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Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 15:15:59 -0400 [05/07/2009 07:15:59 PM UTC]
From: NewsFromOVC@ncjrs.gov
To: bos@acton-ma.gov, MISSING_MAILBOX_TERMINATOR@.SYNTAX-ERROR.
Subject: Responding to People Victimized by Individuals with Mental Illnesses: May 13
On May 13, 2009, at 2 p.m. (eastern time), the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) will present a Web Forum discussion with Carol Dorris, J.D., and James Reinhard, M.D., on best practices for responding to people victimized by individuals with mental illnesses. Ms. Dorris is the public policy senior staff attorney for the National Center for Victims of Crime, a nonprofit organization located in Washington, D.C. Ms. Dorris recently served as an advisor on the Council of State Governments Justice Center’s publication, Responding to People Who Have Been Victimized by Individuals with Mental Illnesses. Her areas of expertise include victims of offenders with mental illness, stalking victims, and victim-counselor privilege. Dr. Reinhard is a board certified psychiatrist and Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services. He is a distinguished fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and Vice President !
of the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors. Dr. Reinhard is presently on the clinical faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Medical College of Virginia.
Visit the OVC Web Forum now at http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ovcproviderforum to submit questions for Ms. Dorris and Dr. Reinhard and return on May 13 at 2 p.m. (eastern time) for the live discussion. Go to http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ovcproviderforum/asp/participate.asp for instructions on how to participate.
OVC’s Web Forum allows participants to tap into a national network of people with various backgrounds who all face similar challenges and experiences. It is the perfect place for crime victim service providers and allied professionals to gain peer insight and support related to best practices in victim services. Please be reminded that the Web Forum is a public domain and personal or case information should not be shared.
Make connections. Share ideas. Change lives. Visit the OVC Web Forum today at http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ovcproviderforum.
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