New
Resource on Helping Teen Victims
Download our new guide for victim service
providers,
Reaching and Serving Teen Victims: A Practical
Handbook. The handbook discusses adolescent
development; the unique impact of victimization on teens;
and strategies for assessing local teen victimization, creating
effective outreach activities, making service environments teen-friendly,
and interacting with teens in helpful and productive ways. The guide also
includes guidance on parent and family involvement and mandatory reporting.
Free hard copies of the handbook may be ordered through the
National Crime Prevention Council Fulfillment Center at 1-800-NCPC-911
or from the NCPC Web site at
www.mcgruffstore.org. Shipping charges
apply.
This document was produced as part of the
YOVA
project, a partnership with the National Crime Prevention
Council, funded by the Office for Victims of Crime, to support youth-adult teams
in designing and implementing youth-led outreach campaigns on teen victimization
topics.
