Michelle Barnes-Anderson stated: "When I lost my only child, I had no idea the victims’ compensation program even existed. It was the NYPD detectives on the case that informed my family about the program. The lack of awareness about [victim compensation] can mean the difference between finding stability and being completely broken emotionally, mentally, physically, and or financially. It’s disheartening to know many people in the minority and low-income community are suffering in silence—not because help isn’t out there, but because they simply don’t know it exists."

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: Center for American Progress
  Hope After Harm: An Evaluation of State Victim Compensation Statutes

Sources

• Hope After Harm: An Evaluation of State Victim Compensation Statutes www.americanprogress.org Center for American Progress via serper

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• victim compensation concept