Latest link additions are in bold text

May, 2008.  We are pleased to announce the launching of our Research Volunteer Program. See this page for details on volunteer opportunities with VAOnline.org.

A new section has been added to our link directories, by request of our users. Victim Rights Advocacy: Starting Grassroots Organizations provides information on how to start an advocacy program, how to collaborate with others, and how to manage and evaluate such a project.

April, 2008: A new section has been added to our link directories by request of our users. 
Elder Abuse and Family Violence now has it's own section, having been split off from the Domestic Violence area, and extensive new links to organizations and online documents have been added.

The Conferences and Events page has also been updated.

2007: Due to requests by numerous users, the Virtual Library has been updated to conform to mechanical library cataloging sort parameters. All Library links are now organized alphabetically by the first word, with grammatical articles such as "A", "An" and "The" being moved to the end of the title, thus:
Best Practice Model for Victim Services, A : .pdf   Lamont, Louise - Conference: Reducing Criminality - Australia (2000)

Web Links Added During Latest Major Update

• The 11th World Conference of the International Institute for Restorative Practices (Canada)
• 15th World Congress of Criminology (Conference, Spain)
• 19th Annual NAPSA Conference - "APS: Advocating, Protecting and Serving Vulnerable Adults" ( USA)
• A Guide for Grassroots Advocacy - How to Write Your Legislators (USA)
• Abuse of Older Adults - Canadian Legal FAQs (Canada)
• Abuse Victim Hotline (USA)
• Action on Elder Abuse (UK)
• Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (Ontario) (Canada)
• Aide e reclasment A.S.B.L (French, Belgium)
• Akita Victim Support Center  社団法人秋田被害者支援センター  (Japan)
• Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Network (Canada)
• An Introduction to Advocacy on the Internet (USA)
• Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (Canada)
• CARE Advocacy Tools (International)
• Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project (USA)
• Crime Victim Support Telephone and Contact Information 犯罪被害者団体等紹介サイト (National, Japan)
• Elder Abuse - Elder Abuse Intervention Team (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
• Elder Abuse - National Library of Health (USA)
• Elder Abuse - Winnipeg Police Service (Manitoba, Canada)
• Elder Abuse - World Health Organization (United Nations)
• Elder Abuse and Neglect - American Psychological Association Office on Aging (USA)
• EURESTE (European Union)
• Family Counseling Center of Central Georgia - Victim Crime Victim Counseling ( USA )
• Freedom's Promise (USA)
• Fukuoka Victim Support Center   福岡犯罪被害者支援センター (Japan)
• Grassroots advocacy: applying lessons from the campaign battlefield (USA)
• Grassroots Advocacy Training Exchange (USA)
• Grassroots Organizing Tips (USA)
• Hot Peach Pages (International Domestic Violence Resources)
• Iwate Victim Support Center  岩手県の被害者支援センター (Japan)
• Justice Sector Reform: Applying Human Rights Based Approaches (Conference, Ireland)
• Kidshield Europe (European Union)
• Kouchi Victim Support Center   こうち被害者支援センター (Japan)
• Kyoto Victim Support Center  社団法人京都犯罪被害者支援センター (Japan)
• Los Angeles District Attorney's Elder Abuse Unit (USA)
• NAGC Advocacy and Legislation Toolkit (USA)
• MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) Victim Services (USA)
• Making Partnerships and Collaborations That Work (USA)
• National Association for Victims of Crime and Surviving Families  全国犯罪被害者の会 (Japan)
• National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (USA)
• National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Conference 2008 (USA)
• National Police Agency Office for Victims of Crime (Japan)
• National Victims of Crime Conference 2008 (Australia)
• NCVC National Conference: Responses, Rights and Resources for Victims of Crime (USA)
• Ontario Seniors Secretariat - Elder Abuse (Ontario, Canada)
• Pandora's Aquarium (USA) 
• Partnering on Copyright Advocacy "Know Your Rights" Toolkit (UK)
• Possibilities: Creating a Safer Future for our Children (Conference, USA)
• Prevent Child Abuse America 2008 National Conference (USA)
• Project Victims & Mediation - Victims & Mediation Seminar (Portugal)
• Running an Online Advocacy Campaign (USA)
• Services d’Aide aux Victimes (S.A.V.) (French, Belgium)
• Start a Viral Political Campaign on YouTube (USA)
• Steunpunt Algemeen Welzijnswerk: Slachtoffer-Hulp (Dutch, Belgium)
• The Lamplighters (USA)
• Traffic Accident Victims Network (TAV-NET.COM)   交通事故の犠牲者のネットワーク (Japan)
• Victim Assistance Paris (L'aide aux victimes, Consiel Departemental de Acces Droit de Paris) (France)
• VICTIMLAW (USA)
• Welzijn en Justitie: Slachtofferhulp (Dutch, Belgium)

