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CHILD ABUSE VICTIM COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS IN PENNSYLVANIA
Crime victims compensation programs in Pennsylvania and throughout the United States provide important and needed help and financial assistance to victims of crime.
As a result of being a victim of child abuse, the crime victim's family and loved ones will most likely have to bear the burden of the financial costs associated with the child abuse victim in addition to their recovering from the physical injuries and overcoming post traumatic stress.
The good news is that help is available!
Being a victim of violence or abuse places a tremendous amount of the stress on the victims and their families. They should not have to be concerned with worrying about paying the bills associated with their medical services, counseling services, lost income or funeral and burial expenses where a loved died as a result of being a victim.
Luckily, each state has a crime victim compensation program and a number of them receive funds under the Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) that allows them to offer financial help to child abuse victims and their families.
In addition to the government funds, the crime victims compensation fund in most states obtain this money almost exclusively from the penalties, fees and fines assessed the perpetrators and criminals who were found guilty of the crime. This provides the states with the resources to also fund programs that provide crime victim assistance and services in your area.
In Pennsylvania, a victim of child abuse can apply to receive money from the crime victims' compensation fund by filing an application with the Victim Compensation Assistance Program (VCAP) of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD), also referred to as the Office of Victim Services (OVS).
If you or a member of your family was a victim of rape, domestic violence, murder or homicide, child abuse, harassment, intimate partner violence or violence against women, assault, arson, sexual assault, stalking, domestic abuse, elder abuse, gang violence or if someone has violated your order of protection (OOP) or protection from abuse order (PFA), we can help you submit an application to see how much help you qualify for.
- Medical, dental and mental health counseling bills and expenses
- Child care costs
- Burial and funeral costs and expenses
- Loss of earnings or loss of support
- Transportation and costs and expenses
- Crime Scene clean-up
- Reimbursement for stolen cash
- Relocation expenses and costs
- Attorney fees
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CHILD ABUSE VICTIM HELP AND ASSISTANCE IN PENNSYLVANIA
You should know, while the victim of crime compensation programs for all states are different and are administered under each state's own laws, the application process can be sometimes be lengthily and requiring extensive follow up by the child abuse victim or claimant. This is why it can be extremely beneficial to work with a child abuse victim advocate or child abuse victim attorney who specializes in criminal injury compensation and who can advise you of your child abuse victim's rights.
However, all states have similar basic requirements to assess eligibility for financial help and assistance for the victim. In general, a victim is required to do the following:
- Timely notify and file a report with the police, troopers, sheriff or child protective services, family court or other criminal justice authority or agency responsible for the enforcement of the law
- Cooperate with law enforcement, the district attorney (DA) and prosecutors in the investigation and prosecution of the claim
- Submit and file a crime victim compensation application within the allowed time period (exceptions may apply)
- Have an un-reimbursed expense or loss not being paid for by insurance or another government benefit program (crime victim compensation assistance programs are payers of last resort)
- That you are not responsible for are engaging in some improper act that contributed to the crime
- The location, arrest or conviction of the criminal or perpetrator is not a requirement (a prime example is being injured as a result of being a victim of hit and run.)
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CHILD ABUSE VICTIM SERVICES IN PENNSYLVANIA
The crime victim services are performed by devoted crime victim advocates who will be working with you and assisting you with getting child abuse victim support services that you need as well as helping you recover the maximum amount of money and obtain compensation from the Office of Victim Services, the Victims Compensation Assistance Program, the Victims of Crime Compensation Office or Office of the Attorney General in the state where you either live or where the crime happened.
Each and every professional that will be helping you is dedicated to both your financial recovery and your physical and mental recovery too.
CHILD ABUSE VICTIM ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND CENTERS IN PENNSYLVANIA
These are some of the Victim Assistance Programs (VAP) throughout your state that offer programs that may help the child abuse victim or assist you if you need additional support services.
Crime Victim Center of Erie County, Inc.
Crawford County Victim Services
Crawford County Juvenile Probation Department
Crisis Shelter of Lawrence County
Lawrence County Government Center
MADD
S.T.T.A.R.S Program
Greene County Victim Services
Venango County Victim Services
Clarion County District Attorney's Office
Armstrong County Victim Services
Crisis Center North, Inc.
The Center for Victims of Violence and Crime
Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office
Crime Victims' Center of Fayette County
Victim Services, Inc.
