SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT
All are welcome here.
Your recovery matters, with all services free to those of Allen and Putnam Counties.
Safety Justice Healing Losses
The Special Victims Unit works in partnership with area agencies to serve our community better!
OUR MISSION
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The Special Victims Unit is a group of individuals dedicated to help be a champion for under-served populations through growth, education, expansion, and creativity.
We aspire to make sure all victims have an opportunity to be served. Every victim, every time, every outcome, every minute counts. OUR GOAL |
The Special Victims Unit aspires to meet the distinctive needs of every victim. Each victim has specific needs and desires to recover from a crime, and our goal is to advocate for each victim’s distinctive needs to ensure that victim has an equal opportunity to recover from a crime. The Special Victim Unit advocates for every victim to feel served and have an equal opportunity to victim services.
OUR COMMITMENT
The Special Victims Unit comprises of a dedicated team of advocates willing to fight for under-served victims’ rights. Advocates are committed to assisting under-served victims recover from their victimization. Advocates commit their time to ensure every victim has an opportunity to safety, healing, justice, and restitution.
Serving Survivors with Disabilities
OVWA and Crime Victim Services’ Special Victims’ Unit partnered to bring you a publication, “Serving Survivors with Disabilities”. This is a protocol designed to improve victim advocacy services being provided to crime victims with disabilities. This publication is specifically for advocates and their organizations so that they may become more inclusive, trauma-responsive, and knowledgeable about the rights of persons with disabilities.
You can find the publication here.
For questions, technical assistance, and training requests related to this publication, please contact Crime Victim Services' Special Victims' Unit at cac@crimevictimservices.org or OVWA at info@ovwa.org
You can find the publication here.
For questions, technical assistance, and training requests related to this publication, please contact Crime Victim Services' Special Victims' Unit at cac@crimevictimservices.org or OVWA at info@ovwa.org
SVU Overview
LGBTQ+: Working on education and outreach to be Safe Zone trained and efficient. Advocates are working hard toward specialized referrals and resources that meet the needs of the LGBTQ+ population.
Immigrant Population/Limited English: Working together for language interpretation services, legal assistance support, specialized referrals advocating for the immigrant population’s needs.
Repeat Victims: Working on education and safety to bring awareness to all victims of the importance of being safe before and after a victimization.
Unreported: Advocating for education and outreach to elderly, male sexual assault survivors, Domestic Violence, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), Addiction/Mental Health, and religious minorities.
Disabilities: Advocating for specialized communication devices, sensory toolkits, social stories, and working to make a work environment welcoming for anyone living with special needs.
Survivors of Color: Working toward better education and outreach services to reach the needs of survivors of color and aspiring allies wanting to help make a difference.
Deaf, Hard of Hearing (HoH), & Blind: Advocating for specialized materials, audio guides, braille materials, ASL interpreter services, and working toward creating a conducive work environment to foster the services needed for these under-served victims.
Restorative Justice: Working toward better victim-offender dialogue services and advocating for better victim rights with restitution and victim compensation.
Immigrant Population/Limited English: Working together for language interpretation services, legal assistance support, specialized referrals advocating for the immigrant population’s needs.
Repeat Victims: Working on education and safety to bring awareness to all victims of the importance of being safe before and after a victimization.
Unreported: Advocating for education and outreach to elderly, male sexual assault survivors, Domestic Violence, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), Addiction/Mental Health, and religious minorities.
Disabilities: Advocating for specialized communication devices, sensory toolkits, social stories, and working to make a work environment welcoming for anyone living with special needs.
Survivors of Color: Working toward better education and outreach services to reach the needs of survivors of color and aspiring allies wanting to help make a difference.
Deaf, Hard of Hearing (HoH), & Blind: Advocating for specialized materials, audio guides, braille materials, ASL interpreter services, and working toward creating a conducive work environment to foster the services needed for these under-served victims.
Restorative Justice: Working toward better victim-offender dialogue services and advocating for better victim rights with restitution and victim compensation.
We work to restore these to all our victims served, so that they are whole again, even if no one is arrested.
Access to:
Foreign Language
Interpreters
Augmentive Communication
American Sign Language Interpreters
Crisis Counseling
Reporting a crime to police
Magnification for reading
Helping with protection orders
Trauma recovery
Emergency money
Help in going to court
Safety Planning
Help with police and prosecutors
Foreign Language Interpreters
Augmented Communication
American Sign Language Interpreters
Magnification for reading
Braille Brochures
Sensory Integration
American Disabilities Act Compliant
Reporting a crime to law enforcement
Crisis Counseling
Trauma recovery
Emergency financial assistance
Advocate with law enforcement and prosecutors
Court Advocacy
Safety Planning
Help with protection orders
Foreign Language
Interpreters
Augmentive Communication
American Sign Language Interpreters
Crisis Counseling
Reporting a crime to police
Magnification for reading
Helping with protection orders
Trauma recovery
Emergency money
Help in going to court
Safety Planning
Help with police and prosecutors
Foreign Language Interpreters
Augmented Communication
American Sign Language Interpreters
Magnification for reading
Braille Brochures
Sensory Integration
American Disabilities Act Compliant
Reporting a crime to law enforcement
Crisis Counseling
Trauma recovery
Emergency financial assistance
Advocate with law enforcement and prosecutors
Court Advocacy
Safety Planning
Help with protection orders
Quarterly Newsletters
Locations:
330 N. Elizabeth St., 2nd Floor,
Lima, OH 45801
Phone: 419-222-8666
Fax: 419-227-7478
Toll Free: 1-877-867-7273
email: victim@crimevictimservices.org
Allen County - 24 hour Rape Crisis
(all victims except Adult Female
Domestic Violence)
Precinct 1 C.O.P. Substation
St. Mark’s UMC,
1110 N. Metcalf St.,
(Can meet at this location)
Precinct 2 C.O.P. Substation
New Life Assembly,
1003 E. Kibby St.,
(to the rear),
(Can meet at this location)
Precinct 3 C.O.P. Substation
Bradfield Comm. Ctr.,
550 S. Collett St.,
(Can meet at this location)
Precinct 4 C.O.P. Substation
Northwood-Maplewood Apts.
531 Brower Rd.
(Can meet at this location)
Precinct 5 C.O.P. Substation
Waterford Townhouse Apts.
524 Hope St.
(Can meet at this location)
