Victim Advocate

Jennifer Olsen

775-353-2217

jolsen@cityofsparks.us

The Victim Advocate provides assistance to Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking. Once a person has been victimized, it is crucial that they get the answers to their questions and start to regain a sense of safety and control. After a person has been a victim of crime, a person often becomes overwhelmed with all of the changes, stress and emotional turmoil. The Victim Advocate is able to step in and provide the emotional and practical support for the victim and their family. The Victim Advocate assesses the person's short term needs and long terms goals with the victim.

After the Victim Advocate has assessed the unique individual needs and concerns the Victim Advocate provides a variety of support and services. The Victim Advocate can help members of the community who have been victimized by helping them with:

Safety Plan Development

Personal Advocacy

Referrals to Community Resources such as counseling, support groups and resources

Provides updates on the status of their criminal case

Assists in filing for Victims of Crime Compensation

Assist in filing for a Temporary Protection Order or Stalking Order

Informs the Victim of Victim's Rights

The City of Sparks Police Department has received support for this project and the Victim Advocate has been with the Sparks Police Department since May of 2008. This project is supported through a grant awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions and recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

Community Resources

If you or someone you know is in need of some additional assistance. The following agencies may be able to help you.

In Case of Emergency Call	911
Catholic Community Services	322-7073
Child Protective Services	785-8600
CPS Domestic Violence Advocate	785-8630
Committee to Aid Abused Women 1735 Vassar Street Reno, Nevada 89502	329-4150
Crisis Call Center	784-8090 1-800-992-5757
Emergency Protection Order	352-5000
Nevada 211	211
Nevada Urban Indians, Inc.	1-888-885-8447
Project ReStart 335 Record Street Reno, Nevada 89512	324-5166
Reno Police Department	334-2121
Reno Police Victim Services Unit P.O.Box 1900 Reno, Nevada 89505 Lori Fralick FralickL@cityofreno.com Victim Advocate Supervisor 775-333-7789 Elizabeth Chavez- Se habal Espanol ChavezE@cityofreno.com 775-326-6335 Kim Garrett GarrettK@cityofreno.com 775-334-1210 Michele Walsh WalshM@cityofreno.com 775-321-8398	333-7789
Reno City Attorney Advocate	334-2050
Safe Embrace P.O. Box 3745 Reno, Nevada 89501 Deborah Armstrong, Executive Director	322-3466
Sparks City Attorney Advocate	353-1628
Sparks City Attorney Office	353-2320
Tahoe Women's Services	833-3241
The Children's Cabinet	856-6200 or 352-8090
TPO Office	328-3468
UNR Victims of Crime Treatment Center	784-6828
Victims of Crime Program (Victim Compensation) 4600 Kietzke- Building 1, Suite 205 Reno, Nevada 89509	688-2900
Victim Witness Assistance Center 1 S Sierra St Reno, NV 89501	328-3210
VINE Notification	1-877-332-8463
Washoe County Sheriffs Office	785-4629
Washoe County Victim Advocate Dula Talbott dtalbott@washoecounty.us	328-3320
Washoe County Family Support	789-7100
Washoe Legal Services	329-2727
Statewide Domestic Violence Hotline	1-800-500-1556
National Domestic Violence Hotline	1-800-799-SAFE(7233)
National Center for Victims of Crime
NOVA- National Organization for Victim Assistance
National Sexual Assault Hotline	1-800-656-HOPE(4673)
National Suicide Hotline	1-800-SUICIDE 1-800-784-2433
United States Department of Justice- Office for Victims of Crime