Cambria County Juvenile Probation Department
Children's Advocacy Center of Indiana County
Clearfield County Victim Program
Community Action Crossroads Project
YWCA Victims' Resource Center
Potter County Victim Services
HAVEN of Tioga County
Clinton County Victim Services
Centre County District Attorney's Office
Blair County Juvenile Probation Department
WIN - Victim Services
Adams County Children's Advocacy Center
Safe Home/ YWCA
Cumberland County District Attorney's Office
The Abuse Network
Susquehanna Valley Women in Transition
Lycoming County District Attorney's Office
Children's Advocacy Center of Northeastern PA
Sullivan County District Attorney's Office
Montour County District Attorney's Office
Dauphin County Victim Services
YWCA of Greater Harrisburg
Northumberland County Juvenile Probation Department
Sexual Assault Resource and Counseling Center of Lebanon County
Sexual Assault Prevention and Counseling Center YWCA of Lancaster
Lancaster County Juvenile Probation Unit
York County Children's Advocacy Center
Schuylkill Women in Crisis
Luzerne County District Attorney's Office
Women's Resource Center, Inc.
Wayne County Victim Services
Pike County District Attorney's Office
Domestic Violence Service Center
Turning Point of the Lehigh Valley
Northamptom County Juvenile Probation Department
Lehigh County Victim Services
Berks County Juvenile Court Victim Services
A Woman's Place
Bucks County District Attorney's Office
Motgomery County Juvenile Probation Department
Victim Services Center of Montgomery County
Women's Center of Montgomery County Bryn Mawr Office
Domestic Violence Center of Chester County West Chester Office
Philadelphia County Victim Impact Unit Adult Probation and Parole Department
Philadelphia County District Attorney's Office
Lutheran Settlement House Biolingual Domestic Violence Project
Women Organized Against Rape
Philadelphia Northeast Victim Services
Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County
Delaware County Parents of Murdered Children
Protection From Abuse Coordinated Services, Inc.
Crawford County District Attorney's Office
Women's Services, Inc
Lawrence County Victim Services
Beaver County Victim Services
Washington County Victim Services
The CARE Center, Inc.
Warren/Forest Victim Witness Program
Venargo County District Attorney's Office
SAFE, Inc.
Armstrong District Attorney's Office
Family Resources
Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh
The Blackburn Center
Somerset County Victim Services
Somerset County Juvenile Court Victim Services and Juvenile Probation Services
Cambria County Juvenile Victim Services
Indiana County Victim Services
Jefferson County Juvenile Court Victim Services
McKean County Juvenile Court Victim Services
Potter County District Attorney's Office
Tioga County Victim Services
Tioga County Probation Department
Clinton County District Attorney's Office
Domestic Abuse Project
Blair County Victim Services
Franklin County Victim Services
Pinnacle Health Children's Resource Center
Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland and Perry Counties
YWCA of Carlisle
Juniata County Victim Services
Snyder County District Attorney's Office
Lycoming County Victim Services
YWCA - Wise Options
Sullivan County Victim Services
Columbia County Juvenile Court Victim Services
Columbia County Victim Services
Dauphin County Victim Services
Dauphin County Victim Services
Susquehanna Valley Women in Transition
Northumberland County Victim Services
Lebanon County Victim Services District Attorney's Office
Lancaster County Victim Services
York County Victim Services
SAFE Home/YWCA of Hanover
Schuylkill County Victim Services
Domestic Violence Service Center
Children's Advocacy Center of North Eastern PA
Children's Advocacy Center of North Eastern PA
Safe Haven of Pike County
Monroe County Victim Services
Carbon County Victim Services
Northampton County Victim Services
Turning Point of the Lehigh Valley
Lehigh County District Attorney's Office
Berks County Victim Services
Bucks County Juvenile Court
Network of Victim Assistance
Lincoln Center for Family and Youth
Women's Center of Montgomery County Pottstown Office
Women's Center of Montgomery County Administration Office
Domestic Violence Center of Chester County Kennett Square Office
Anti Violence Partner of Philadelphia
CARIE-Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly
Families of Murder Victims
Philadelphia Children's Alliance
Philadelphia West/Southwest Victim Services
Philadelphia East Division Crime Victim Services
Philadelphia Police Department, 24th Police District
Delaware County Juvenile Court Victim Services
Safe Horizons Services for Women, Inc
PPC Violence Free Network
AWARE, Inc
Mercer County District Attorney's Office
Beaver County District Attorney's Office
Washington County District Attorney's Office
Greene County Women's Center
A SAFE Place, Inc.
PASSAGES, Inc.
Victim Outreach Intervention Center
HAVIN, Inc.
Pittsburgh Action Against Rape
Allegheny County Juvenile Court Victim Services; Allegheny County Juvenile Court
Domestic Violence Services of Fayette County, Inc.
Women's Help Center, Inc.
Your Safe Haven
Women's Help Center, Inc.
Indiana District Attorney's Office
Jefferson County District Attorney's Office
CAPSEA, Inc.
McKean County Juvenile Probation
A Way Out: Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services
Tioga County District Attorney's Office
Centre County Women's Resource Center, Inc.
Family Services Incorporated
Blair County District Attorney's Office
Pinnacle Health Children's Resource Center
Survivors, Inc.
