AGENCY TESTIMONY
Pathways to intake for domestic violence shelters
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The speaker outlines three main pathways for intake into the domestic violence shelter system in New York City.
- Pathway 1: Through the Safe Horizon hotline
- Survivors can connect with advocates for services, counseling, and information
- Support includes crisis counseling, safety planning, and assistance finding DV shelters
- Pathway 2: Through the No Violence Again (NOVA) screening at DHS intake centers
- Screenings conducted at Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing (PATH) center
- Also available at Adult Family Intake Center (AFIC) and Single Intake Center
- Pathway 3: Through community-based referrals
- Can include local precincts, neighborhood hospitals, Family Justice Centers
- DV non-residential community providers or other social service providers can also refer
John Rojas
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There are 3 pathways to intake.
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1 pathway is through the safe horizon hotline.
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Survivors can connect with advocates to receive services, counseling, and information about available resources to maintain their and their family's safety.
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Support can include crisis counseling, safety planning, information, and resources, and assist and assistance finding domestic violence shelters.
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A second pathway is through the no violence again or nova screening at DHS' prevention assistance and temporary how we've seen path intake center or at the adult family intake center, AFIC, or at a single intake center.
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A third pathway to intake is through community based referral that can be local preseen neighborhood hospitals, family Justin Centers, or DV nonresidential community providers or other social service providers.
