Kentucky

This project provides services in the following categories: crisis counseling, follow-up contact, information & referral (both in person and by telephone), criminal justice support and advocacy, emergency legal advocacy, emergency financial assistance, information and filing of crime victim compensation claims, and personal advocacy. It provides these services to victims of child physical abuse, child sexual abuse, DUI crashes, domestic violence, adult sexual assault, elder abuse, adults molested as children, survivors of homicide victims, robbery, assault, kidnapping, terroristic threatening, stalking, wanton endangerment and burglary.

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Phone: 270-685-4357

The Crime Victims Compensation Board decides compensation claims from survivors of violent crime who have no other resources to pay for the medical, funeral, mental health counseling, and dental or corrective lens expenses resulting from the crime. Assistance can also include lost wages of the survivor or loss of support for someone dependent on the victim. When awarded, payments are made directly to service providers or can be reimbursements to victims or Claimants. The Board's goal is to provide not only the above-mentioned assistance but also to show empathy to survivors during a particularly traumatic time.

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The Victim Services Branch (VSB) is committed to assisting victims and survivors throughout the duration of the offender's incarceration and supervision. We ensure that crime victims are treated with dignity and respect. A victim's need for assistance does not stop once an offender has been sentenced. In fact, it continues throughout an offender's incarceration and supervision.

If you are a victim of a crime, please contact our office to ensure you are registered for assistance.

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Phone: 502-564-5061

There are fifteen regional domestic violence centers in Kentucky. In addition to providing a safe, secure shelter for victims/survivors and their children, these centers offer a variety of support services to both residents and non-residents. Domestic violence center staff support survivors by:

• Accompanying survivors to court, helping them understand their legal options, and connecting them to legal resources.
• Offering individual counseling, support groups, and supportive children’s services.
• Providing case management, safety planning, self-sufficiency planning/services, and referrals to other community resources.

The centers are also working to prevent future domestic violence through community education, increasing public awareness, and prevention programs. Centers are working with schools, local professionals, and community groups to increase understanding of domestic violence issues.

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Phone: (502) 209-5382

The Center's Joan E. Thomas, M.D. Campus in downtown Louisville provides residential and nonresidential services for survivors of intimate partner abuse and sexual violence.  It offers rooms for special-needs victims and age-appropriate play spaces for children. This campus also houses The Center's Economic Success & Housing services, Kentucky crisis line, regional administration offices, and the area's only Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Clinic.

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Phone: (502) 581-7200

The Ion Center offers free, confidential support and services to victim-survivors who have experienced power-based personal violence such as sexual violence, intimate partner violence, child abuse, and/or stalking.

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Northern Kentucky: (859) 491-3335
Buffalo Trace: (606) 564-6708