Cumberland County Victim Services West Shore Office
YWCA of Greater Harrisburg
Juniata County District Attorney's Office
Union County Victim Services
Abuse and Rape Crisis Center
Bradford County Victim Services
Pegasus CAC
Columbia County Juvenile Probation Department
Columbia County District Attorney's Office
Homicide Support Advocate Harrisburg City Police Department
Northumberland County Juvenile Court Victim Services
Northumberland County District Attorney's Office
Domestic Violence Services of Lancaster County
Lancaster County District Attorney's Office
Victim Assistance Center
Schuylkill County District Attorney's Office
Victims Resource Center
Pegasus CAC
Lackawanna County Victim Services
Wayne County District Attorney's Office
Monroe County District Attorney's Office
Carbon County District Attorney's Office
Northampton County District Attorney's Office
Crime Victims Council of the Lehigh Valley
Berks County District Attorney's Office
Bucks County Victim Services
Laurel House
Montgomery County Victim Services
Women's Advocacy Project
Women's Center of Montgomery County Norristown Office
Women's Center of Montgomery County Colmar Office
Domestic Violence Center of Chester County Coatesville Office
Congreso De Latinos Unidos, Inc.
Philadelphia County Juvenile Victim Services
Support Center for Child Advocates
Women Against Abuse, Inc.
Philadelphia Northwest Victim Services
Philadelphia South Victim Services
Philadelphia North Central Victim Services
Senior Victim Services, Inc.
SafeNet
Crawford County Juvenile Court Victims Services
Mercer County Victim Services
Lawrence County District Attorney's Office
Women's Center of Beaver County
S.P.H.S. C.A.R.E. Center
Washington Women's Shelter, Inc.
Forest County Victim Services
Clarion County Victim Services
Butler County Victim Services
Butler County District Attorney's Office
Alle-Kiski Area HOPE Center
Womansplace
Westmoreland County Victim Services
Fayette County Victim Services Fayette County District Attorney's Office
Somerset County District Attorney's Office
Victim Services, Inc. Administrative/Counseling Office
Alice Paul House
Community Action Crossroads Project
Clearfield County District Attorney's Office
McKean County Victim Services
Cameron County Victim Services
Tioga County District Attorney's Office
Clinton County Women's Center
Centre County Victim Services
Blair County Juvenile Court Victim Services
Huntingdon House
Fulton County Victim Services
Adams County Victim Witness Assistance Program
Cumberland County Victim Services
Perry County Victim Services
Mifflin County Victim Services
Snyder County Victim Services
Union County District Attorney's Office
Bradford County District Attorney's Office
Beyond Violence
The Women's Center, Inc. of Columbia/Montour
Montour County Victim Services
Homicide Support Advocate Harrisburg City Police Department
Dauphin County Juvenile Court Victim Services
Domestic Violence Intervention of Lebanon County, Inc.
Lancaster Area Victim Offender Reconciliation Program
Lancaster County Juvenile Court Victim Services
ACCESS-York, Inc.
SARCC of Schuylkill County
Luzerne County Victim Services
Susquehanna County Victim Services
Susquehanna County District Attorney's Office
Victim Intervention Program
Pike County Victim Services
Women's Resources of Monroe County, Inc.
Crime Victims Council of the Lehigh Valley
Northampton County Juvenile Court Victim Services
Berks Women in Crisis
Berks County Juvenile Probation Office
Bucks County Juvenile Court Victim Services
Montgomery County Juvenile Court Victim Services
Montgomery County District Attorney's Office
Women's Center of Montgomery County c/o Central Montgomery Hospital Medical Advocacy Project
Crime Victims' Center of Chester County
Domestic Violence Center of Chester County Oxford Office
Philadelphia County Victim Services
Philadelphia County District Attorney's Office
Center City Crime Victim Services
Women In Transition
Judicare - Senior Law Center
Delaware County Women Against Rape
Delaware County Victim Services
Philadelphia Victim Assistance Division
AREAS WE SERVE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME IN PENNSYLVANIA
Column 1
Philadelphia
Scranton
York
Bethel Park
Lebanon
West Mifflin
Carlisle
Wilkinsburg
Dunmore
Washington
New Kensington
Yeadon
Jefferson Hills
Wyomissing
Column 2
Pittsburgh
Bethlehem
State College
Williamsport
Hazleton
Chambersburg
West Chester
Hanover
Sharon
Franklin Park
Coatesville
Munhall
Waynesboro
Columbia
Column 3
Allentown
Lancaster
Wilkes-Barre
Monroeville
New Castle
Murrysville
Phoenixville
Greensburg
Indiana
Ephrata
St. Marys
Emmaus
Oil City
Uniontown
Column 4
Erie
Harrisburg
Norristown
Plum
Pottstown
Baldwin
Lansdale
Bloomsburg
Whitehall
Meadville
Lower Burrell
Darby
Berwick
Column 5
Reading
Altoona
Chester
Easton
Johnstown
McKeesport
Hermitage
Pottsville
Butler
Kingston
Elizabethtown
Lansdowne
Nanticoke