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The National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI), established in 2000, is a non-profit research and educational organization at Lewis & Clark Law School, Portland, Oregon. NCVLI is the only national organization in the country working to assert victims’ rights in criminal trial and appellate courts. NCVLI also maintains a resource bank of crime victim law, assists attorneys who provide direct legal services to crime victims, establishes legal clinics and files amicus briefs advocating for crime victims’ rights.

National Crime Victim Bar Association, an affiliated program of the National Center for Victims of Crime, educates attorneys, victim service providers, and the general public on the availability and potential of civil legal remedies for crime victims; refers crime victims to qualified counsel; provides technical support to attorneys, particularly through its database, which contains more than 11,000 summaries of civil cases involving crime victims; and advocates through legislation and/or amicus curiae briefs.

The National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence (NCCAFV) is in its second decade of service to all fifty states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands as a resource center on family violence prevention. NCCAFV’s commitment is to intergenerational family violence prevention — of child abuse, domestic violence (spouse/partner abuse) and elder abuse. NCCAFV provides public awareness and education materials, program and resource development, consultation, and technical assistance and training in the United States and internationally.

National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse promotes research, advocacy, public awareness, and training regarding the abuse and neglect of older persons and disabled adults. The organization publishes the Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect and NEXUS.

The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs seeks to address the pervasive problem of violence committed against and within the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and HIV-positive communities. NCAVP is a coalition of programs, located across the country, that documents and advocates for victims of anti-LGBT and anti-HIV/AIDS violence and harassment, domestic violence, rape and sexual assault, police misconduct and other forms of victimization. NCAVP publishes two national reports on violence annually.

Pure Hope, Formerly The National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Families (NCPCF), formerly the National Coalition Against Pornography, is dedicated to protecting children and families from the harms of pornography and its messages. Founded in 1983, NCPCF is an alliance of representatives from businesses, foundations, citizen action groups, religious and faith groups working to educate the public on the effects of our sex-saturated society on communities, children and families. NCPCF helps concerned citizens effect change within their communities and provide assistance to those whose have been negatively impacted by pornography.

The National Children’s Advocacy Center (NCAC) strives to model and promote excellence in child abuse response and prevention.

The National Center on Elder Abuse exists to provide elder abuse information to professionals and the public; offer technical assistance and training to elder abuse agencies and related professionals; conduct short-term elder abuse research; and assist with elder abuse program and policy development. NCEA’s website contains many resources and publications to help achieve these goals.