nAnyone who has been directly or indirectly affected by a criminal act, tragic circumstance, regardless of the severity.

nVictims may suffer physical injury, financial loss, feel angry, afraid, guilty, confused and helpless and don’t know where to turn.

Reaction to a hazardous, upsetting or threatening event or situation, it’s not the event itself.

It’s a period of time when normal coping skills are not sufficient or able to deal with the stress caused by the event