Workplace-Related Assistance
For All Survivors of Violent Crimes
- Victims Economic Safety and Security Act → Grants individuals who experience violent crime the right to unpaid to seek services in response to that experience.
For Survivors of Domestic Violence and Family Violence
- The Illinois Unemployment Insurance Act → Enables survivors of domestic violence who voluntarily leave their employment due to domestic-violence related concerns to be eligible for unemployment insurance.
For Survivors Under the Age of 18
- Child Bereavement Leave Act → Grants parents of deceased children the right to two weeks to make arrangements necessitated by the death and to grieve.
Review Your Rights
As a survivor of violence in Illinois, these are your rights on both a state and federal level.
What Do You Need?
As a survivor of violence in Illinois, you may be eligible for support with financial needs, housing, medical costs, mental health services, funeral or burial costs, relocation costs, and more. Based on what happened to you, you may be eligible for different services and supports. Click here to see which policies can provide access to these supports.
Eligibility and Access
Policies outlining rights and services afforded to crime victims often involve definitions of who is considered a victim and what they must do to access services. Read through this section to better understand how to navigate policies intended to support survivors.
Illinois Policies
Here you can find a complete listing of Illinois policies related to services or supports available to crime victims. Each of these policies that enables access to services has eligibility requirements. Please use the hyperlinks available to review the eligibility requirements.