How Does the Center Help Victims?
Crisis intervention services are available to all crime victims.
The Denver Center for Crime Victims provides an immediate response
to police requests for emergency services, as well as the victim’s
call for help. All DCCV services are confidential and provided at
no cost by professional counselors and trained volunteers. Click
here to be taken to our frequently asked questions page.
Interpreters, transportation and special needs accommodations
are provided, at no cost, upon request.
©24-Hour Hotlines:
©
English Response
©
Spanish Response
©
TTY for Hearing or Speech-Impaired
©Information
and Referral
Link crime victims with available community resources and provide crime
prevention
education. Click on the link above to go to our online victim service
provider resource
directory, where you can search for victim service agencies in the Denver-metro
area.
©Therapist Referral Directory
Link crime victims to therapists in Denver who can provide long-term
support and therapy. If you are a therapist in the City
and County of Denver and would like to be added to our directory,
please click
here to download
our application
packet. All therapists must be licensed (or supervised by a licensed
psychotherapist) and insured.
©Assistance with Emergency
Services
Food, clothing, shelter, financial aid, crime scene clean-up and other
emergency needs. Click here for more information.
©Advocacy
Communication of needs to employers, landlords, service providers, the
criminal justice system and others.
©Crisis Counseling
Short-term counseling sessions to offer emotional support and explore
recovery options.
©Support
Groups
Emotional support and education on the trauma recovery process.
©Volunteer/Intern
Program
Volunteers and interns receive 40 hours of training to provide
support to victims of crime.
©Crime
Prevention Fact Sheets
Click here for printable fact sheets on crime prevention methods including
lighting, gun safety, keeping your kids safe from crime, and many others.
©Trauma
Information
DCCV staff are skilled and knowledgeable on trauma recovery issues. Click
here for information on the trauma recovery process, as well as printable
fact sheets on trauma and choosing a therapist.
©Community Outreach
and Education
Speakers available to talk about crime prevention, victimology,
vicarious trauma, victim empathy and crime victims' rights.
Specialized Services
©Elder/Persons
with a Disability Program
Crisis intervention and case management services for victims who are 60+
years or have a disability.
- Workshops for
kinship care providers
- Home safety assessments
©Children,
Youth and Families Program
Crisis intervention and case management services for victims who are children
or youth and their families.
- BROTHERS™
(Brothers Reaching Out Toward Healing, Exploration, and Respect
of Self) support services for boys and young men
- The
Girls' Group™ support services for girls and young women
- Homicide/Suicide Support Group - support services that address
the specific trauma recovery needs of child survivors of homicide
and suicide.
©Legal
Immigration Services
Immigration services for victims meeting the criteria of
the Violence Against Women Act in Denver, Jefferson and
Adams counties.
©Translation
& Interpreting Center
Translation and interpreting services (for a fee) for any business or individual.
More than 35 languages and dialects available. Contact (303) 996-0976 for
information or to schedule an appointment.
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