The Kansas Crime Victims Compensation Board awarded financial assistance to 359 victims of violent crime at its January meeting. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says awards were made in 222 new cases and additional expenses were paid in 137 previously submitted cases.

The awards totaled almost $354,000. Awards are limited to a maximum total amount of $25,000 with limitations of $5,000 for funeral expenses, $5,000 for outpatient mental health counseling, $10,000 for inpatient mental health treatment and $1,500 for grief counseling for family survivors of homicide victims. A portion of assessed court costs and fines, inmate wages, parole fees and restitution paid by convicted offenders provides funding to the program.