Hours of Operation: The Crime Victims Treatment Center is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with limited evening hours. Clients are seen by appointment only, (212) 523-4728
Location: 411 West 114th Street, New York, NY 10025
Staffing: CVTC has a diverse staff including New York State certified MSW social workers, a Volunteer Coordinator, a legal advocate and a psychiatrist who provides expertise in diagnostic evaluation and treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Several staff members are bicultural and bilingual.
Crisis Intervention: CVTC offers crisis intervention immediately following an assault. Services include hospital visits, shelter referral, advocacy with criminal justice agencies and assistance with Crime Victim Compensation or with other compensatory agencies.
Counseling: Professional staff who are specialists in PTSD provide individual, family, couples and group therapy.
The Group Therapy Program: Staff members facilitate psychotherapy support groups for victims of violence, including support groups for:
- Battered Women
- Adult Female Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
- Adult Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
- Adult Female Survivors of Sexual Assault
- Seeking Safety Model Group for Female Survivors of Trauma with Histories of Substance Abuse
- Secondary Traumatization Support Groups (for professionals and volunteers who work with survivors of violence)
Psychiatric/Medical Evaluation: CVTC is one of the few programs state-wide offering psychiatric evaluation, consultation, treatment and medication supervision for clients suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Types and Ages of Patients Served: We provide services to any survivor of a violent crime. We have no catchment or age restrictions.
Fees: CVTC offers free services to survivors of violent crimes without regard to geographic or economic status. Principal funding for CVTC is provided by grants from the New York State Crime Victims Board, the New York State Department of Health, The Scaife Family Foundation and the New York State Department of Criminal Justice.
Speaker's Bureau: CVTC staff is available to provide training and consultation on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, secondary trauma, individual and group treatment modalities.
