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Mujeres Latinas en Accion offers crisis intervention, individual and group counseling, adult and child therapy, legal and medical advocacy, community education, professional and volunteer trainings, and referrals to other resources.
Services
Child Sexual Abuse Counseling
Sexual Assault Counseling
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Northwest Center Against Sexual Assault offers medical advocacy 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at hospital emergency rooms. Whenever a survivor presents at the hospital for treatment, the hospital calls the hotline, and an advocate is sent out to sit with the survivor. The advocate offers emotional support, provides information on sexual violence, and gives any necessary referrals.
Services
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Sexual Assault Issues
The Basta! (Enough!) Domestic Violence Program provides a wide range of counseling and supportive services for survivors of domestic violence. The top priority of the program is to keep victims and their vulnerable family members safe. They operate under a trauma-informed, strength-based model that emphasizes empowerment and independent decision-making. Participants are given information, encouragement, and support in order to rebuild their lives and achieve safety, self-sufficiency, and peace for themselves and their families.
Services
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Crime Victim Safety Planning
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
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.
Services
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Counseling for Children Affected by Domestic Violence
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
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.
Services
Crime Victim Safety Planning
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Criminal Victim/Informant Visas
Visas for Victims of Human Trafficking
The resiliency services team is composed of two departments: victim advocacy and case management. Victim advocates walk with families and individuals directly affected by violence. They attend to the physical, emotional, financial, and spiritual well-being of victims on their journey towards healing. Case managers work with participants to achieve their employment, educational, and housing goals. They provide connections to community resources, intense engagement, advocacy, and mentorship.
Services
General Crime Victim Assistance
Mujeres Latinas en Accion offers crisis intervention, individual and group counseling, adult and child therapy, legal and medical advocacy, community education, professional and volunteer trainings, and referrals to other resources.
Services
Child Sexual Abuse Counseling
Sexual Assault Counseling
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
City of Evanston provides social services to crime victims and witnesses and to residents seeking social service assistance in non-crime situations. Youth Services also provides family support and intervention services for youth-related crises and youth offenders.
Services
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Community Service Work Crews
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Child Abuse Protective/Restraining Orders
In Person Crisis Intervention
Sexual Assault Protective/Restraining Orders
Shelter Information Services
Health Related Advocacy Groups
Crime Victim Safety Planning
Crime Victim/Witness Related No Contact Orders
Criminal Temporary Protective Orders
CTJC confronts the isolation inherent in navigating the criminal legal system by organizing supporters to show up in solidarity at survivors' court dates. In doing so, they hold survivors and their family members in the community as their experiences evolve and take shape within the constructs of an oppressive criminal legal system. They strategize with survivors and advocates to guide the ongoing work of our movement for justice.
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Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
US Department of Veterans Affairs - Chicago Vet Center facilitates support groups for survivors of sexual assault.
Services
General Crime Victim Assistance
Chicago Cultural Performing Arts & Media Alliance has developed a comprehensive violence prevention strategy where neighborhood institutions and community leaders come together to coordinate resources and services to make a safer community. Street outreach workers will be employed to mediate conflicts and prevent retaliatory violence between those who are at risk to commit or to become the victims of firearm violence. Victim services workers/advocates helps families and victims of violence recover from physical and emotional trauma caused by the violence by empowering them with skills, services, and opportunities. Case management services also offered.
Services
General Crime Victim Assistance
Youth Violence Prevention
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.
Services
Criminal Temporary Protective Orders
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Crime Victim Safety Planning
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Divorce Mediation
The Basta! (Enough!) Domestic Violence Program provides a wide range of counseling and supportive services for survivors of domestic violence. The top priority of the program is to keep victims and their vulnerable family members safe. They operate under a trauma-informed, strength-based model that emphasizes empowerment and independent decision-making. Participants are given information, encouragement, and support in order to rebuild their lives and achieve safety, self-sufficiency, and peace for themselves and their families.
