Services Overview
LEGAL SERVICES
Staff attorneys provide direct representation in civil protection orders (CPO) cases and Title IX administrative proceedings; in criminal court, they zealously defend victims’ rights throughout the entire criminal justice process.
Through our National Appellate Program (DV LEAP - Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project), we represent survivors of domestic and sexual violence as well as provide amicus briefs on their behalf.
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ADVOCACY SERVICES
NVRDC runs the advocacy portion of DC’s Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program, supporting a coordinated community response for survivors, including: hotline services, free transportation to and from the hospital, hospital advocacy, entry into therapeutic services, and referrals to legal services.
THERAPEUTIC SERVICES
NVRDC’s Therapeutic Services Program allows survivors to start processing what happened to them and return to a place of dignity without the delay that is all too common in survivors' journeys.
ADDITIONAL FOCUSES FOR SURVIVORS
Our innovation projects include our Elder Justice Initiatives (including the District’s Collaborative Training & Response for Older Victims (DC TROV)), Rights in Systems Enforced (RISE) Project, Youth Services, and the Identity Theft Assistance Project (ITAP).