Dr. David E. Eskelin is an advisory board member with Violent Crime Victims Services (VCVS), located in Tacoma, Washington. VCVS and its staff offer the local community support for victims and survivors of homicides, and Dr. David E. Eskelin helps to continue this service.
VCVS is an advocate for victims and their families. The organization provides peer court support, peer support groups, mental health referrals, crisis intervention, and faith community referrals. All of these are approaches that victims and their loved ones can use to heal after a violent crime.
To provide this support, VCVS offers training and education for its staff and its clients. The basic subjects include traumatic grief and the effect of homicide on a family, among others. All staff must finish 25 hours in basic advocacy training before they are allowed to begin helping victims and their families.
There also are yearly training topics covering the prosecutor’s role, police investigations, the victim advocate’s role, and more. It is important to understand the lasting effects of homicide before staff can fully assist the clients as they achieve healing.
VCVS is an advocate for victims and their families. The organization provides peer court support, peer support groups, mental health referrals, crisis intervention, and faith community referrals. All of these are approaches that victims and their loved ones can use to heal after a violent crime.
To provide this support, VCVS offers training and education for its staff and its clients. The basic subjects include traumatic grief and the effect of homicide on a family, among others. All staff must finish 25 hours in basic advocacy training before they are allowed to begin helping victims and their families.
There also are yearly training topics covering the prosecutor’s role, police investigations, the victim advocate’s role, and more. It is important to understand the lasting effects of homicide before staff can fully assist the clients as they achieve healing.