On November 30th at 2 p.m. (eastern time), the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) will host a Web Forum discussion with Angela McCown on assisting victims of mass violence. For more than 15 years, Ms. McCown has worked to reduce the impact of trauma on crime victims and emergency personnel—and their families—by providing crisis intervention and victim services. She is the founding Victim Services Director for the Texas Department of Public Safety, where she developed a statewide program available to crime victims served by the Texas State Police and Texas Rangers, as well as rural police and sheriff departments that do not have access to victim services.

Ms. McCown also serves on the Texas Division of Emergency Management Crisis Consortium, which provides immediate crisis response during state declared disasters. Her experience includes response to the Jarrel tornado, Texas floods, Fort Worth church shooting, Texas A&M bonfire, 9/11, Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, law enforcement line of duty deaths, and many other incidents that require state assistance.

Visit the OVC Web Forum now at http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ovcproviderforum to submit questions for Ms. McCown and return on November 30th at 2 p.m. (eastern time) for the live discussion.

OVC’s Web Forum allows participants to tap into a national network of people with various backgrounds but all facing similar challenges and experiences. It’s the perfect place for crime victim service providers and allied professionals to gain peer insight and support related to best practices in victim services.

Make connections. Share ideas. Change lives. Visit the OVC Web Forum today at http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ovcproviderforum.

PUTTING VICTIMS FIRST.
OVC shares your mission and has a wide range of resources to help you accomplish it. Visit the National Criminal Justice Reference Service online at http://www.ncjrs.gov to register for services or call 1-800-851-3420 (TTY 1-877-712-9279 ) to find out more.