Victims' organizations

The National Organization for Victim Advocacy (NOVA), is a private non-profit organization founded in 1975 by professor John Dussich, centering its work around training advocates/social workers and crisis responders in response to the Victims Movement of the 1970s. NOVA is deemed to be the oldest wide-ranging victims' rights group. It recently changed its name from Assistance to Advocacy in 2024. Its purpose is to proactively contribute to benevolent assistance to victims whether it be requested, or in response to an emergency situation. NOVA holds its primary office in Alexandria, Virginia.