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NCJ Number: 106121
Title: Victim Volunteers Mobilize To Minister
Journal: Emergency Dated:(March 1987) Pages:47-49
Author(s): S Scarano
Date Published: 1987
Annotation: This article describes the Trauma Intervention Program (TIP) (Oceanside, Calif.), which provides for a police officer, firefighter, or paramedic to access a lay counselor for a victim through the emergency services dispatcher, with a guaranteed 20-minute response time.
Abstract: TIP volunteers, who provide their own transportation to crisis scenes at any hour, provide crisis counseling and practical help temporarily until ongoing support systems begin to assist the victim. Official policy prohibits officers from making referrals to TIP in certain criminal cases likely to involve prosecution and followup in the court system. Such victims are assisted by a specialized victim aid program that provides help throughout case processing. TIP volunteers must complete a basic 6-week training program and participate in continuing education. Volunteers are limited to a single followup call. Since beginning in January 1985, volunteers have responded to 180 calls. Although the program has not been formally evaluated, it has been praised by users. Suggestions are offered for starting a TIP program, and a sample debriefing format between the responding professional and the volunteer prior to victim contact with the volunteer is provided.
Main Term(s): Victim services
Index Term(s): California; Volunteer programs; Volunteer training
Page Count: 3
Format: Article
Type: Program/Project Description
Language: English
Country: United States of America
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