The National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA), in partnership with the National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI), is excited to invite civilian victim advocates, criminal justice professionals, and professionals working with military-connected victims in Colorado, Kansas, Maine, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma to attend a FREE Virtual Training Course on Building Military-Civilian Collaborative Community Responses to expand and enhance support for military-connected victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Register here

Who: The following civilian victim advocates, criminal justice professionals, and professionals working with military-connected victims in Colorado, Kansas, Maine, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma are invited to register:

• Community-based victim advocates
• System-based victim advocates
• Civilian law enforcement
• District Attorney’s offices
• Victims’ rights attorneys
• Civilian judges and courts
• Medical responders including SANE teams
• Pre-trial services
• Probation and parole officers
• Other civilian first responders serving on multidisciplinary CCR teams

Offered in Partnership with: Colorado Sexual Assault Coalition (CCASA) and Kansas Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence (KCSDV)

Topics to be discussed include: Military Culture, Victims’ Rights, Military Investigative Process & Justice System, Military Protective Orders, Compensation Programs, Risk Assessment and Safety Planning

This training is pre-approved by the National Advocate Credentialing Program (NACP)® for 14 CEU hours. All participants who fulfill course requirements will receive a Certificate of Completion at the conclusion of the training.

More information on NOVA/NCVLI’s Military Members and Families Project including a calendar of upcoming events can be found on NOVA’s website.

Questions? AngelaDuhon@trynova.org

This project is supported by Grant No. 2019-TA-AX-K019 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.