines
General Crisis Intervention Hotlines

A Woman's Place - Victim Response Team

Provides in-person or virtual emergency victim assistance, crisis counseling, safety planning, and legal and other referrals immediately following an incident of domestic violence.

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Domestic Violence Issues
Lawyer Referral Services
General Crime Victim Assistance

Office of the Victim Advocate - Crime Victim Notification Registration

Provides notifications to crime victims regarding: A) Parole eligibility B) Release programs C) Escape and subsequent recapture D) Transfers to a state mental health facility E) Death F) Participation in the inmate apology bank G) Applications for clemency (pardon or commutation).

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Crime Victim Notification Services

Berks County District Attorney's Victim/Witness Assistance Unit - Assistance with Victim Impact Statements

Provides assistance with written and oral victim impact statements to assist victims in explaining how the crime has impacted their life.

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General Crime Victim Assistance

The Open Link - Domestic Violence Advocacy and Court Accompaniment

Provides victims of domestic violence with assistance navigating through the legal system. Advocates provide the following services: assistance with legal options for domestic violence victims, court accompaniment to preliminary hearings (district court level), and systems advocacy to effect social change.

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Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
General Crime Victim Assistance
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services

Dauphin County Victim/Witness Assistance Program - Crime Victim Support

Empowers and assists crime victims, witnesses, and significant others in reconstructing their lives through advocacy, support, information, and referrals. Includes services such as accompanying the victim to court and assisting with the crime victim compensation filing process.

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Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
General Crime Victim Assistance

Office of the Victim Advocate - Address Confidentiality Program

Provides victims with an alternate mailing address to keep their actual home address out of public records where their perpetrator may find their location. The confidential address may be used as a legal address for court and government records, including driver’s licenses, non-photo ID cards, vehicle registration, school records, voter registration, marriage licenses, and court petitions. The ACP forwards all first-class, registered and certified mail to the participant, free of charge.

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Sexual Assault Prevention
Child Abuse Prevention
Crime Victim Safety Planning
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Human Trafficking Prevention

Crime Victims Council of the Lehigh Valley - Crime Victims Support Services

Provides support and services to victims of all violence including sexual assault, their families and significant others. Offers support groups for rape survivors, children, pre-adolescents, teens, parents of sexually abused children, adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, male survivor's and homicide survivors. Other services include trained counselors who can accompany victims of violence to the emergency room, police departments or to court. Individual and support group counseling are available. Also provides education and resources on crime victimization and prevention for interested individuals and groups.

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Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
Sexual Assault Counseling
Crime Victims
Crime Victim/Witness Counseling
General Crime Victim Assistance
Sexual Assault Prevention
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Crime Victim Support Groups

Safe Journey - Protection From Abuse (PFA)

Provides protection from abuse assistance, accompaniment and transportation to court hearings.

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Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services

Center for Victims - General Victims' Services

Helps victims and witnesses navigate various institutions that can be confusing, such as criminal justice, medical, social welfare, and financial compensation. Advocates inform clients about court and other proceedings and provide much-needed support by accompanying them throughout the process.

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General Crime Victim Assistance

Washington County Court of Common Pleas - Crime Victim / Witness Assistance Program

Offers medical and legal advocacy services to all victims of violent crime, particularly rape, sexual assault, and incest; post trial advocacy, intervention and support counseling, explanations of criminal justice system, court accompaniment upon request, social service referrals, and pastoral care for victims. Assistance with and monitoring of PA Crime Victim Compensation claims.

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General Crime Victim Assistance