Vermont Crime Victim Forums Have you been impacted by crime in Vermont? Please share your perspective! The Center for Crime Victim Services (CCVS) is hosting a series of forums around Vermont to provide an opportunity for all victims and survivors of crime, including business owners and family members, to share… Read More
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    At the beginning of 2018 Vermont passed a new law enabling minors to seek mental health treatment without needing a parent’s consent. Consent by minors for mental health treatment A minor may give consent to receive any legally authorized outpatient treatment from a mental health professional, as defined… Read More
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          We will be closed on Memorial Day, May 28, 2018. We will reopen on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 8:30am. Read More
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In honor of Police of Week VCCVS honors local law enforcement.  In order to make Compensation applications eligible law enforcement plays an important role; for more information on eligibility see Support For Victims. Police week started in 1962 with a proclamation from President Kennedy designating May 15 as Peace… Read More
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2018 Crime Victim Service Award Winners   State Based Advocate: Naomi Ross, Rutland County State’s Attorney Advocate and Kathryn Brayton, Victim Services Director, Major Crimes VT State Police Community Based Advocate:  Rita Neopaney, Africans Living in Vermont and Rain Banbury, Parallel Justice Program of the Burlington Community Justice… Read More
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  What is victim blaming? Victim blaming is when the victim of a crime or any wrongful act is held entirely or partially at fault for the harm that befell them (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victim_blaming)   Why is addressing victim blaming important? If victim blaming is normalized through attitudes and beliefs… Read More
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2018 Crime Victim Rights Week Celebration Please join us in celebrating the National Crime Victims’ Rights’ Week Our annual celebration honors survivors, advocates and victim services providers with morning workshop (registration required), a keynote presentation and a Crime Victim Service Awards Ceremony.  The awards ceremony begins at 1:00 pm… Read More
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The Significance of the Vermont Crime Victim Service Awards As the discipline of crime victim services has grown over the years, so has the number of remarkable individuals and organizations who significantly contribute to its success. Today, the field includes countless people and programs that have, through vision, action, dedication… Read More
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    Approximately 1.5 million high school students nationwide experience physical abuse from a dating partner. [http://www.loveisrespect.org/resources/teendvmonth/] The week of Feb. 12-16 is Respect Week This year Feb 13 is Wear Orange Day.  Wear Orange Day is a national day of awareness where everyone is encouraged to wear orange in… Read More
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January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month January 11, 2018 is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day   Human Trafficking Human trafficking is modern-day slavery and involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act. Human trafficking is a… Read More
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          We will be closed on Christmas Day – Monday, December 25, 2017. We will reopen on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at 08:30 am. We will remain open for the week. Read More
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