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On September 10, 2008, at 2 p.m. ET, OVC and NIJ will cosponsor an OVC Web Forum Guest Host Session on assisting child victims of commercial sexual exploitation with Rachel Lloyd, Executive Director of Girls Educational and Mentoring Services, and Jay Albanese, Ph.D., author of “Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children: What Do We Know and What Do We Do About It?”

OVC announces the 5th National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children Conference in Salt Lake City on October 6–8, 2008. Online Registration for the conference is now open!

OVC Director Gillis copresented the National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) Crime Victim Services Award during the NSA's 2008 annual conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. The East Baton Rouge (Louisiana) Sheriff's Office received the award for “outstanding achievement by a Sheriff's Office in support of victims.”

OVC announces a job vacancy for a Writer-Editor position. Learn more about Job Opportunities With OVC.

Program funding from OVC continues with funding support for HOPE for victim service expansion efforts and ITVERP, the International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program.

A National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims, September 25, 2008

In recognition of and preparation for the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims, OVC hosted an OVC Web Forum Session on delivering victim-sensitive death notifications.Visit the forum to read the latest discussion hosted by Janice Harris Lord and Bill Jenkins on August 28, 2008.

Transcripts Now Available

Download and print transcripts of past Guest Host Sessions from the OVC HELP for Victim Service Providers Web Forum. The new transcript feature, located at the top of each session's discussion page, allows easy access to the full-length questions and answers. For future information about updates to the OVC Web Forum, subscribe to the Web Forum E-Alert Listserv.

Specialized Training Available for Victim Service Providers (September 2008)

Register now for OVC's upcoming training workshops, including Identity Theft, October 8–9, 2008, in San Diego, California, and Sexual Assault Advocate/Counselor Training, October 15–16, 2008, in Portland, Maine.

Visit the training center today and learn more about OVC's online training opportunities and the Fall/Winter Training schedule, which includes two new workshops:

• Enforcing Victims' Rights.
• Supporting Children Living with Grief and Trauma: A Multidisciplinary Approach.