Experiencing a crime either directly or indirectly can affect a person's sense of safety. Empowering Families works with Jefferson County's Crime Victim's Compensation program to help crime victims process and heal from a distressing incident. Through this program, counseling services are offered through the county at no cost to victims. Qualifying incidents may include violent crime, domestic violence, auto accidents, and more.
At Empowering Families we help victims process the incident using developmentally appropriate language and tools.
A primary victim is an individual who personally experienced or witnessed the victimization. This includes individuals who were present at the time of a criminal incident, even if the violence was not directed toward them.
Primary victims can be awarded up to 39 counseling sessions through victim's compensation.
A secondary victim is someone who was not present for
the actual victimization, but has been affected by it.
Often this is a close family member of the primary victim
whose feelings of safety have been violated.
Secondary victims may be awarded up to 23 total counseling sessions through victim's compensation.
For assistance in accessing victims compensation services please contact
Empowering Families or Jefferson County through the links below:
https://empoweringfamilieslittleton.com/contact-us
https://www.jeffco.us/1193/Victim-Services
A police report must be filed for a victim to qualify for benefits through
victims compensation.
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