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The Vegas Strong Resiliency Center offers victim advocacy, lodging, transportation, counseling, legal assistance, and more to support victims, survivors, responders, and the community. Funded through the Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program, this center aims to provide assistance and help rebuild the community after the Route 91 Harvest Festival Shooting. Established as a multi-agency partnership, the center collaborates with various community partners to address behavioral health and wellness needs. Deadline for Victims of Crime applications is October 1, 2018.
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Terri Keener, LCSW Behavioral Health Coordinator 702-455-7746 tkeener@dcfs.nv.gov
Family Assistance Center (10-2 to 10-20-17) • Victim Advocacy • Lodging • Air Travel • Ground Transportation • Consulate Services • Counseling/Spiritual Care • Legal Assistance • Securing Identification Documents • Health Insurance • Workers Compensation • Health Care Assistance • Recovery of Belongings
Funded through a supplemental Victim of Crime Act appropriation called Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP). • 36 month grant intended to compensate the agencies in the state that responded to the Route 91 Harvest Festival Shooting • Victim Compensation • Support community wellness/healing • Victims’ families • Survivors • Responders • Medical Providers • Community • Support state capacity building Established October 23, 2017
Multi-Agency Partnership • Clark County Social Service, Nevada Department of Health and Human Services & Department of Justice-Office for Victims of Crime • Referral & Resource Hub • Transitional Support • Address Behavioral Health & Wellness Needs • Survivors • Responders • Community
Community Partners • Clark County Social Services • Clark County Department of Family Services • Metro Victim Advocate • Victims of Crime Program • Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health • Legal Aid of Southern Nevada • Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child and Family Services, Division of Public and Behavioral Health
Referral & Resources • Reception & Call Center • Register Callers with VSRC • Navigation Services • Assistance with VOCP Applications • LVMPD Victim Advocacy • Legal Issues • Crisis Intervention • Counseling & Spiritual Care Referrals
OCTOBER 1, 2018 Deadline for Victims of Crime Applications
Opportunity for State Capacity Building • Crisis Behavioral Health Infrastructure • The provider vetting currently underway by DHHS and VSRC staff will serve as the building block for a database of providers to be called upon in the instance of another mass victim incident. • Community Capacity Building • Federal grant funds will support training, i.e. mental health first aid, PTSD training, State and VSRC staff are working to identify training needs and plan trainings to take place over the term of the grant
Opportunity for State Capacity Building • Victim’s Services • Establish a centralized agency or location to send victims. • State and AEAP subgrant agencies will identify how to streamline available funding and other resources • Serve all victims, those of mass causality or otherwise.
Hours: 10am-5pm Monday-Friday • Excluding Holidays • Additional appointments scheduled as needed • Lied Building, 2nd Floor • 1524 Pinto Lane • 702-455-2433 • 833-299-2433 • vegasstrongresiliencycenter@clarkcountynv.gov • www.vegasstrongrc.org