Hotline Phone Numbers
Domestic Violence Hotline:
800.621.HOPE (4673)
Crime Victims Hotline:
866.689.HELP (4357)
Rape & Sexual Assault Hotline:
212.227.3000
TDD phone number for all hotlines:
866.604.5350
Articles with keyword "Domestic Violence"
Village Voice Features Safe Horizon’s Liz Roberts After Release of NYC Domestic Violence Homicide Statistics
Posted on: Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Keywords: Safe Horizon, Village Voice, Liz Roberts, Domestic Violence, Homicide
New Numbers On Domestic Violence-Related Murders in New YorkBy Emily GogolakApril 10, 2013At the end of last year, city officials announced that New York saw the lowest number of murder victims in 2012 in over 50 years. A new report...
The Huffington Post Features Op-Ed by Safe Horizon’s Ariel Zwang on the Launch of the NO MORE Campaign
Posted on: Friday, March 15, 2013
Keywords: Safe Horizon, Ariel Zwang, Huffington Post, NO MORE, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault
NO MORE: Putting An End To Domestic Violence Once And For AllBy Safe Horizon CEO Ariel ZwangWhile we are absolutely, truly delighted that President Obama signed the Violence Against Women Act last week, it's also clear that the legislation never...
Safe Horizon Supports the Launch of NO MORE - a New National Symbol for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Posted on: Thursday, March 14, 2013
Keywords: Safe Horizon, NO MORE, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault
On Wednesday, March 13, 2013, Safe Horizon, along with other major domestic violence and sexual assault prevention organizations across the U.S., joined forces with corporate leaders, branding experts, celebrities, athletes and advocates to launch the first unifying branding symbol for...
HOT 97’s Street Soldiers Discusses Domestic Violence with Safe Horizon’s Juanito Vargas
Posted on: Friday, March 8, 2013
Keywords: Safe Horizon, Juanito Vargas, HOT 97, Street Soldier, Lisa Evers, Domestic Violence
On Sunday, March 3, HOT 97, the largest urban radio station in the U.S., featured Safe Horizon’s Associate Vice President of Community Programs and Hotlines, Juanito Vargas, on its Public Affairs show, Street Soldiers. The focus of the piece surrounded...
Crane & Canopy and Safe Horizon Join Together to Raise Awareness for Domestic Violence and Give the Gift of “A Safe Night’s Sleep”
Posted on: Monday, March 4, 2013
Keywords: Safe Horizon, Crane & Canopy, Domestic Violence, Shelters
Crane & Canopy, an innovative online home décor company, announced today a partnership with Safe Horizon, the largest domestic violence victims’ services provider and shelter network in the U.S. Crane & Canopy joins Safe Horizon’s effort by giving victims of...
Safe Horizon’s Liz Roberts and Avaloy Lanning Featured on 106.7 Lite FM
Posted on: Monday, March 4, 2013
Keywords: Safe Horizon, Liz Roberts, Avaloy Lanning, 106.7 Lite FM, WLTW NY, Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking
On Sunday, February 24, 106.7 Lite FM, WLTW NY featured an interview with Safe Horizon’s Chief Program Officer Liz Roberts and Avaloy Lanning, Senior Director of the Anti-Trafficking Program. The interview highlighted how Safe Horizon assists survivors of domestic violence...
Safe Horizon Board Member Sil Lai Abrams Featured as Domestic Violence Activist on WABC Eyewitness News’ Here and Now
Posted on: Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Keywords: Safe Horizon, Sil Lai Abrams, ABC, Eyewitness News, Here and Now, Domestic Violence, Relationships, Media
Safe Horizon Board Member Sil Lai Abrams was featured on WABC Eyewitness News’ Here and Now, a weekly one hour program dedicated to covering the issues and interests of the African-American community in the New York tri-state area. Sil Lai...
Chief Program Officer Liz Roberts Discusses Emotional Abuse with CBS News’ Crimesider
Posted on: Monday, January 7, 2013
Keywords: Safe Horizon, Liz Roberts, CBS, 48 Hours, Crimesider, Karina Ditto, David Ditto, Emotional Abuse, Domestic Violence
"48 Hours": In the case of David and Karina Ditto, emotional abuse ended in violence. By Julia Dahl January 5, 2013 When David Ditto called 911 on March 12, 2011 to report that his wife, Karina, was unconscious and bleeding...
