Who is a Victim?

• Anyone who has been directly or indirectly affected by a criminal act, tragic circumstance, regardless of the severity.

• 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:

• Children

Siblings

Partner

Co-worker

Friends

Witness

What is a Crisis:

• Reaction to a hazardous, upsetting or threatening event or situation, it's not the event itself.

• It's a period of time when normal coping skills are not sufficient or able to deal with the stress caused by the event.