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 and Human Rights about the realities and impacts of financial abuse.
Testimony: Understanding Financial Abuse as a Form of Intimate Partner Violence Read More »
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 signs of economic abuse and ways you can protect yourself.
Understanding Economic Abuse Read More »
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 in a denial of justice for domestic violence survivors. And what we can do change it.
#RethinkCredibility. Domestic Violence Survivors Deserve Better Read More »
WWE’s Mia Yim speaks about her past, her message for survivors, and NYLAG’s #RethinkCredibility campaign.
Surviving domestic violence: WWE’s Mia Yim is incredible and credible Read More »
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 the pre-recorded video and the FAQs answered.
Safety Planning for Domestic Violence Survivors during COVID-19—FAQs Answered Read More »
NYLAG’s Tuozhi Lorna Zhen submits testimony advocating for maintaining and increasing services for domestic violence amid COVID-19.
NYLAG Testifies About Domestic Violence Services Amid COVID-19 Read More »
We spoke with trauma therapist Natalie Y. Gutierrez, LMFT, to better understand how to manage trauma reactions and triggers during a crisis.
Q&A with a Therapist: Trauma and Mental Health during a Crisis like Coronavirus Read More »
Trauma expert Evy Yeager writes about why legal professionals have to understand trauma and survival responses, as part of NYLAG’s #IamCredible campaign.
Don’t Just “Believe Survivors.” Understand Survival. Read More »
Lisa Rivera, NYLAG’s Managing Attorney, wrote this op-ed in City Limits
Courts must change how they gauge ‘credibility’ in victims of violence Read More »
We spoke with trauma therapist Natalie Y. Gutierrez, LMFT, to better understand how trauma impacts a survivor, including how they retell their experiences.
Understanding trauma can offer abuse survivors justice Read More »
