Victim Services
A Victim Services Specialist provides emotional support to a victim going through a crime throughout the criminal justice process.
Provides services to students, faculty and staff at UTRGV.
Provides information to victim's regarding available resources, including but not limited to counseling services, housing accommodations, transportation needs, and class assignments.
Makes referrals to appropriate UTRGV Departments, agencies and services within the county; serves as a go-between for victims, survivors and their families.
Provides information on Victim's Rights, Crime Victim Compensation and Protective Orders to victim.
Accompanies a victim to a meeting with the police, a judicial hearing, court hearing, or a hospital/medical center, and any campus departments.2020 Suicide Self Harm Protocol
Resources
| Name | Location | Phone |
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| Safe H.A.V.E.N Forensic Exam Center at Doctors Hospital at Renaissance | Edinburg | (956) 362-7774 |
| SANE/CART at Valley Baptist Medical Center | Harlingen | (956) 389-1100 |
| Mujeres Unidas/Women Together | McAllen | (956) 630-4878 |
| Family Crisis Center | Harlingen | (956) 423-9305 |
| Friendship of Women | Brownsville | (956) 544-7412 |
| Vaquero Crisis Line | (956) 665-5555 | |
| UTRGV Office for Advocacy & Violence Prevention (OAVP) | UTRGV | E: (956) 665-8287 B: (956) 882-8282 |
| UTRGV | E: (956) 665-2574 B: (956) 882-3897 |
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| UTRGV | E: (956) 665-5375 B: (956) 882-8292 |
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| UTRGV | (956) 665-2103 | |
| UTRGV | E: (956) 665-2511 B: (956) 882-3896 |
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| UTRGV |
(E) (956) 665-3663
(B) (956) 882-7126
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(E) (956) 665-7934
(B) (956) 8821-8980
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(E) (956) 665-7005
(B) (956) 882-7374
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For more information contact:
Amanda Quintanilla
Victim Services Specialist
501 N. Sugar Rd.
Edinburg, TX 78539
956-665-3164
amanda.quintanilla01@utrgv.edu