victim advocate
Crime survivor's ally
A victim advocate is a professional who supports people affected by crime or trauma, helping them navigate legal proceedings, access services, and understand their rights.
Victim advocates work in prosecutors' offices, police departments, hospitals, and nonprofit organizations.
They may accompany victims to court, help file paperwork, or connect them with counseling: The victim advocate explained what to expect at the hearing.
- survivorOne still alive after
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- crisis interventionHelp during acute emergencies
- counselorOne who advises
support · support group · emotional support · safe space · shelter · court · court date · testimony · healing · empowerment · hotline · safety · confidential · justice · prosecution · witness · domestic violence · sexual assault
- activistsactivist, Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights activists, protester, campaigner
- advocatesactivist, campaigner, crusader, defender, lobbyist
- prosecutionprosecutor, district attorney, DA, prosecution, public prosecutors
- social workerssocial worker, caseworker, case manager, school social worker, child welfare worker
- victim servicescrisis intervention, safe house, emergency shelter, hotline, women's shelter
- court rolesjudge, juror, plaintiff, defendant, prosecutor
victim advocateperpetrator
One who commits wrongdoing
abuser · victimizer · offender · predator · assailant
victim advocateprosecutor
Government's trial lawyer
district attorney · defense attorney · trial lawyer · litigator
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