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How to Find a Good Therapist – Trauma Institute Blog

National Center for School Crisis & Bereavement Center

Sept. 27, 2018 1 October Workshop with Dr. David Schonfeld: “Supporting Children After Crisis & Loss” – One Year Later”

Parent Resource Guide

Teacher Resource Guide

Southern Nevada Health District Mental Health Resources 

Coping With Trauma and the Potential for PTSD After 1 October, Dec. 2017

Managing Distress: Grounding Tips for Crime Victims, Survivors and Family Members of Mass Violence Incidents (MVIs)

Crisis Lines & 24/7 Support

Disaster Distress Helpline
The Disaster Distress Helpline offers 24-hour crisis intervention support:
Call:  1-800-985-5990
Text: ‘TalkWithUs’ to 66746.
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
En Español – Ayuda Para Prevención del Suicidio
1-800-273-8255

Understanding Your Victims of Crime Benefits

The Nevada Victims of Crime program will reimburse you for expenses you have paid for counseling services after your insurance company pays its part related to the 1 October event. This can include co-pays. We recommend you talk to your insurance company to find out which participating providers are listed and trained as trauma therapists in your local community. For more information about expenses covered by the program, visit its website at http://voc.nv.gov/VOC/Covered_Expenses/.

If you do not have insurance, your benefits have been exhausted, or there are other extenuating circumstances, please contact the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center. Our staff will work to connect you with a therapist in your community who is able to support you at no cost.

For Service Providers

Compassion Fatigue Monthly Debrief Sessions for Providers

In order to support our providers and contribute to the quality of services they are able to provide to the Route 91 family and community, the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center offers guided and facilitated discussions to process the impact of working with trauma. Sessions are offered virtually once every other month for one hour with Dr. Trudy Gilbert-Eliot, PhD, LMFT, LADC. She shares information about vicarious trauma and strategies for preventing or addressing it, as well as the processing of individual examples according to the comfort level of participants. The facilitator establishes a safe environment with measures for confidentiality. Learn more or register at vsrcdebrief.eventbrite.com.

VAP Resources

The National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center offers resources for victim assistance professionals (VAPs) supporting those affected by mass violence incidents. They recommend a number of tools that have been developed specifically for readiness, response, and resilience, ensuring that VAPs are prepared for—and can appropriately respond to—mass violence incidents. Visit nmvvrc.org/vaps-clinicians/vap-resources to learn more.

PTSD Expert Consultation Program

The PTSD Consultation Program at the VA’s National Center for PTSD provides consultation to any provider treating veterans, including those outside of the VA. Now the program has been expanded to offer free consultation to providers whose clients (veteran or non-veteran) were impacted by the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting in Las Vegas. Expert PTSD clinicians are available to provide consultation about educational resources, assessment, treatment, referrals, or any other questions related to helping clients with the psychological effects of this event. To ask a question or request consultation simply email PTSDconsult@va.gov or call 866-948-7880. More information about the program is available at www.ptsd.va.gov/consult.

Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada has staff available at the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center to assist anyone impacted by the tragic events of October 1, 2017, with civil legal needs. Civil legal needs include insurance issues, debt collection, housing issues, employment, and more. We encourage you to contact the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center to learn more about these services by calling (702) 455-AIDE (2433) or 1-(833) 299-2433. Regular business hours are Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada and the State Bar of Nevada are committed to providing legal assistance to those affected by the Las Vegas tragedy in the following areas:

• Employment issues
• Probate and estate matters including powers of attorney
• Immigration issues
• Insurance claims
• Landlord-tenant issues
• Family law (custody, divorce, guardianship, and more)
• Debt collection
• Public benefits

Please Note: We are not providing legal assistance with claims for personal injury, wrongful death, or negligence. If you are looking for legal representation for claims related to personal injury, wrongful death, or negligence, please contact the State Bar Lawyer Referral and Information Service at  (702) 382-0504 or  (800) 789-5747.

• Legal and Financial Toolkit Español | English
•  Vegas Strong Investment and Financial Planning Toolkit

Nevada Victims of Crime Program

The Nevada Victims of Crime Program assists eligible victims of crime and their families cope and recover from the physical, emotional and financial impact of violent crime. Please contact the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center for updates or if you have any questions about an application submitted for the Nevada Victims of Crime Program.

If you submitted an application to the Victims of Crime Program for the 1 October shooting and you would like to check the status of your application or verify your application has been received, please contact the Nevada Victims of Crime Program at (702) 486-2740 or by email at vocp@admin.nv.gov.

California Victim Compensation Board

If you reside in California, you also may be eligible for assistance through the California Victim Compensation Board: https://victims.ca.gov/lasvegas/

If you would like to donate to the Resiliency Center, visit our donations page

The following resource links are not services of and are not overseen, monitored or distributed by the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center, Clark County, the state of Nevada or the Nevada Victims of Crime Program. These Funds were established as separate and distinct funding sources with their own application processes, rules and eligibility requirements. Funds have also been raised through various private GoFundMe accounts, however we do not have access to that information. 

The National Compassion Fund is a program of the National Center for Victims of Crime which allows the public to donate to victims of mass casualty crimes.  The National Compassion Fund is no longer collecting donations for the Route 91 Harvest Festival Shooting.  For more information about the National Compassion Fund, please visit:  https://nationalcompassionfund.org/fund/las-vegas/.

Additional information is available here:  https://nationalcompassionfund.org/?s=Route+91

The Las Vegas Victims Fund is a Nevada non-profit corporation created to oversee the consolidation and distribution of donated funds for the Route 91 Harvest Festival Shooting.  The Las Vegas Victims Fund was overseen by a board of directors which appointed a committee consisting of various individuals from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, major donors to the Fund, Catholic Charities, victims’ advocates, mental health professionals, lawyers, physicians and others.  This committee established protocols and guidelines to disburse collected funds to the victims and families of 1 October.  Administrative services were provided through the National Compassion Fund which previously administered funds for victims of mass casualty crimes in Texas, Tennessee, Colorado, and Florida.  Disbursements from this Fund have been completed.

If you are experiencing emergency financial need, the Resiliency Center can help. Visit our page on emergency financial assistance to review the policies and procedures, and download the application.

If you are experiencing other financial issues, contact us to explore options and available resources.

FBI’s Victim Services Division

The FBI has collected and cataloged thousands of belongings left behind at the Route 91 Harvest Festival venue. All requests for belongings lost at the festival site are being processed through the FBI’s Victim Services Division website. Event attendees also can email inquiries to the FBI at  LVFestivalAssist@fbi.gov.

The FBI and its partners are making every effort to connect individuals who attended the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival with belongings recovered at the venue following the incident on October 1, 2017.

If you need additional information, please email the FBI’s Victim Services Division at LVFestivalAssist@fbi.gov. Please note that this email is for victims of the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival shooting only. Their website should not be used to submit tips or leads. They appreciate your cooperation.