Two-Day Summit is Key Component of Governor Kathy Hochul’s

Record-Level, $35 Million Investment to Enhance the Law Enforcement

Response to Intimate Partner Abuse, Better Support Needs of Survivors

Albany, NY – Nearly 250 professionals from across the state are attending “Learning the Signs: Assessing the Risk of Lethality in Domestic Violence Cases” – the state’s first-ever summit of its kind – hosted by the state Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence (OPDV) and the state Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS). The two-day training will provide law enforcement agencies, attorneys, social services staff, gender-based violence services providers, and other professionals with the necessary training and tools to assess danger in domestic violence cases and respond in a survivor-centered, trauma-informed and culturally responsive manner.

Earlier this month, Governor Kathy Hochul announced a record-level, $35 million state investment to improve the public safety response to intimate partner abuse and domestic violence and better address the needs of victims and survivors.

WHO:             Kelli Owens, OPDV Executive Director

                       Bea Hanson, Director, New York State Office of Victim Services

                       Johanna Sullivan, Director, DCJS Office of Public Safety

WHEN:          9:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024:

Summit Opening Remarks

Members of the media interested in attending are asked to RSVP to jacquie.slater@opdv.ny.gov by 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. 

WHERE:        Empire State Plaza Convention Center Rooms 2 – 4

CONTACT:    Jacquie Slater, OPDV Director of Public Information

                        (518) 912-7881 or jacquie.slater@opdv.ny.gov

The New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence is the country’s only cabinet level executive state agency dedicated to the issue of gender-based violence. Follow OPDV on Facebook, Instagram and X.

The Division of Criminal Justice Services provides critical support to all facets of the State’s criminal justice system, including, but not limited to: training law enforcement and other criminal justice professionals; analyzing statewide crime and program data; providing research support; and managing criminal justice grant funding. Follow DCJS on Facebook, Instagram and X.

The state’s Domestic and Sexual Violence Hotline is available 24/7: 800-942-6906 (call), 844-997-2121 (text) or @opdv.ny.gov (chat). OVS Resource Connect also allows individuals to find state-funded victim assistance programs in their community by their specific need or concern.