Helpful Tips & Guidelines

Trauma Coping Tips

National Center for School Crisis & Bereavement Center

1 October Workshop with Dr. David Schonfeld: Supporting Children After Crisis & Loss

Parent Resource Guide

Teacher Resource Guide

Southern Nevada Health District Mental Health Resources

Managing Distress: Grounding Tips for Crime Victims, Survivors and Family Members of Mass Violence Incidents (MVIs)

Crisis Lines & 24/7 Support

Disaster Distress Helpline
The Disaster Distress Helpline offers 24-hour crisis intervention support:
Call:  1-800-985-5990
Text: ‘TalkWithUs’ to 66746.
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
En Español – Ayuda Para Prevención del Suicidio
1-800-273-8255

Understanding Your Victims of Crime Benefits

The Nevada Victims of Crime program may reimburse you (even if you are not a resident of Nevada) for expenses you have paid for counseling services after your insurance company pays its part related to the 1 October event. This can include co-pays. We recommend you talk to your insurance company to find out which participating providers are listed and trained as trauma therapists in your local community. For more information about expenses covered by the program, visit its website at voc.nv.gov/VOC/Covered_Expenses.

If you do not have insurance, your benefits have been exhausted, or there are other extenuating circumstances, please contact the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center. Our staff will work to connect you with a therapist in your community who is able to support you.

Nevada Victims of Crime Program

The Nevada Victims of Crime Program assists eligible victims of crime and their families in coping and recovering from physical, emotional, and financial impacts Even if you do not reside in Nevada, you may qualify. Please contact the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center for updates or if you have any questions about an application submitted for the Nevada Victims of Crime Program.

If you submitted an application to the Victims of Crime Program for the 1 October shooting and you would like to check the status of your application or verify your application has been received, please contact the Nevada Victims of Crime Program at 702-486-2740 or by email at vocp@admin.nv.gov.

California Victim Compensation Board

If you reside in California, you also may be eligible for assistance through the California Victim Compensation Board (CalVCB). Click here for information about CalVCB’s resources for victims of Route 91 or other mass violence events.

Other States

If you were affected by the Route 91 shooting and have questions about victim assistance and compensation programs in your state, visit ovc.gov/states to learn more.

If you feel you have been wrongly denied Victims of Crime benefits, please contact us.

Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada has staff available at the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center to assist anyone impacted by the tragic events of October 1, 2017, with civil legal needs. Civil legal needs include insurance issues, debt collection, housing issues, employment, and more. We encourage you to contact the Resiliency Center to learn more about these services by calling 702-455-AIDE (2433) or 1-833-299-2433. Regular business hours are Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 pm.

Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada and the State Bar of Nevada are committed to providing legal assistance to those affected by the Las Vegas tragedy in the following areas:

• • Employment issues
  • Probate and estate matters including powers of attorney
  • Immigration issues
  • Insurance claims
  • Landlord-tenant issues
  • Family law (custody, divorce, guardianship, and more)
  • Debt collection
  • Public benefits

Please Note: We do not provide legal assistance with claims for personal injury, wrongful death, or negligence. If you are looking for legal representation for claims related to personal injury, wrongful death, or negligence, please contact the State Bar Lawyer Referral and Information Service at  702-382-0504 or  800-789-5747.

• • Legal and Financial Toolkit: English |  Español
  •  Vegas Strong Investment and Financial Planning Toolkit

If you would like to donate to the Resiliency Center, visit our donations page

The following resource links are not services of and are not overseen, monitored, or distributed by the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center, Clark County, the state of Nevada, or the Nevada Victims of Crime Program. These funds were established as separate and distinct funding sources with their own application processes, rules, and eligibility requirements. Funds have also been raised through various private GoFundMe accounts; however, we do not have access to that information. 

The National Compassion Fund is a program of the National Center for Victims of Crime that allows the public to donate to victims of mass casualty crimes. The National Compassion Fund is no longer collecting donations for the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting. For more information about the National Compassion Fund, please visit nationalcompassionfund.org/fund/las-vegas.

The Las Vegas Victims Fund is a Nevada non-profit corporation created to oversee the consolidation and distribution of donated funds for the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting. The Las Vegas Victims Fund was overseen by a board of directors, which appointed a committee consisting of various individuals from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, major donors to the fund, Catholic Charities, victims’ advocates, mental health professionals, lawyers, physicians, and others. This committee established protocols and guidelines to disburse collected funds to the victims and families of 1 October. Administrative services were provided through the National Compassion Fund, which previously administered funds for victims of mass casualty crimes in Texas, Tennessee, Colorado, and Florida. Disbursements from this fund have been completed.

If you are experiencing emergency financial need, the Resiliency Center can help. Visit our page on emergency financial assistance to review the policies and procedures, and download the application.

If you are experiencing other financial issues, contact us to explore options and available resources.

FBI’s Victim Services Division

The FBI has collected and cataloged thousands of belongings left behind at the Route 91 Harvest Festival venue. All requests for belongings lost at the festival site are processed through the FBI’s Victim Services Division website. Event attendees also can email inquiries to the FBI at  LVFestivalAssist@fbi.gov.

The FBI and its partners make every effort to connect individuals who attended the Route 91 Harvest Festival with belongings recovered at the venue following the incident on October 1, 2017.

If you need additional information, please email the FBI’s Victim Services Division at LVFestivalAssist@fbi.gov. Please note that this email is for victims of the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting only. Their website should not be used to submit tips or leads. They appreciate your cooperation.