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The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) convened the Victim Services Planning Committee (VSPC) in early 2022 to recommend victim service priority funding areas. ICJIA researchers utilized various research methods, such as secondary data analysis, a survey, and focus groups, to better understand Illinois victim service needs and gaps and...

Illinois Helping Everyone Access Linked Systems (HEALS) is an Office for Victims or Crime-funded initiative seeking to improve systems’ response for children, youth, and families impacted by violence. Egyptian Health Department, located in Southern Illinois, was selected as the demonstration site for HEALS program implementation and evaluation. Researchers conducted a...

Erinne Smith is a research assistant in ICJIA Research & Analysis Unit’s Center for Victim Studies, working on the [IL HEALS program](https://ilheals.com/). Erinne has a bachelor's degree in sociology from Cornell College and a master's degree in sociology from Middle Tennessee State University. Her research interests include human trafficking, reproductive...

Mental health professionals are essential for the healing of children, youth, and families who have experienced victimization. In this study, researchers sought to better understand mental health professionals’ experiences with burnout and vicarious traumatization. Researchers examined interview data that they had gathered for a different, earlier study from five clinicians...

The Task Force on Missing and Murdered Chicago Women Act created the task force, comprised of legislators, victim service providers, and criminal justice stakeholders to examine five priority areas outlined in the Act. These included: a) systemic causes of violence against Chicago women and girls; b) methods for tracking and...