Resources For Victims & Survivors

This information was created by Crime Survivors NOLA. Our book and website guide was created by New Orleans area crime survivors, to help others after violence.

Know that our hearts are with you, and we understand how overwhelming this time can be

Please check this webpage for regular updates: 
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Family Reunification information for university medical center:

UMC Conference Center, 1st Floor, across from Tower 2 (for families of victims)

For family members looking for information on victims and survivors:

• Seeking information on a missing person
• Report a missing person, or
• Request resources related to displacement from homes or hotels

Residents in Orleans Parish: Call 311 for assistance. Please press option 3.

Families outside of Orleans Parish (504) 658-2299. Please press option 3.

For updates and additional resources, visit ready.nola.gov.

Operation NOLA Hub for victims and survivors get in-person information and aid:

New Orleans Family Justice Center at 701 Loyola Ave.
Thursday 1/2/25 - from 7 am to 10 pm

For direct access to a crime victim service provider call:

(504) 355-0846 (Direct)
(504) 866-9554 (24-hr helpline)
(504) 872-1059 (Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office (OPSO) Crime Support Cell)

Additional resources to support victim-survivors of violence (contact the Operation NOLA Hub listed above first)

For connection to resources and issues related to an investigation or death:

• U.S. Attorney’s Office Victim Witness Assistance (504) 680-3091 or 1 (866) 896-2579
• New Orleans Police Department Victim Witness Assistance (504) 658-6795
• New Orleans District Attorney’s Office Victim Witness Assistance (504) 822-2414
• New Orleans Coroner’s Office (504) 658-9660

For general support, mental health, and trauma recovery assistance:

• Seeds of Nola Trauma Recovery Center at UMC (504) 702-4335
• Silence Is Violence (504) 282-0607
• NOPD Chaplains (504) 593-2357

For mental health and trauma recovery assistance - specific to Children:

• Children’s Bureau Crisis Intervention: https://childrensbureaunola.org/services/crisis- intervention
• Children’s Hospital Trauma and Grief Center (504) 896-7272

Office of Violence Prevention - New Orleans Health Department:

• Crime Survivor Resources Flyer https://nola.gov/health-department

To donate to support victims and survivors of the 1/1/25 attack

• Visit www.gnof.org, and click on the banner at the top of the site
• Visit www.unitedwaysela.org/UnitedforNOLA

Helpful guides and information

www.Crimesurvivorsnola.Org

• Homicide - This section outlines issues facing those who have lost a family member to homicide
• Nonfatal Assault - This section outlines issues facing individuals who have survived an assault and may have physical injuries
• Financial Assistance CVR - This section explains how the state of Louisiana’s Crime Victim Reparations Program works and how to apply
• Helping Children Cope - This section discusses how to help children cope after they are impacted by violence and/or loss
• Mental Health Resources - This is a list of mental health resources in New Orleans Grief & Support Groups - This is a list of local grief and support groups in New Orleans