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The Crime Victims Assistance Program (CVSS) provides assistance to victims of all types of crime. Services include 24 hour hotline, rape crisis accompaniment, rape crisis services, advocacy, counseling, support groups, and forensic nursing services for women, men, and children. CVSS advocates are now available by chat to offer information, advocacy, and support to individuals who have been impacted by violence.

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Elder / Dependent Adult Abuse Reporting
Case / Care Management
Abuse Counseling
General Crime Victim Assistance
Offers services of professional registered nurses trained in the examination of survivors of rape/sexual assault. Provides immediate physical, emotional, and forensic care. Victims should report to emergency room at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip, Stony Brook Hospital in Stony Brook, Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, or to local police station and request sexual assault nurse examiner. Does not require police involvement.

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Sexual Assault Treatment
Specialized Information and Referral
Sexual Assault Counseling
Sexual Assault Hotlines
General Crime Victim Assistance
Child Abuse Medical Evaluations
Victim Assistance Program is often the first point of contact for victims seeking information, compensation, advocacy and emotional support related to their new and unwanted status as victims of crime. Advocates can immediately draw upon the resources of OVS for the purpose of delivering direct services, including referrals to all appropriate resources throughout New York, particularly other OVS funded victim assistance programs and the established network of crime victim service providers, compensation claims assistance (including emergency OVS compensation claims assistance), information, personal advocacy and follow-up contact through in person contact, telephone, mail, and e-mail.

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Specialized Information and Referral
General Crime Victim Assistance
Offers services of professional registered nurses trained in the examination of survivors of rape/sexual assault. Provides immediate physical, emotional, and forensic care. Victims should report to emergency room at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip, Stony Brook Hospital in Stony Brook, Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, or to local police station and request sexual assault nurse examiner. Does not require police involvement.

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Sexual Assault Treatment
Specialized Information and Referral
Sexual Assault Counseling
Sexual Assault Hotlines
General Crime Victim Assistance
Child Abuse Medical Evaluations
Provides victim services for adult rape and child victims of sexual abuse and domestic violence victims, such as criminal justice advocacy, 24 hour crisis intervention counseling and support services. Assistance obtaining an order of protection, medical and courtroom accompaniment reimbursement for expenses related to the crime and referrals for social services. Offers translation for 170 different languages.

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Domestic Violence Hotlines
Crime Victim Support
Volunteer Opportunities
Child Abuse Hotlines
Specialized Information and Referral
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Crime Victim Compensation
Crisis Intervention Hotlines / Helplines
Sexual Assault Hotlines
General Crime Victim Assistance
Designed to assist and guide victims of crime through the legal system and educate them on their rights. These services are provided in English and Spanish and include crisis intervention, court escort, legal assistance, education awareness, and victim advocacy.

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Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Crime Victim Support
Certificates / Forms Assistance
General Crime Victim Assistance
Provides assistance to crime victims through support and guidance through the court process, including accompaniment to court if needed, also assists with paperwork and other court-related materials.

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Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
General Crime Victim Assistance
Victim Assistance Program is often the first point of contact for victims seeking information, compensation, advocacy and emotional support related to their new and unwanted status as victims of crime. Advocates can immediately draw upon the resources of OVS for the purpose of delivering direct services, including referrals to all appropriate resources throughout New York, particularly other OVS funded victim assistance programs and the established network of crime victim service providers, compensation claims assistance (including emergency OVS compensation claims assistance), information, personal advocacy and follow-up contact through in person contact, telephone, mail, and e-mail.
Albany Memorial Hospital provides healthcare services for patients in the community. This is a 165-bed community hospital. Albany Memorial offers acute care and ambulatory surgery and a range of services including emergency services, critical care, ambulatory surgery, diabetes management and care for congestive heart failure. Samaritan Hospital offers The Sexual Assault and Crime Victims Assistance program, provide specialized services to sexual assault survivors, their families and friends, as well as crime victims. Also offers a women's health center with mammogram services.

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General Crime Victim Assistance
General Acute Care Hospitals
Mammograms
Offers domestic violence and crime victim services, including a safe dwelling, a 24-hour hotline, crisis intervention, victims rights assistance, information on filing for compensation, transportation, and a cell phone program.

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Domestic Violence Shelters
General Crime Victim Assistance
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Offers victims crisis counseling, social service referral, information and support, transportation to court proceedings, and help in navigating the Crime Victims Compensation Program for reimbursement of medical expenses, loss of income, or a disability as a result of the crime.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Crime Victim Compensation
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Crime Victim / Witness Counseling
General Crime Victim Assistance
Provides 24 hour crisis intervention hotline, 24 hour advocacy, group counseling, transportation, court accompaniment and preparation, and compensation claim for assistance through NYS Office of Victim Services.