Services
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Crime Victim Safety Planning
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Santa Teresa De Avila Episcopal Church offers a women's support group for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault where they can share, learn from each other's experiences, and learn about other topics. This program is offered through the Corazón de Valor y Fortaleza organization.
Services
General Crime Victim Assistance
The resiliency services team is composed of two departments: victim advocacy and case management. Victim advocates walk with families and individuals directly affected by violence. They attend to the physical, emotional, financial, and spiritual well-being of victims on their journey towards healing. Case managers work with participants to achieve their employment, educational, and housing goals. They provide connections to community resources, intense engagement, advocacy, and mentorship.
Services
General Crime Victim Assistance
Incarnation- St. Terrance Catholic Church provides a support group for survivors of domestic violence.
Services
General Crime Victim Assistance
The YWCA provides 24-hour Medical and Criminal Justice services to survivors of sexual violence. The YWCA Medical and Criminal Justice Program helps to reduce the trauma and help with the healing process. Advocates will provide emotional support and information during the medical and criminal justice procedures to sexual assault survivors, non-offending significant others, and non-offending family members. Medical advocates provide 24-hour support to survivors. Legal advocates provide support through police and court proceedings.
Services
Sexual Assault Issues
Specialized Crime Victim 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.
Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE) provides free legal services for survivors of sexual assault, sexual stalking, and sex trafficking with any background or identity who were harmed in Cook County, IL, and are aged 13+. The attorneys assist survivors in criminal and civil matters.CAASE cannot accept cases involving criminal defense, divorce, custody, property in common or other family court issues, immigration, or cases that involve survivors who do not want to participate in a legal process, even if they are minors. If CAASE can't assist you, they will try to connect you to another attorney and support resources.
Services
Emergency Protective Orders
Revenge Porn Reporting
Sexual Assault Protective/Restraining Orders
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Stalking/Harassment Orders
The Basta! (Enough!) Domestic Violence Program provides a wide range of counseling and supportive services for survivors of domestic violence. The top priority of the program is to keep victims and their vulnerable family members safe. They operate under a trauma-informed, strength-based model that emphasizes empowerment and independent decision-making. Participants are given information, encouragement, and support in order to rebuild their lives and achieve safety, self-sufficiency, and peace for themselves and their families.
Services
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Crime Victim Safety Planning
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
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.
Services
Criminal Temporary Protective Orders
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Crime Victim Safety Planning
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Divorce Mediation
Mujeres Latinas en Accion offers crisis intervention, individual and group counseling, adult and child therapy, legal and medical advocacy, community education, professional and volunteer trainings, and referrals to other resources.
Services
Child Sexual Abuse Counseling
Sexual Assault Counseling
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
- State's Attorney is legal advisor and counselor for all county officials (including property tax appeals) and chief prosecuting officer of the county.
- If someone feels that he/she is the victim of a crime (as opposed to a civil matter) the crime should be reported it to the police for investigation.
- After the investigation is complete, an Assistant’s State’s Attorney will discuss the matter and advise on filing a criminal case.
- Emergency referrals will be made to appropriate community service agencies as needed.
- Support is given to intimidated witnesses, and any citizen is eligible to inquire and there is no fee for any services of the State's Attorney's Office.
Services
State's Attorney
Protective/Restraining Orders
Crime Victim Support
Provides legislative and victim advocacy services in addition to child support suits, facilitating criminal prosecution, and a number of additional court programs.
Services
Crime Victim Support
Protective/Restraining Orders
State's Attorney
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Prosecutes criminal violations of Illinois law within Knox County. The office provides services to victims and witnesses guiding them through the legal system.
For cases where a violent crime has been committed and in which criminal charges have feen filed, the Victim Advocate provides:
- Emotional support.
- Court advocacy.
- Service referrals.
- Case status updates.
- Scheduling information for victims or survivors of violent crimes once the criminal case has been filed.
In addition, the office provides child support enforcement services through a joint venture with the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
Services
Crime Victim Support
Protective/Restraining Orders
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
State's Attorney