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Crime Victim Compensation: A Critical Hospital Resource

Crime Victim Compensation: A Critical Hospital Resource3 aug20 min

After a mass violence incident, recovery extends far beyond emergency care. In this conversation, Anne Seymour of the National Mass Violence Center, and Michael Schmidt, Ph.D., professor of microbiology and immunology at the Medical University of South Carolina, explain how crime victim compensation programs can help survivors of mass violence cover medical bills, mental health care, transportation and other recovery costs. Learn what every hospital leader should know about these resources, and how they can make them easier to access for survivors.