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Incarnation- St. Terrance Catholic Church provides a support group for survivors of domestic violence.
Institute for Nonviolence Chicago provides victim advocates who show up to support victims and their families either at the scene or the hospital. Advocates stay close to victims and their allies to provide counseling, medical care, financial and legal support-whatever it takes to manage trauma and ease suffering.
Provides legal services to immigrant crime survivors
Stops contact from an offender who is currently in custody in a correctional center or on parole.
Offers mobile app for residents to anonymously submit crime tips to the Sheriff's office. Users can also receive alerts about local news happening in Lake County. Other features the application offers include: - Inmate search - Sex offender search - Obtaining police reports - File a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request
Assists victims of domestic violence and sexual assault with court issues. Helps file paperwork for no contact and orders of protection. Provides continued support in the courtroom and connection to legal services. **Orders of protection can now be filed virtually. Application can be done over the phone and clients can be seen in a virtual courtroom**
Provides medical and legal advocacy for victims of sexual violence. Can accompany victims to hospital, emergency room, police station, and court.
Provides advocacy assistance to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence and other crisis situations; services may include accompanying victims to court and assisting in obtaining restraining orders or orders of protection.
Provides supportive services to crime victims such as crisis intervention, criminal justice system information, case management, court advocacy, and more.
Court Advocacy: Provides legal advocacy for victims of abuse and will accompany victims to obtain orders of protection.

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Crime Victim Support
Serves as an advocate for crime victims; informs victims and helps them obtain information on Missouri Crime Victim's Compensation Program.
Provides advocacy services for crime victims.
Provides information, support, assistance, accompaniment and intervention with any aspect of the civil or criminal legal system on behalf of a victim.
Provides medical and legal advocacy for victims of sexual violence. Can accompany victims to hospital, emergency room, police station, and court.
Assists and informs victims of crimes while they are involved in the criminal justice system.
Victim Awareness Project: Provides program where offender is exposed to the impact of their crimes, invited to learn empathy and encouraged to learn new ways of acting and being in the community.
Court Advocate available to clients who need assistance with Ex Parte/ restraining orders. Also will accompany client to court proceedings.

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Crime Victim Support
Crime Victim Services: Provides information about victim rights and the operation of family court to victims of felony offenses and crimes against persons. Also, assists in restitution, escorts to court and referral for services.
Crisis Center of South Suburbia court advocates inform victims of domestic or dating violence of their rights under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act, serve as a liaison in the judicial system, prepare orders of protection, and provide follow-up services to review safety plans and court cases. Informational materials about other legal remedies and victim resources such as Crime Victims' Compensation, Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act, Safe Homes Act and Automated Victim Notification are also provided.

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Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Domestic Violence Issues
Centers' For New Horizons Violence Prevention and Intervention (VPI) department has a comprehensive, trauma-informed approach to violence prevention that works to reduce the impact of continued exposure to traumatic stress from community violence.

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General Crime Victim Assistance
Crime Victim Support Groups
Life Span's domestic violence legal program is staffed by 15 attorneys, four paralegals, and four criminal court advocates who have expertise and years of experience in contested family law cases and criminal court advocacy. They operate a number of innovative and collaborative programs specifically created to reach underserved populations.Life Span assists with the following: divorce and parentage, child and spousal support, civil no contact orders, Allocation of Parental Responsibilities and Parenting Time (formerly called Custody and Visitation), and more.

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Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Crime Victim Safety Planning
Criminal Temporary Protective Orders
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Divorce Mediation
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
The Illinois Crime Victims Compensation Program offers reimbursement up to $45,000 ($27,000 for crimes before 8/7/22) for expenses incurred by eligible victims due to a violent crime.
For the healing and prevention of domestic violence, Mujeres offers crisis intervention, a 24 hour crisis line, individual and group counseling, adult and child therapy, court advocacy, community education, professional and volunteer trainings, and referrals to shelters and other resources.

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Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Counseling for Children Affected by Domestic Violence
The Domestic Violence Law Practice at NSLAC provides free domestic violence legal services to at-risk survivors. Domestic violence is any systematic behavior - whether physical, verbal, emotional, or sexual - used to gain power and control over another person. Their team uses a careful trauma-informed approach to mitigate the effects of domestic violence on survivors and their families.

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Crime Victim Safety Planning
Visas for Victims of Human Trafficking
Criminal Victim/Informant Visas
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services