MBCC - Victim Liaison Project

The Montana Board of Crime Control State and Tribal Victim Liaison Project is a three-year project that seeks to collaborate with Montana Board of Crime Control (MBCC) staff, subgrantees, victim service providers, victims, and the Board to identify and address gaps in victim services throughout Montana. One liaison will communicate and collaborate exclusively with tribal victim service providers, and the other will work with all other victim service providers in the state, especially the organizations and agencies that provide services to victims in rural areas and to older adult (ages 60+) victims of crime.

The project is collaborating with Montana Board of Crime Control (MBCC) staff, subgrantees, victim service providers, allied partners, and the Board to identify and address gaps and barriers in victim services throughout Montana. Using the data collected from victim service providers and the data captured from the Needs Assessment allows MBCC to distinguish gaps and barriers in victim services across Montana. MBCC will use this information to map services available across Montana and to show where resources are needed.

Please find the completed Montana Victim Services Needs Assessment Report, as well as the presentation materials below.

Montana Victim Services Needs Assessment Report

Montana Victim Services Needs Assessment Slide Deck

You can find the video of the presentation over on the Educational Power Hour Page or follow the link below!

Montana Victim Services Needs Assessment Ed Hour

Collaborate with MBCC subgrantees, project partners, and victim service providers throughout the state to create a statewide Needs Assessment.
Collect data for MBCC’s Statistical Analysis Center analysts to create an accurate, consistently updated map of victim services in Montana.
And form strong working relationships with and between victim service providers to implement a Montana Victim Services Network.

Currently planning Victim/Survivor Listening Sessions. If you are a survivor or crime victim and would like to share what obstacles you encountered or gaps you’ve seen when working with community and systems-based victim service providers, please reach out to Tawny to find out more information.

Data collected from roundtable discussions with victim service providers:

The following data was gathered through surveys completed by service providers in Missoula, Billings, and Helena. The data reflects the types of organizations that have participated in our currently completed roundtable discussions. As you can see, several types of organizations have participated; however, thus far a large portion of representation has been by private non-profits.

Victim Liaison Participation Chart