The Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence

Monthly Bulletin

October 2022

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October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and we are inviting you to join us in recognizing NYC Go Purple Day on Thursday, October 20th, an annual day of action held in collaboration between the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV) and community advocates.

Domestic violence (DV) occurs in every part of our city, among people of all races, cultures, religions, and income levels. It can happen to anyone regardless of age, gender, or sexual orientation. While domestic violence is considered one of the most under-reported crimes, in 2021 there were 260,084 domestic violence incident reports filed by the NYPD – an average of 700 a day. In 2021, there were 93,735 calls to New York City’s 24-hour Domestic Violence hotline at 1-800-621-HOPE (4673), with 6,970 unique requests for shelters. The NYC Hope website of survivor resources had 50,100 visits – an average of almost 140 visits a day.

On October 20th, we will raise awareness about DV and mark NYC Go Purple Day by sharing the resources and services available to survivors throughout New York City, and by lighting local buildings and landmarks in purple, including: City Hall, the David Dinkins Municipal Building, 1 World Trade Center, the Bank of America Tower, 4 Times Square, Gracie Mansion, the Parachute Jump in Coney Island, the Arsenal in Central Park, the Bronx County Courthouse, Queens Borough Hall and Staten Island Borough Hall.

We need your help, and we are asking you and your colleagues to:

Include information about DV-related resources in all your communications with your networks this month – this includes newsletters, e-blasts, social media, etc. Our DVAM Resources & Social Media Toolkit has images and sample text for social media posts.

Attend one of the many DVAM events listed on our Citywide calendar which can be found on our home page, www.nyc.gov/endgbv.

Host your own public event, workshop, training or gathering with your colleagues and add that to the Citywide calendar by completing this online form.

Wear and encourage your colleagues to wear purple on October 20th and post your pictures on social media using the hashtags #DVAM2022 #ENDGBV #AwarenessHelpHope #GoPurple #NYCGoPurple #DVAM

Help is Available:

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic or gender-based violence, help is available:

Call 311 and ask to be connected to the nearest NYC Family Justice Center

Find resources and support in NYC by searching New York City's HOPE Resource Directory online at www.nyc.gov/NYCHOPE

Call New York City's 24-hour Domestic Violence Hotline:

800-621-HOPE

(4673) for immediate safety planning, shelter assistance, and other resources. TTY: 866-604-5350

In an emergency, dial 911

Awareness is one of the greatest tools we have in interrupting domestic and gender-based violence, and we hope you can join us in sharing information across New York City.

WHAT’S NEW

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

DVAM Activites

There are a host of events and activities planned in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), which can be found on the DVAM Citywide Calendar on our home page, www.nyc.gov/endgbv.

Thursday, October 20th is “NYC Go Purple Day,” and we invite you to show your support by wearing or highlighting purple as we light up NYC landmarks and buildings in purple in support of survivors. Purple lights will be on display throughout the five boroughs from City Hall to the Parachute Jump in Coney Island; from Gracie Mansion and to the Bronx County Courthouse; from Times Square to Queens Borough Hall.

JOIN THE CAMPAIGN

Wear purple. Decorate your space in purple

Look for NYC buildings and landmarks lit up in purple.

Take pics and post on social media using the hashtags... #DVAM2022 #ENDGBV #AwarenessHelpHope #GoPurple #NYCGoPurple #DVAM and tag us @NYCENDGBV.

October 20, 2022 at 1:30 pm:

Join us and the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence (OPDV) for an INSTAGRAM LIVE DVAM Discussion featuring OPDV Executive Director Kelli Owens and ENDGBV Commissioner Cecile Noel about how to “Start the Conversation,” on domestic violence. Watch on Instagram @nysopdv.

October 20, 2022 at 2:00 pm:

You’re invited to a TWITTER LIVE DVAM Discussion by OPDV. #StartTheConversation and watch on Twitter at @NYSOPDV.

October 21, 2022 at 11:00 am:

In collaboration with Cornell Tech, we are hosting a VIRTUAL TRAINING on Minimizing Harm: Learning About Tech Safety where participants will learn about privacy and security on social media as well as strategies to stay safe online. Participants will learn how to create Cloud accounts and do privacy checks; and how to create secure accounts and create strong passwords. Service providers, survivors, parents, and the general public wishing to learn more on how to keep information and devices safe from abuse will benefit from this training. Register here.

October 21st & 22nd at 8:00 pm:

Don’t miss the @GibneyDance "CRACKS OF LIGHT," performances with the powerful Move to Move Beyond Storytellers' pieces on survivorship created during the height of the pandemic. Showtimes 8:00 pm on 10/21 and 10/22 at 280 Broadway. FREE here with RSVP: #DVAM2022 #GoPurple #NYCGoPurple

Join ENDGBV's 2022-23 Youth Leadership Council

We’re accepting applications for NYC youth (aged 14 to 19) to join ENDGBV’s 2022-23 Youth Leadership Council (YLC)! Connect with other young people to prevent and address violence through policy, community engagement and advocacy. Join the YLC! Apply online here.

New ENDGBV Reports Released

The Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence has released its 2021 Annual Report which provides an overview of the domestic and gender-based violence initiatives that our Office implements each year. It can be viewed here

We have released and published three additional informative reports:

The 2021 FAMILY-RELATED VIOLENCE SNAPSHOTS: NEW YORK CITY COMMUNITY BOARD DISTRICTS REPORT provides snapshots of family-related violence incidents and offense statistics for all NYC community board districts. Please find here.

