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Offers support services to victims and witnesses of crime. Provides information on the criminal justice system. Provides referrals to government and private agencies, and assists with applications to a federally-funded Crime Victim Compensation program.

Provides advocacy and support services for crime victims and their loved ones.

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.

Provides free and confidential supportive services for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and violent crimes, and their loved ones.

Legal advocate available to accompany victims to the police station and court hearings, and provide support during difficult times. The medical advocate, available 24 hours a day, can accompany a victim to the Emergency Room, as well as to doctor's appointments or hospital visits.

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.

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.

Provides basic orientation of criminal justice and juvenile justice systems, along with courtroom tours upon request.

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.

Combats violence by intervening where violence is most prevalent. Works to provide those involved in criminal activities with positive alternatives. Responds to neighborhood crises with mediation and resources to support anyone looking for a peaceful alternative.

Prosecutes criminal matters at all stages of the process, including preliminary hearings, pre-trial conferences, guilty pleas, trials, appeals, and collateral proceedings.

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.

Provides assistance with enrolling in the state/county prisoner release notification program

Provides advocacy and facilitates the process of submitting comments for potential parole release and clemency hearings.

Offers county operations, including administration/human resources, economic development, corrections, court services, fiscal affairs, human services, public works, and the offices of the Coroner, Public Defender, Sheriff, and Solicitor. Information on county services.

Provides victim Advocates who are trained and certified to assist DUI victims with the criminal justice proceedings and, in many cases, will accompany victims to court. Victim advocates are there for grief support and may provide a list of local professional counselors, civil attorneys, and clergy who are skilled at working with crash victims. MADD provides free, 24/7 support and resources for victims and survivors of impaired driving crashes

Provides general crime victim support, crisis intervention hotlines, in-person intervention, encouragement, information, and assistance to victims of crime and their significant others. This includes helping victims navigate the legal system or explore their reporting options. Offers crisis intervention, as well as information and referrals to appropriate legal and community resources.

Helps crime victims and witnesses navigate through the criminal justice system. Victims have the right to be notified of court proceedings, to have plea input, to provide a victim impact statement to the court, to request restitution or victim's compensation, and to be accompanied to all court proceedings by an advocate.

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

Accompaniment to the hospital, legal services, police or other helping agencies.

Offers assistance with filing claims for monetary victim compensation and medical expenses, etc.

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.

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).

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

Provides assistance with court supervision services: DUI, shoplifters, juvenile probation, urine analysis, community services, victim services.