Advocate Resources

Quick Links to Arkansas Programs and Resources

Arkansas State Agency Contact Information

Child Abuse

Courts

Mental Health

Missing Persons

Substance Abuse

Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other Benefits

Victim Services

Additional Resources

Accessibility and the ADA

  • Southwest ADA Center: Provides links and resources to helpful information on the ADA and accessibility. Call 1-800-949-4ADA for technical assistance.
  • Arkansas Affiliate of the Southwest ADA Center: Provides links and resources to helpful information on the ADA and accessibility. The staff is available to provide consultation on access and inclusion.

Gender-Based Violence

  • VAWnet.org: An online network focused on violence against women and other forms of gender-based violence. VAWnet.org has long been identified as an unparalleled, comprehensive, go-to source of information and resources for anti-violence advocates, human service professionals, educators, faith leaders, and others interested in ending domestic and sexual violence.

Intimate Partner Violence

LGBTQ+ Community Resources

Relaxation, Stress Management and Vicarious Trauma

Sexual Assault

  • Healing After Sexual Violence (PDF): This brochure, developed by Partners for Inclusive Communities, can be printed and provided to people who have experienced sexual violence. A space is provided to include contact information for a local crisis center.
  • National Sexual Assault Resource Sharing Project – The Resource Sharing Project is part of a national movement of sexual violence-related services and resources. Work to end sexual violence and support survivors happens at the local, state and national level in the U.S.
  • National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
    The NSVRC’s Mission is to provide leadership in preventing and responding to sexual violence through collaboration, sharing and creating resources, and promoting research.
  • Getting Safe and Sober: Real Tools You Can Use – 2nd ed. 2008 Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Assault Available in its entirety.

Trafficking

  • “Faces of Human Trafficking” Video Series – The Office for Victims of Crime series is intended to be used for outreach and education efforts of service providers, law enforcement, prosecutors, and others in the community. The series includes information about sex and labor trafficking, multidisciplinary approaches to serving victims of human trafficking, effective victim services, victims’ legal needs, and voices of survivors.

Trauma and Trauma-Informed Services

Online Training and Webinars

Self Care Resources

  • Green Cross: Standards of Care: As with the standards of practice in any field, the practitioner is required to abide by standards of self care. These guidelines are utilized by all members of the Green Cross Academy of Traumatology.

Grant-Funded Projects

Department Of Justice – Office on Violence Against Women – List of Grants Funded in the States by year