July 8, 2009—Join an Online Discussion

Providing Services for Child Identity Theft Victims

On July 8, 2009, at 2 p.m. (eastern time), the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will present an OVC Web Forum discussion with Linda Foley and Paula Pierce, J.D., on best practices for providing services for child identity theft victims. Ms. Foley cofounded the Identity Theft Resource Center, a nationally recognized victim assistance and public education organization, in response to an epidemic rise in identity theft crimes. She is a recognized expert on identity theft issues with a focus on family, child, and domestic victimization. She has testified at state and federal legislative hearings, the Social Security Administration, the California Attorney General’s ID Theft Task Force, and the Federal Trade Commission. Ms. Pierce is the Managing Attorney for the Victims Initiative for Counseling, Advocacy, and Restoration of the Southwest (VICARS), a program of the Texas Legal Services Center, where she provides services to victims of identity theft and financial fraud. A frequent speaker on identity theft, Ms. Pierce has presented at the Texas Poverty Law Conference, testified before the Texas House Committee on Business and Industry, and spoken to numerous community groups.

http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ovcproviderforum/asp/calendar.asp