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Victim Assistance Unit

A victim advocate is located at each of our office sites to serve you. Please feel free to call them during business hours for assistance or information about your rights as a victim of crime.

For cases starting in the Holland District Court and Holland felonies bound over (transferred) to the 20th Circuit Court:

Stephanie Stoddard, Victim Advocate
85 West 8th Street, Suite 130
Holland, MI 49423

Holland: (616)355-4310
Grand Rapids: (616) 662-3100, ext. 4310
FAX: (616) 355-4336

For cases starting in the Grand Haven District Court and Grand Haven felonies bound over (transferred) to the 20th Circuit Court:

Joan Grillo, Victim Rights Coordinator
414 Washington Avenue, Room 120
Grand Haven, MI 49417

Grand Haven: (616) 846-8368
Grand Rapids: (616) 662-6060, ext. 8368
FAX: (616) 846-8178

For cases starting in the Hudsonville District Court and Hudsonville felonies bound over (trasferred) to the 20th Circuit Court:

Lesley Morano, Victim Advocate
414 Washington Avenue, Room 120
Grand Haven, MI 49417

Grand Haven: (616) 846-8391
Holland: (616) 392-3111, ext. 8391
Grand Rapids: (616) 662-6060, ext. 8391
FAX: (616) 846-8178

Services

• Provide victims with notice of initial charges, their rights and all court proceedings.
• Assist victims in seeking appropriate counseling or social services.
• Assist and accompany victims during trial or court proceedings (upon request).
• Provide an opportunity for victim input regarding trial decisions and any plea negotiations.
• Assist victims in presenting sentence recommendations orally or in writing.
• Assist victims in determining the amount of appropriate restitution and communicating restitution amounts to probation departments and the court.
• Assist in securing court-ordered restitution from convicted defendants.
• Assist victims in obtaining information about parole hearings and anticipated discharge dates for convicted defendants who are incarcerated.

Brochures & Forms

• Working with Victims of Child Abuse Brochure


• Crime Victim Compensation Brochure


• Crime Victim Compensation Application


• Collection On Your Order Of Restitution


• Working With Victims Of Elderly Crimes & Abuse


• Community Services Referral Card (English)


• Community Services Referral Card (Spanish)


• Domestic Violence Brochure (English)


• Domestic Violence Brochure (Spanish)


• Domestic Violence, Stalking and Date Rape Informational Guide


• Protect Your Identity


• Understanding Criminal Sexual Conduct
  A Handbook for Victims: Provided by Ottawa County

Links

• AARP
  AARP in Espanol at bottom right of the Home Page. Also type in "grief & loss" under Search


• About Crime Victim Compensation in Michigan of Community Health


• Bereaved Parents of the USA
  National self-help group, especially for the newly bereaved


• Call - 211
  Your 24 hr. link to Health & Human Services


• Center For Women in Transition


• Compassion Connection
  Offers gift of compassion & concern


• The Compassionate Friends, Holland, Zeeland Chapter
  Assists families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age & provides information to help others be supportive.


• Crime Victims Services Center
  Free and confidential services for victims of crime


• DHS - Michigan Department of Human Services
  The DHS directs the operations of public assistance and service programs through a network of over 100 county departments of human service offices around the state. If you do not have access to a computer you may call Michigan's Social Services Hotline: 211.


• The Dougy Center, The National Center for Grieving Children & Families
  Spanish Programs are also available.


• Elder Law of Michigan - Legal Hotline for Michigan Seniors/Information & Advice


• Evergreen Commons
  Support Groups & General Assistance for seniors


• Glossary of Criminal Terms


• Grief Haven
  Support & resources for parents & others who have lost a child


• Hospice of Holland - Kids Grieve Too - Teenage Grief


• Michigan Attorney General's Office

Call to make a report on suspected abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation by a licensed provider or residential facility

• Michigan Department of Corrections - Offender Tracking Information System (O.T.I.S.)
  Find where a prisoner is housed, earliest release date, mug shot, etc.


• Michigan Department of Corrections
  Victim Notification & prisoner Information, Crime Victim Notification Unit


• Michigan Department of Community Health, Bureau of Health Systems
  Health Facility Complaint & Investigation Unit


• Michigan Sex Offender Registry


• Michigan Victim Alliance
  MVA is a non-profit organization dedicated to the healing and protection of victims of violence, trauma, and abuse.


• Mothers Against Drunk Driving Victim/Survivor Helpline


• National Center on Elder Abuse
  Check under Report Abuse: other helpful listings for Helplines, Hotlines, and Referral Sources in Michigan.


• National Center for Victims of Crime


• National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse


• National Consumers League's Fraud Center


• National Crime Prevention Council


• The National Institute for Trauma & Loss In Children, Parents Trauma Resource Center
  Provides services to traumatized children & families


• National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children
  For families & friends of those who have died by violence


• National Organization for Victim Assistance


• National Resource Center on Domestic Violence


• National Sex Offender Lookup Service
  Results include a map with links to offender information


• National Sexual Violence Resource Center


• U.S. Department of Justice , Office of Justice Programs; Victims of Crime Resource Center


• United States Postal Inspection Service


• Us Dept. of Justice/Office For Victims of Crime


• Victim Assistance FAQs
  Prosecuting Attorney Association of Michigan


• Victims Rights
  Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council

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