Q&A
Services for new arrivals experiencing domestic violence
1:13:46
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Council Member Diana Ayala inquires about the administration's efforts to serve new arrivals experiencing domestic violence. Jennifer DeCarli from the Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (MOEDGBV) explains the measures taken to support these individuals.
- MOEDGBV has created a best practices document and conducted trainings for hundreds of workers at HERRC facilities and shelters
- Family Justice Centers are seeing clients from these sites due to the trainings
- Services include immigration consultations with lawyers at Family Justice Centers
- The administration is working to increase awareness of options and facilitate linkages to appropriate services
- Efforts are being made to explore transfers into the DV shelter system for survivors who want that option
Diana Ayala
1:13:46
Okay.
1:13:47
And can you tell us how is the administration serving new arrivals to experience domestic violence?
Jennifer DeCarli
1:13:57
And do you mind just I I think I I'm having trouble hearing your mouth.
Diana Ayala
1:14:00
I don't know if my mind is valid, but
Jennifer DeCarli
1:14:01
I apologize.
1:14:02
We're all yeah.
Diana Ayala
1:14:03
We're all not we're all struggling in this world.
1:14:05
Okay.
Jennifer DeCarli
1:14:05
I think you said how is the administration supporting survivors and domestic violence who are
Diana Ayala
1:14:09
You were rivals.
1:14:10
Yes.
Jennifer DeCarli
1:14:10
You were rivals.
1:14:11
Yes.
1:14:11
Okay.
1:14:12
So I actually, Adam GBB, been working really closely with the operating agencies, operating the perks, and the shelters with my deputy mayor's office to provide best practices.
1:14:24
So we've created a best practices document we've distributed to all those sites, and we've done trainings for hundreds of workers at the Herx and the shelters.
1:14:33
And we're continuing those conversations and now going to do a new kind of series with DHS to ensure that folks know about the HR right now residential programs know about the family justice centers.
1:14:44
We are seeing folks come into our family justice centers from those sites because of those trainings, and we just are going to continue to do that and ensure that there's competency and understanding.
1:14:55
NVIDIA addressing the specific needs that our new arrival clients are coming with, which is immigration consultations.
1:15:01
Right?
1:15:01
We have immigration lawyers at our family justice centers, and we're able to connect them to those consultations.
1:15:07
We're able to explore working with our colleagues at to rate transfers into the DV shelter system.
1:15:12
If the survivor wants to do that, so many folks are just not aware, right, of the options.
1:15:17
And so we're working really hard to make sure that that knowledge is out there, and those linkages are happening.
