Victims of Crime (VOCA)

The Trauma Recovery Center at MetroHealth was established in 2017 with grant funding from the Ohio Attorney General’s office for crime victim service providers. Since launch, over 4,000 patients have been screened for trauma-related resources. In 2019, 375 counseling sessions were completed, and 419 individuals received referrals to community partners through the Trauma Recovery Center. 

The Trauma Recovery Center is committed to:

• Helping inform victims of their rights.
• Improving and maintaining victim access to community services and resources.
• Helping victims and their loved ones during their healing process.
• Advocating and elevating the voices of victims and their loved ones.

Services Available through the Trauma Recovery Center:

Services are available to eligible victims of crime within the past 5 years and may also be available to family members of victims and witnesses of violence. Services are free and may include:

Trauma-Focused Counseling

The Trauma Recovery Center offers up to 16 sessions of trauma-focused therapy to victims of crime by licensed providers. Therapy is designed to focus on thoughts and feelings to help you or your loved ones recover from traumatic events. Therapists are also skilled in accessing resources and promoting advocacy.

Victim Compensation

The Ohio Attorney General compensates victimized individuals to help pay for expenses related to a crime. The Trauma Recovery Center can assist in the reimbursement process depending on eligibility according to state guidelines.

Other Services Available to Victims and Families include:

• Healthcare Coordination
• Victim Advocacy and Support
• Crisis Stabilization Assistance
• Connection to Legal Services
• Connection to Grief Support 
• Referrals to Outside Agencies

If interested in these services, please contact the Trauma Recovery Center at 216-778-8199 or [email protected].

Victim Assistance Satisfaction Survey

The Trauma Recovery Center at MetroHealth is an organization that receives funding from the Ohio Attorney General. To ensure that this program is fully serving and assisting Victims of Crime Acts to the best of their ability and for the future of this program, we would appreciate and value your completion of this anonymous survey.

It is important to note that your responses below are completely anonymous and will ultimately help improve the services that will be able to serve the crime victims in the state of Ohio.

Our Program is listed as The MetroHealth Trauma Recovery Center in the dropdown on the first page of the survey.  

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