TOLEDO, Ohio — Hundreds of the nation's chief prosecutors from across the political spectrum have come together to agree on one cause: supporting the victims of crimes. These 700 prosecutors have ...

An attendee looks at a series of banners for the National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Candlelight Vigil on the National Mall on April 24, 2024, in Washington, D.C. The Justice Department’s Office for ...

Funding for core victim-support services is being cut by 4.2% in 2025, which organisations say will have a "devastating" impact when combined with National Insurance rises. The cut follows government ...

In 2023, Colorado domestic violence programs received 15,000 calls in one day from victims requesting services. Of those, 200 came from residents in crisis who needed emergency shelter. However, half ...

Cuts to funding for victims’ services is a “false economy” which costs more to the taxpayer than it saves, a charity has warned, saying that services are now at a “crisis point” in Britain. Analysis ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Advocates are warning Virginia lawmakers they could run out of money entirely by this time next year and said they have already cut non-essential services. "Just imagine if your ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Police Department's Victim Services Unit is a program led by social workers to provide support for victims of crime and people who have lost loved ones. "We are ...

NORRISTOWN — As the young woman sat in a local hospital nervously waiting for an examination during one of the most stressful times of her life after being sexually assaulted, she found comfort and ...