[Mdt_members] FW: Providing Effective Rights Enforcement Representation for Child Victims: April 22

Wed Apr 15 15:13:29 PDT 2015

Attached please find information on a presentation from the National Crime Victims Law Institute and the Office for Victims of Crime.

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April 22, 2015-Join an Online Discussion
Child Victims: Providing Effective Rights Enforcement Representation

On April 22, 2015, at 2 p.m. (eastern time), the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) will present a Web Forum discussion with Rebecca Khalil and Teresa Huizar on providing effective rights enforcement representation for child victims.

Ms. Khalil<http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ovcproviderforum/asp/guesthost.asp#RebeccaKhalil> is a staff attorney with the National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI), where she directed its Safeguarding Child-Victims' Rights Initiative from 2010-2012. At NCVLI, Ms. Khalil researches victims' rights laws and policies across the United States, drafts amicus briefs, provides technical legal assistance to attorneys and advocates nationwide, and creates and presents online and in-person trainings and webinars on a variety of victims' rights topics.

Ms. Huizar<http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ovcproviderforum/asp/guesthost.asp#TeresaHuizar> was appointed the Executive Director of National Children's Alliance on February 26th, 2008. Prior to her tenure with NCA, Ms. Huizar served as the Executive Director of the Western Regional Children's Advocacy Center, a technical assistance and training center for 200 Children's Advocacy Centers and multidisciplinary teams in 12 Western states. Over the course of her career, Ms. Huizar has headed two local Children's Advocacy Centers, coordinated Children's Advocacy Center efforts in the State of Colorado, conducted school-based child abuse prevention programs for more than 10,000 children, and facilitated psycho-educational groups for abused children. She also provides consultation internationally on effective child abuse intervention, most recently to the governments of Turkey and Peru.

For more information, visit the OVC Web Forum at http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ovcproviderforum.

OVC would appreciate your help in spreading the word about the upcoming Guest Host Session. Go to http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ovcproviderforum/asp/participate.asp for instructions on how to participate.

Attached are several resources for promoting this event to victim service providers and allied professionals in your state:
1) Downloadable Web banners: http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ovcproviderforum/asp/linktoforum.asp
2) E-mail/Listserv Announcement (attached)

Please contact A.J. Irion at the OVC Resource Center (301-240-7648 or albert.j.irion at lmco.com<mailto:albert.j.irion at lmco.com>) if you have any questions about the OVC Web Forum or the attached materials. Thanks in advance for your help in making this Guest Host Session a successful event for the victim services community.
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OVC's Web Forum<http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ovcproviderforum/index.asp> allows participants to tap into a national network of people with various backgrounds who face similar challenges and experiences. It is the perfect place for crime victim service providers and allied professionals to gain peer insight and support related to best practices in victim services. Please be reminded that the Web Forum is a public domain and personal or case information should not be shared.
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