MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING

Victim services on average, two in three people will be involved in a drunk driving crash in their lifetime. At madd, we believe that the services that we provide to victims can be a key part of the solution. In 2024, madd provided nearly 110,000 direct services to victim-survivors of substance-impaired driving through emotional support, criminal justice advocacy, information and referrals, and assistance with crime victims' compensation provided by our national syndicate of trained victim advocates. The victim services network is an essential driver for collaboration, innovation, and advocacy across 50 states and puerto rico that provides direct services and support to victims and survivors. Madd shows up with empathy, support, and resources when victims need us most, providing supportive services to a victim every five minutes. The victim services network delivers the following services: - connect victim services teams, volunteers, and advocates allowing for collaboration. - capture, centralize, and use data to drive our internal structure, policies, programs, and research. - strengthen our capacity, training, and coverage across the country. - bolster our victim services for all with an increased and intentional focus on serving bipoc communities. - build a unified victim services experience, working locally to make it easier for people to access all that madd offers. - monitor the criminal justice system to provide support to victims and survivors. Madd empowers victims and survivors as advocates for change as they tell their stories to educate, prevent and legislate for change. The role of victim advocates is a very important one in the healing journey that follows. Madd staff and volunteer victim advocates attend and complete madd's volunteer victim assistance training institute to receive certification. The victim advocates are the foundation for competent service delivery to those impacted by drunk and impaired driving crashes. Madd's victims and survivors are leaders in educating the public and policymakers about the realities of impaired driving. They speak out in many ways, including the sharing of their personal stories across their communities. It is through their vulnerability that we are able to change minds and the culture of the decisions that people make and to revive public and policy-maker attention to resolve impaired driving on america's roadways. Madd offers a variety of strategies to turn public concern into decisive action to address this tragic and preventable problem.