Domestic Violence Annual Report 2010 - Office for the Prevention of ...
Domestic Violence Annual Report 2010 - Office for the Prevention of ...
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<strong>Domestic</strong> <strong>Violence</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
Policies, Projects & Programs<br />
Policies, Projects & Programs<br />
D programs:<br />
uring <strong>2010</strong> <strong>the</strong> following members <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> NYS DV Advisory Council<br />
developed new policies and/or participated in domestic violence projects and<br />
NYS <strong>Office</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Aging (OFA)<br />
• Worked with Lifespan <strong>of</strong> Greater Rochester and <strong>the</strong> NYS <strong>Office</strong> <strong>of</strong> Children and<br />
Family services to review and revise an MOU on Protective Services <strong>for</strong> Adults,<br />
including elder abuse, to support better coordination and collaboration at <strong>the</strong> local<br />
level, to serve as a model and provide guidance <strong>for</strong> local agreements.<br />
• Updated <strong>the</strong>ir <strong>Domestic</strong> <strong>Violence</strong> and <strong>the</strong> Workplace Policy to accommodate new<br />
legislation and submitted bi-annual reports to OPDV.<br />
For more in<strong>for</strong>mation visit: www.aging.ny.gov<br />
NYS <strong>Office</strong> <strong>of</strong> Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Services (OASAS)<br />
• Developed a system to notify providers annually that Congress and New York<br />
State have proclaimed <strong>the</strong> entire month <strong>of</strong> February to be Teen Dating <strong>Violence</strong><br />
Awareness and <strong>Prevention</strong> Month.<br />
• Included recognition <strong>of</strong> Teen Dating <strong>Violence</strong> Awareness and <strong>Prevention</strong> Month<br />
as part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir webpage, including a link to <strong>the</strong> OPDV website.<br />
• Educated providers on <strong>the</strong> co-occurring risk <strong>of</strong> teen substance abuse and dating<br />
violence, and addressed how both issues can be addressed concurrently.<br />
• Updated <strong>the</strong>ir <strong>Domestic</strong> <strong>Violence</strong> and <strong>the</strong> Workplace Policy to accommodate new<br />
legislation and submitted bi-annual reports to OPDV.<br />
• Promoted <strong>the</strong> donation <strong>of</strong> old cell phones <strong>for</strong> victims <strong>of</strong> domestic violence.<br />
• Instituted and documented <strong>the</strong> responses to system-wide discharge questions<br />
pertaining to domestic violence. The data below represents discharges <strong>for</strong> <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
The level <strong>of</strong> those identified as a victim rose from 7.5% in 2009 to 11.3% in <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
The level <strong>of</strong> those identified as perpetrators rose from 3.3% in 2009 to 5% in<br />
<strong>2010</strong>.<br />
• Arranged <strong>for</strong> survey questions to be added to <strong>the</strong> 2011 Local Services Plan<br />
questionnaire related to whe<strong>the</strong>r or not chemical dependency treatment providers<br />
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