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TOPIC	DISCUSSIONS	POSTS	LAST POST
Child Victims	49	85	04/16/2008
Children Exposed to Domestic Violence	68	104	11/21/2007
Court Preparation	25	24	03/27/2008
Crimes Against Small Businesses	1	0
Domestic Violence	53	123	03/10/2008
Drug Endangered Children	19	47	01/09/2008
Elder Abuse	51	56	05/24/2006
Ethics in Victim Services	18	20	04/07/2008
Faith-Based Initiatives	24	44	12/19/2007
Human Trafficking	29	40	06/03/2005
ID Theft in Indian Country	18	19	07/13/2007
Intimate Partner Stalking	32	73	02/05/2008
NCVRW Awareness Campaign	35	53	05/23/2007
Online Communication	19	19	04/16/2008
Pediatric SANE Programs	29	25	04/28/2008
Recruiting and Retaining Volunteers	50	62	12/03/2007
Serving Victims of Stalking	24	44	03/04/2008
Sexual Assault	1	1	01/17/2005
Sexual Assault Response Teams	22	43	10/29/2007
Teen Dating Violence	25	50	02/28/2008
Vicarious Trauma	54	62	04/21/2008
Victim Compensation	8	16	04/28/2008
Victim Services in Urban High Crime Neighborhoods	22	37	02/27/2008
Working with Survivors of Traumatic Events	29	38	11/29/2007
Working with the Media	42	60	02/22/2008
Workplace Violence	0	0

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May 14, 2008 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET Timothy Woods on Responding to Victims of Crime Ask your questions.
Each month the Nation's experts answer your questions about best practices in victim services. View the April discussion with Lucia Zuniga and Joan Meunier-Sham on Implementing Pediatric Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Programs. Guest host sessions will begin promptly at 2 pm and end at 3 pm (eastern time). No registration required.

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Auto Theft and Towed Cars
Campus Victimization and Assistance Services
Child Abuse
Child Sexual Abuse
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Community Partnerships for Victim Assistance
Compassion Fatigue
Confidentiality issues
Court Preparation
Court Sanctions
Crime Victim Compensation and Best Practices
Crime Victims with Disabilities
Crime Victims' Rights Act
Crimes Against Small Businesses
Crimes Against Tourists
Cultural Sensitivity in Victim Services
Domestic Violence
Drug Endangered Children
Drunk and Drugged Driving
Drunk Driving
Elder Abuse
Ethics in Victim Services
Faith-Based Initiatives
Faith-Based Programs
First Responders
First Responders
Homicide Survivors
Human Trafficking
ID Theft in Indian Country
Identity Theft
Identity Theft Prevention
Indian Country
International Victims
Internet Safety and Identity Theft
Intimate Partner Stalking
Juvenile Domestic Violence
Mass Violence
Missing and Exploited Children's Issues
Missing or Unidentified Victims
NCVRW Awareness Campaign
NCVRW PSAs
Online Communication
Pediatric SANE Programs
Peer Support
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Public Policy
Recruiting and Retaining Volunteers
Repressed Memory
Restitution
Rights of Sexual Assault Victims
Rural Victimization Assistance
Services for Immigrant Victims
Serving Crime Victims with Disabilities
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Serving Victims of Stalking
Sexual Assault
Sexual Assault and Stalking
Sexual Assault Response Teams
Sexual Assault Through Multidisciplinary Response
Sexual Assault Victims in the Military
Standards and Certification
Substance Abuse and Victimization
Teen Dating Violence
Vicarious Trauma
Victim Compensation
Victim Impact Panels
Victim Notification
Victim Offender Dialogues
Victim Rights Compliance
Victim Services in Urban High Crime Neighborhoods
Victims' Rights
Working with Survivors of Traumatic Events
Working with the Media
Workplace Violence
Youth Violence Prevention