Military-Connected Victims’ Rights Advocates
Advocating for Military-Connected Survivors
Advocating for Military-Connected Survivors
One aspect of NCVLI’s work is an effort funded by the DOJ Office on Violence Against Women, called the Advocating for Military-Connected Survivors Project. This Project is a partnership of NCVLI and the National Organization for Victim Advocacy (NOVA) designed to provide specialized training and technical assistance (TTA) for criminal justice and allied professionals who respond to military members (active duty, Reservist, National Guard, and veteran) and military family members, who have been the victim of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and/or stalking. The NOVA/NCVLI Project Team is working to provide TTA that builds and strengthens military-civilian partnerships and coordinated community response (CCR) teams. This work facilitates trauma-informed, survivor-centered services and legal advocacy tailored to the unique needs of military-connected survivors, including connecting advocates and attorneys serving military-connected survivors through a Pro Bono Pairing Portal and supporting practitioners in military and civilian justice systems through the Military-Connected Victims Toolkit.
For more information about the Advocating for Military-Connected Survivors TTA Project, please contact the Project Team
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- NOVA: Please request TTA from NOVA here. For more information about the Project, please contact NOVA at MilitaryTTA@trynova.org.
- NCVLI: Please request TTA from NCVLI here. For more information about the Toolkit for Advocating for Military-Connected Victims, please contact NCVLI at ncvli@lclark.edu (subject line: “Toolkit for Advocating for Military-Connected Victims”).
Toolkit for Advocating for Military-Connected Victims
The Toolkit for Advocating for Military-Connected Victims contains a variety of tools and resources to help practitioners provide survivor-centered, trauma-informed, and collaborative advocacy for military-connected victims, including: interactive videos, tip sheets, checklists, quizzes, flash cards, and survivor interviews. Some of these tools can be directly accessed on this page. Register for free to access more Tools!
Please note that Tools may contain sensitive content concerning victimizations.
Learn from a Survivor Who Navigated Military & Civilian Systems
Survivor Interview – Dr. Diandra Poe
Tune in to learn from Dr. Diandra Poe, a veteran of the United States Army, survivor, and founder and President of Glass Soldier. Dr. Poe’s story highlights the challenges that victims may face when navigating justice systems and survivors’ resilience in the aftermath of a victimization.
Recorded Summer 2022
Communication Tips from an Experienced Military Victim Advocate
Understanding and Being Understood by Military-Connected Individuals
Check out this handout, available in English and Spanish, which presents civilian service providers with a foundation for understanding some of the characteristics, customs, styles and preferences that may be unique to military-connected individuals’ communications.
Authored Winter 2024
Practice Tips for Civilian Providers Working with Military-Connected Survivors for the First Time
What Civilian Providers Need to Know About Services and Referrals
Provided by Military Advocates
This video is part of a series, Interview with an Expert, in which an experienced military victim advocate answers questions from a civilian victims’ rights attorney about what civilian attorneys need to know when working with military-connected victims for the first time.
Recorded Winter 2024
All resources and information in this Toolkit, including these Tools, are intended for educational purposes only. As such, NCVLI, NOVA and the trainers make no warranty, express or implied, regarding any information they may provide in this Toolkit or the respective Tools. The information neither constitutes legal advice nor substitutes for legal advice. No attorney-client relationship is created with any person who uses this Toolkit or these Tools or any of the information contained in these resources. For additional resources relating to the protection, enforcement and advancement of crime victims’ rights, please visit NCVLI’s website at ncvli.org. For information on the pairing of crime victims with victims’ rights attorneys, please visit the National Alliance of Victims’ Rights Attorneys & Advocates (NAVRA), a key project of NCVLI, at navra.org.
Military-Connected Victims Trainings
For more information on how to volunteer as a pro bono attorney or how to list a case in need of a pro bono attorney, please contact NCVLI at navra@lclark.edu, subject (subject line: “Pro Bono Attorney – Military-Connected Crime Victims”).
This project is supported by Award No. 15JOVW-22-GK-04039-MUMU, awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication, conference agenda, or product, are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Department of Justice.