The 2021 INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE SNAPSHOTS: NEW YORK CITY COMMUNITY BOARD DISTRICTS REPORT is a partner report covering intimate partner violence and offense statistics for each NYC community district. Please find here.

Together, family violence and intimate partner violence offenses comprise the total domestic violence offenses in New York City.

The 2020-2021 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RACE/ETHNICITY AND SEX REPORT. This report analyzes the New York City Police Department’s 2020 and 2021 intimate partner violence data across New York City’s five boroughs using race/ethnicity, gender, and location analyses. Additional analyses within and across NYC’s 59 community districts are included in the Appendix of this report. Please find here.

NYC Office of the Mayor DVAM Video

Watch Mayor Adams’ video for Domestic Violence Awareness Month here. “Everyone deserves to be safe in their relationships and live a life free of domestic and gender-based violence. Join me this month during Domestic Violence Awareness Month to help spread awareness, and to let survivors know they are never alone. Call 311 and ask for the nearest FJC, or visit www.nyc.gov/NYCHOPE

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Let’s spread awareness and hope together.” #DVAM2022 #GoPurple #NYCGoPurple

Nominate a 2022 ENDGBV Advocate of NYC

Now more than ever, it’s important to recognize the heroic efforts of our advocates. Do you know someone who has made a significant impact on behalf of survivors in NYC? Nominate them to be a 2022 Advocate of NYC today!

Advocates honored in the past are a diverse group. Honorees have provided mental health services, case management, civil legal services, or job readiness training. Others lead healthy relationship workshops or educate communities and raise awareness through the performing arts, while others push for systemic change and equity in the field of gender-based violence. Our nomination period has been extended. Please submit your nomination for individuals and/or teams by close of business, Friday, October 21, 2022, by emailing general@endgbv.nyc.gov. Please include their full name(s), organization(s), email address(es) where they can be reached, and a brief description of why you think they should be honored as a 2022 Advocate of NYC.

Donna Ferrato’s “Wall of Silence” On Public Display until December 10, 2022

Commissioned by ENDGBV and installed in Collect Pond Park, Lower Manhattan (130 Leonard Street, NYC), artist Donna Ferrato’s “Wall of Silence,” public artwork brings awareness to the plight of criminalized domestic and gender-based survivors. On display throughout October for National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and November, the “Wall of Silence,” will close out the annual “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence,” campaign on December 10, 2022. Learn more at the artist’s website here.

JOIN THE ENDGBV TEAM

Now Accepting Applications

Several exciting full-time positions are now open with our ENDGBV team. To learn how you can apply online or share our openings with your networks, visit New York City’s job bank at: https://www1.nyc.gov/jobs/index.page and search by Job ID number.

Deputy Chief of Staff - JOB ID: 538883

Deputy Director, Bronx Family Justice Center - JOB ID: 547967

Administrative Assistant, Bronx Family Justice Center - JOB ID: 540475

(Updated)

Director of Research and Evaluation - JOB ID: 525717

Administrative Coordinator – First Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel - JOB ID: 521195

Resource Liaison - JOB ID: 538516

Resource Liaison - JOB ID: 538923

STAY TUNED

November 16th is “International Day for Tolerance”

November 25th to December 10th is “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence”

November 25th is “International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women”

IN THE NEWS

Check out ENDGBV’s recent media coverage by going to this link on our website. Below you will also see what we are reading!

10-3-2022 CITY & STATE / OPINION: Domestic Violence Awareness Month arrives in the worst year for gender justice in recent U.S. history https://www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2022/10/opinion-domestic-violence-awareness-month-arrives-worst-year-gender-justice-recent-us-hstory/377933/

10-3-2022 NY TIMES: #MeToo Five Years Later: How to Measure the Impact of #MeToo https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/10/03/us/me-too-five-years.html

9-27-2022 NY DAILY NEWS / OP-ED: What the survivors of human trafficking deserve https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-what-survivors-of-sex-trafficking-deserve-20220927-2y4r6uxtorgmrd3hhgu37gpbwe-story.html

9-14-2022 POLITICO: A New Approach to Domestic Violence https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/09/14/what-if-doctors-are-better-at-treating-domestic-abuse-than-cops-00053374

9-13-2022 DAILY NEWS: Opinion: Homeless families need mental health care, too https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-homeless-mental-health-20220913-3lsmaiczvjdbbgv26rqalo332m-story.html

9-6-2022 AM NY Op-Ed: It will take all of us speaking up to end domestic violence https://www.amny.com/opinion/it-will-take-all-of-us-speaking-up-to-end-domestic-violence/

RESOURCES

Help is Available

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic or gender-based violence, help is available:

Find resources and support in NYC by searching NYC HOPE Resource Directory online at www.nyc.gov/NYCHOPE

NYC Family Justice Centers offer immediate safety planning, shelter assistance, mental health support, and other resources by phone or in person. For in person services, clients can call 311 for their nearest Family Justice Center to make an appointment or walk in if they cannot engage in remote services safely or effectively.

Call 311 to be connected to the nearest NYC Family Justice Center

Call NYC’s 24-hour Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-621-HOPE (4673) for immediate safety planning, shelter assistance, and other resources, TTY: 866-604-5350

In an emergency, dial 911.

Disclaimer: We believe in the principles of open dialogue and considering varying perspectives. Viewpoints or opinions expressed in the content of this communication or in articles linked do not necessarily reflect the positions or policies of the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence, or the City of New York.

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