Online Article/Document Links Added
During Latest Major Update

• Aboriginal Elder Abuse in Canada (Canada)
• Advocacy 101 The Art of Advocacy (Canada)
• Advocacy for Victims of Crime (Canada)
• An Analysis of Federally Prosecuted CSEC Cases since the Passage of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Prevention Act of 2000 (USA)
• Campus Sexual Assault (CSA) Study, The (USA)
• Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children: What Do We Know and What Do We Do About It? (USA)
• Community Awareness and Response: Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults (Canada)
• Compassion Fatigue: A Concern for Mental Health Policy, Providers, & Administration (USA)
• Compassion Fatigue and Psychological Distress Among Social Workers: A Validation Study (USA)
• Creating Campaigns that Change the World: Advocacy Toolkit (USA)
• Evaluation of Comprehensive Services for Victims of Human Trafficking: Key Findings and Lessons Learned (USA)
• Federal Prosecution of Child Sex Exploitation Offenders, 2006 (USA)
• Financial Abuse of Older Adults (Canada)
• First Response to Victims of Crime - A Handbook for Law Enforcement Officers (2008) (USA)
• Guidelines for Evaluating Nonprofit Communications Efforts (USA)
• How to Provide Spiritually Sensitive Trauma Care (USA)
• Innovations Assessment of the Elder Abuse Forensic Center of Orange County, California (USA)
• Introduction to Advocacy, An (USA)
• Introduction to Grassroots Advocacy/Lobbying (USA)
• Latinas in Pursuit of Healing: Cultural Implications for Counseling Sexually Abused Latinas (USA)
• Lessons in Evaluating Communications Campaigns: Five Case Studies (USA)
• Measuring Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and Perpetration: A Compendium of Assessment Tools (USA)
• Measuring Police and Community Performance Using Web-Based Surveys: Findings from the Chicago Internet Project (USA)
• NGO and Grassroots Policy Influence: What is Success? (USA)
• Overcoming Compassion Fatigue (USA)
• Report to Congress on Stalking and Domestic Violence, 2005-2006 (USA)
• Special Populations and Law Enforcement: A Focus on the Interactions between People with Disabilities and Law Enforcement (USA)
• Pretrial Innovations for Domestic Violence Offenders and Victims (USA)
• Preventing and Responding to Abuse in Long-Term Care Facilities: Lessons Learned from the Abuse Prevention in Long-Term Care (APLTC) Project: (Canada)
• Surviving and Thriving: Understanding Asian Americans’ Experiences of Relationship Trauma (USA)
• Tearfund Advocacy Toolkit: Practical Action in Advocacy (USA)
• Tearfund Advocacy Toolkit: Understanding Advocacy (USA)
• Technical Assistance Guide Starting a Self-Help/Advocacy Group (USA)
• Trauma in American Indian Communities (USA)
• Treating People of Varied Cultures: Honoring the Individual in Context (USA)
• Victims No Longer: Research on Child Survivors of Trafficking for Sexual and Labor Exploitation in the United States (USA)
• Women as Victims and Survivors in the Context of Transnational Crime (United Nations)

New "Internet Media" page:  Blogs, Discussion Forums, Listservs, Audio Podcasts and Videos

In order to take full advantage of multimedia formats available through the Internet, we've established a new page where you such resources can be easily located: Internet Media .

It will take time to flesh out this new section, but I we think you'll find it useful, informative and thought-provoking.