National Crime Victims’ Rights Week began in 1981 and a lot has happened in communities across the nation to elevate the voices of crime survivors since then. The 2023 theme—Survivor Voices: Elevate. Engage. Effect Change.—challenges communities to examine whether or not their crime survivors are heard, believed, and supported when they come forward. If we…
“Happy Holidays” seems innocuous enough, a simple greeting we frequently use beginning in early December through the new year to greet loved ones and strangers alike. Even with all of our cultural and religious differences, it seems everyone celebrates something during this time. Schools provide a large winter break, employers often throw holiday parties for…
November opens the holiday season and with it, many mixed feelings and emotions. Cute pictures from Halloween of costumed pets and kids still fill newsfeeds as daily posts of thanksgiving start to roll in. It can seem like everyone around us is ushering in the season with delight as fall fills the air. However, it…
The Vegas Strong Resiliency Center is pleased to join other victim service providers and allied professionals throughout the nation in celebrating the 40th anniversary of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 18 through 24. It is a week to honor the many achievements in the victim services realm as well as a time to reflect…