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?? ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES NEW WEBSITE FOR TERRORISM VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES
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WASHINGTON, D.C. ? The Justice
Department has launched a new website that provides critical information to the
victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks and their families, Attorney
General John Ashcroft announced today.?
The Victims and Family Assistance website -- www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/terrorismvictimassistance -- offers information about
emergency assistance, legal rights and services available to victims of federal
crimes and provides updates on the progress of the criminal justice response to
the attacks.? It also includes
information on coping with the emotional impact of the tragedy.
?This website is a part of the
Justice Department?s commitment to helping the terrorism victims and their
families for both the short and the long term,? said Attorney General Ashcroft.? ?I hope that this website will help give
some small measure of relief by delivering crucial and timely information to
those who need it most.?
The Victims and Family Assistance
website was developed by the Justice Department?s Office for Victims of Crime
(OVC) and includes:
?
Answers
to frequently asked questions about available victim assistance and services;
?
Justice
Department news releases regarding the investigation;
?
OVC
publications on terrorism, crisis response and other related topics;
?
Contact
information and Internet links for victim benefits, compensation and other
forms of assistance -- including the Federal Emergency Management Agency, state
crime victim compensation boards, and the National Organization for Victim
Assistance.
The website will be updated
regularly as the needs change and as the investigation progresses.
The Victims and Family Assistance
website can be found at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/terrorismvictimassistance or through the Justice
Department Website at www.usdoj.gov.? Information is also available for victims of the terrorist
attacks and their families through the OVC's Family Assistance Call Center at
1-800/331‑0075.?
Information about other OVC
services, publications, programs and conferences, are available through the OVC
website at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc and from the OVC Resource Center
at 1-800/627-6872.
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