The handbook aims to disseminate the shared experiences with those involved in supporting victims. Besides victim organisations, it also aims to reach out to a broader audience: educators, youth workers and other professionals working on CVE (e.g. prison/probation staff or community police).
Furthermore, this handbook offers recommendations to support decision-making processes. A distinction has been made between the recommendations for victim organisations, those for European Union (EU) Member States and those for the European Commission. The handbook does not aim to be comprehensive, but rather to provide a framework for those dealing with testimonies of victims of terrorism.