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Specialized Information and Referral
General Crime Victim Assistance
Crime Victim / Witness Counseling
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Crime Victim Compensation
Provides 24 hour crisis intervention hotline, 24 hour advocacy, group counseling, transportation, court accompaniment and preparation, and compensation claim for assistance through NYS Office of Victim Services.

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Specialized Information and Referral
General Crime Victim Assistance
Crime Victim / Witness Counseling
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Crime Victim Compensation
Offers assistance to crime victims in obtaining information about the criminal justice process, the status of their case throughout investigative and prosecution stages, options available to them, referrals to other human service agencies, accompaniment to criminal and family court proceedings, assistance in filing for NYS Crime Victims Board compensation, short-term counseling and follow up support.

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Crime Victim Compensation
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Crime Victim / Witness Counseling
General Crime Victim Assistance
Offers victims crisis counseling, social service referral, information and support, transportation to court proceedings, and help in navigating the Crime Victims Compensation Program for reimbursement of medical expenses, loss of income, or a disability as a result of the crime.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Crime Victim Compensation
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Crime Victim / Witness Counseling
General Crime Victim Assistance
Provides 24 hour crisis intervention hotline, 24 hour advocacy, group counseling, transportation, court accompaniment and preparation, and compensation claim for assistance through NYS Office of Victim Services.

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Specialized Information and Referral
General Crime Victim Assistance
Crime Victim / Witness Counseling
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Crime Victim Compensation
Accepts and investigates consumer fraud reports including reports about charities and nonprofits. Also the state counsel and Medicaid fraud unit. Provides assistance to victims of crimes that happened within New York State.

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State Attorneys General
Government Consumer Protection Agencies
General Consumer Complaints
Crime Victim Compensation
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Consumer Fraud Reporting
General Crime Victim Assistance
Welfare Fraud Reporting
Accepts and investigates consumer fraud reports including reports about charities and nonprofits. Also the state counsel and Medicaid fraud unit. Provides assistance to victims of crimes that happened within New York State.

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State Attorneys General
Government Consumer Protection Agencies
General Consumer Complaints
Crime Victim Compensation
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Consumer Fraud Reporting
General Crime Victim Assistance
Welfare Fraud Reporting
Accepts and investigates consumer fraud reports including reports about charities and nonprofits. Also the state counsel and Medicaid fraud unit. Provides assistance to victims of crimes that happened within New York State.

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State Attorneys General
Government Consumer Protection Agencies
General Consumer Complaints
Crime Victim Compensation
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Consumer Fraud Reporting
General Crime Victim Assistance
Welfare Fraud Reporting
Accepts and investigates consumer fraud reports including reports about charities and nonprofits. Also the state counsel and Medicaid fraud unit. Provides assistance to victims of crimes that happened within New York State.

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State Attorneys General
Government Consumer Protection Agencies
General Consumer Complaints
Crime Victim Compensation
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Consumer Fraud Reporting
General Crime Victim Assistance
Welfare Fraud Reporting
Offers legal advocacy, short term counseling, accompaniment and advocacy, information and referrals, and assistance applying for crime victims compensation to primary and secondary victims of crime.

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General Crime Victim Assistance
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Offers legal advocacy, short term counseling, accompaniment and advocacy, information and referrals, and assistance applying for crime victims compensation to primary and secondary victims of crime.

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General Crime Victim Assistance
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
CVAC staff helps crime victims apply for victim's financial compensation from New York State Office of Victim Services. Guidelines for compensation explained and could include reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses for medical treatment not covered by insurance, loss of earnings, counseling, transportation for court appearances, and burial expenses.

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Crime Victim Compensation
General Crime Victim Assistance
Provides crisis intervention and support services to victims of violent crime. Links victims of crime to reimbursement for medical and essential property loss expenses. Offers individual and group counseling, legal and medical information, criminal justice advocacy including medical and courtroom accompaniment and post sentencing support. Also provides educational advocacy for minors, victims impact statement and VINE registration. Provides support and services to all innocent victims of crime, including but not limited to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, human trafficking, assault, menacing, robbery, burglary, kidnapping and other victims of violent crime, including survivors of homicide. and gang violence. National online connection to help from sexual assault https://hotline.rainn.org/online

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Crime Victim Compensation
Crime Victim Support Groups
Child Abuse Counseling
Crime Victim Support
Information and Referral
General Crime Victim Assistance
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Sexual Assault Counseling
Offers services of professional registered nurses trained in the examination of survivors of rape/sexual assault. Provides immediate physical, emotional, and forensic care. Victims should report to emergency room at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip, Stony Brook Hospital in Stony Brook, Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, or to local police station and request sexual assault nurse examiner. Does not require police involvement.

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Sexual Assault Treatment
Specialized Information and Referral
Sexual Assault Counseling
Sexual Assault Hotlines
General Crime Victim Assistance
Child Abuse Medical Evaluations