EMPOWERING SURVIVORS
REBUILDING LIVES
Louisiana has the highest violent crime rate in the United States. You deserve the ability to access better knowledge, resources, and tools for safety and justice.
The criminal justice system is complex and can seem unsympathetic to the survivors and victims of violence.
Louisiana Victim Outreach Program, or LAVO, helps those navigating the often confusing and emotionally triggering post-conviction processes with ease and compassion. Here, survivors and their families can find a safe, confidential, and supportive space to process trauma and work toward a holistic mental and emotional health recovery.
By bringing together victims, survivors, service providers, and community members, we create the safe spaces needed to ask questions, be heard, and connect.
All services are free and confidential, trauma-informed, and survivor-centered.
LAVO IS…
EDUCATION
We stand beside victims providing support and unwavering care throughout every step of recovery.
CONNECTION
More than a support group—LAVO is a place of understanding, empathy, and shared experiences.
HEALING
Healing is possible and you are not alone. Together, we'll follow a path to renewed strength & hope.
Survivor Testimony
“What I want you to know is that we don't always have to be a victim. We can heal from whatever we've gone through, and we can help our families heal from whatever we've gone through. I was a victim. I consider myself a survivor now, and I've taken all that. I've gotten an education in counseling, and I'm now an LPC who works with victims and survivors”
