STATEMENT: Victim Service Providers and Advocates Applaud Governor’s $120M in Victim Assistance Funding
As an organization that serves domestic violence survivors, we are part of a coalition of service providers who had been calling on New York State ...
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Testimony: Understanding Financial Abuse as a Form of Intimate Partner Violence
NYLAG’ Senior Supervising Attorney Tuozhi Lorna Zhen testified before the New York City Council Committee on Women and Gender Equity and the Committee on Civil ...
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Understanding Economic Abuse
Economic and financial abuse occurs in 99% of domestic violence cases, but gets less acknowledgement than other types of abuse. NYLAG financial counselors share some ...
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After controversial event on sexual assault support, VA postpones future telephone town halls
NYLAG's Samantha Kubek condemns the Veterans Affairs recent telephone town hall discussion on military sexual trauma stating that it shows "deep-seated problems."
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Opinion: Domestic Violence Survivors Need Culturally-Sensitive Court Services
NYLAG's Pam Wexler authors op-ed in CityLimits detailing the need for culturally sensitive and trauma-informed legal service providers to better serve domestic violence survivors and ...
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Racism, Implicit Biases Negatively Impact Credibility of Domestic Violence Survivors
NYLAG’s Tuozhi Lorna Zhen authors op-ed for Bloomberg Law discussing how racism and implicit biases negatively impact the perceived credibility of domestic violence survivors.
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#RethinkCredibility. Domestic Violence Survivors Deserve Better
NYLAG has launched the #RethinkCredibility campaign to highlight why the legal system’s failure to understand the intersections of racism, poverty, and trauma often results ...
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Surviving domestic violence: WWE’s Mia Yim is incredible and credible
WWE's Mia Yim speaks about her past, her message for survivors, and NYLAG’s #RethinkCredibility campaign.
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Safety Planning for Domestic Violence Survivors during COVID-19—FAQs Answered
On July 14th, 2020, NYLAG held a live Q&A discussing safety planning while living with an abuser, how to use technology safely, and more. Here's ...
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Ensuring Domestic Violence Survivors Have the Resources They Need
NYLAG's Micah Horwitz's op-ed in GothamGazette advocates for free essential resources to ensure the safety of domestic violence survivors.
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