Victim Assistance Academy of Nevada

VAAN is a state-specific victim advocate academy that has been providing a 40-hour week-long in-person training since 2014. VAAN was established by the State of Nevada Division of Child and Family Services under specific training funding under VOCA and was implemented by community partners through a Steering Committee.  In 2023, VOCA training funding was no longer available and NCEDSV picked up the project to continue the valuable work that had been established.  The goal of VAAN is to provide, expand and enhance foundational skills and knowledge for those who interact with victims of crime, and has been designed to reflect Nevada’s changing need.

The long awaited return of the Victim Assistance Academy of Nevada is finally here! NCEDSV has been working hard with our steering committee to update and refresh the Academy so that the information is as current as possible. VAAN will be starting again this summer, running from

June 30-August 20, 2026, every Tuesday and Thursday.

If you are interested in attending this training, REGISTER HERE.

The Nevada Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence (NCEDSV) is proud to announce a $35,000 investment from Nevada Gold Mines to support the Victim’s Advocate Academy of Nevada (VAAN). This funding will strengthen advocate training across the state, with a special focus on increasing access for professionals serving survivors in rural Nevada.

This training was supported by sub-grant 2024-VAWA-19, awarded by the Nevada Office of the Attorney General through Grant Number 15JOVW-24-GG-00519-STOP awarded by the OVW, U.S. Department of Justice.  The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this workshop are those of the presenter(s)/author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Nevada OAG Office or the Department of Justice