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Who is a Victim?
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Anyone who
has been directly or indirectly affected by a criminal act, tragic
circumstance, regardless of the severity.
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Victims
may suffer physical injury, financial loss, feel angry, afraid, guilty,
confused and helpless and don't know where to turn.
Secondary victim may include:
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Children
Siblings
Partner
Co-worker
Friends
Witness
What is a Crisis:
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Reaction
to a hazardous, upsetting or threatening event or situation, it's not the
event itself.
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It's a
period of time when normal coping skills are not sufficient or able to deal
with the stress caused by the event.
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