Help for Youth Victims, Survivors, and Families
We're Here to Help
If you’re on this page, it may mean that you or someone you care about has experienced something traumatic.
We want to make sure that you have easy access to information that you might need.
Some people identify as “victims” and some identify as “survivors” of crimes or trauma. We use the terms interchangeably and respect whichever term works best for you.
Resource Directory
The Linking Systems of Care for Ohio’s Youth (LSCOY) resource directory was created as a connecting link for victims, caregivers, and service providers working with victimized children, youth, and young people across Ohio.
Guide to Using the Directory
This user guide was developed to assist individuals and caregivers in finding a good service provider for young people who have been victimized or witnessed something traumatic.
Seeking Compensation?
Learn how to file for crime victim compensation in this in-depth guide.
Guide to Navigating Safety, Healing, and Justice
Our guides, documents, and publications are here to help you on your journey.
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Criminal Justice System
Law enforcement, prosecution, victim/witness programs, courts that deal with felonies, misdemeanors and juvenile delinquency, and victim’s rights attorneys.
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Civil and Domestic Relations Court Systems
Courts that deal with divorce, parenting time, child abuse, neglect and dependency, civil protection orders and other civil actions, CASAs, GALs and private attorneys.
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Victim Advocacy
Information about Child Advocacy Centers (CAC), domestic violence and rape crisis/sexual assault, victims’ rights information, best practices for supporting LGBTQIA+ survivors, Children Who Witness Violence projects, information about peer support and peer support groups and other programs using empowerment / advocacy models.
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Child Welfare
Information about child protective services, foster care, adoption, transition aged youth aging/aged out of foster care, and kinship care benefits and services.
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Health Care
Primary and specialty physical health care, behavioral health care, occupational, art, music and other holistic therapies, psychiatry, counseling, and group therapy.
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Emergency Services
Forensic nurses, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE), emergency medical care, suicide and other crisis intervention services, emergency shelter, and Trauma Centers.
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Community Based Support
Food banks, permanent and supported housing, rental assistance, eviction prevention, central intake services, Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) and other utility support and education programs.
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General Guides
General guides, documents, and publications to help you on your journey.
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