Safe Horizon’s Liz Roberts Discusses Decline in Intimate Partner Violence & Importance of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization
Posted on: Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Keywords: Safe Horizon, Domestic Violence, Liz Roberts, Intimate Partner Violence, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Violence Against Women Act
U.S. Violence Data Bolsters Case for Passing VAWA. The lame-duck Congress has two weeks left to renew the Violence Against Women Act. Safety advocates say new data about a stunning drop in intimate-partner violence is good reason for lawmakers to...
Chief Program Officer Liz Roberts Discusses Hurricane Sandy Impact on Domestic Violence Victims and Shelters with BuzzFeed
Posted on: Thursday, November 15, 2012
Keywords: Safe Horizon, Domestic Violence, Hurricane, Sandy, Liz Roberts, Shelters, Victims, Hotline, Buzzfeed, Storm
Buzzfeed.com, a national social news, popular culture and politics website which reaches 25 million monthly unique visitors, featured an article on the impact of Hurricane Sandy on domestic violence victims and shelters. Safe Horizon's Chief Program Officer Liz Roberts was...
Safe Horizon’s Maureen Curtis Featured in Metro New York
Posted on: Thursday, November 8, 2012
Keywords: Safe Horizon, Domestic Violence, Metro, Maureen Curtis, Relationships
When leaving isn’t an optionBy Meredith EngelNovember 7, 2012It's a seemingly simple question, but the answer is fraught with complexities: If someone in a relationship is being abused, why doesn't that person just leave?"There's a variety of reasons," says Maureen...
Safe Horizon’s Maureen Curtis Featured on News 12’s Annual DIVA Talk Forum on Domestic Violence
Posted on: Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Keywords: Safe Horizon, Domestic Violence, News 12, Bronx, Maureen Curtis, DIVA Talk, Hotline
Safe Horizon’s Maureen Curtis was featured in News 12’s Annual DIVA Talk forum on domestic violence. The interview, in addition with mention of our hotline, 800-621-HOPE, was aired on October 17, 2012. View the video here.
Safe Horizon Joins TruthInReality.org Campaign to End Domestic Violence as Entertainment on Reality TV
Posted on: Thursday, October 4, 2012
Keywords: Sil Lai Abrams, reality television, domestic violence, domestic violence awareness, Vh1, Safe Horizon, TruthinReality.org, reality TV programs
To commemorate Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Safe Horizon joins TruthInReality.org, a media advocacy organization, in its mission to end the cable industry’s use of domestic violence as entertainment on reality television.Safe Horizon board member Sil Lai Abrams, herself a survivor...
Times Square Turns Purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Month on October 2
Posted on: Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Keywords: domestic violence, domestic violence awareness, Scott Stringer, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Shine the Light, Times Square, Eve Ensler, Purple, New York City, October
Manhattan Shines Light on Domestic Violence with Event in Times Square: Safe Horizon to participate in several events this month in the five boroughsIn honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer was joined by Manhattan District...
Board Member Sil Lai Abrams Talks to Redbook Magazine About Surviving Domestic Violence
Posted on: Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Keywords: Redbook, Redbook Magazine, domestic violence, Sil Lai, Sil Lai Abrams, domestic violence survivor, Redbook domestic violence, Safe Horizon, domestic violence services
In Redbook Magazine's October 2012 issue, Safe Horizon board member Sil Lai Abrams describes her harrowing experience as a victim of domestic violence in an article titled, "The Relationship That Almost Killed Me." Sil Lai's story illustrates the issues and difficulties that...
ABC News Features Editorial by Safe Horizon and Three Other Domestic Violence Advocacy Organizations over Controversial Vogue Cover
Posted on: Friday, September 14, 2012
Keywords: Vogue Hommes International, Conde Nast, Safe Horizon, Domestic violence, letter, Sanctuary for Families, Equality Now, NOW, Stephanie Seymour, Vogue
ABC News featured a letter from the leaders of four domestic violence and women’s rights advocacy organizations, Safe Horizon, Sanctuary for Families, Equality Now, and the New York chapter of NOW, to Conde Nast chairman Si Newhouse and editorial director...
Avon Foundation for Women Helps Child Victims of Domestic Violence Through Safe Horizon's Counseling Center
Posted on: Friday, August 10, 2012
Keywords: Avon Foundation for Women, Avon Foundation, Safe Horizon, Counseling Center, Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention, Domestic Violence, Shelters
In July the Avon Foundation for Women awarded Safe Horizon’s Counseling Center $250,000 in support of groundbreaking trauma treatment for children staying in our domestic violence shelters. The Avon Foundation’s grant will help our Counseling Center develop a pilot program...
Safe Horizon and Mary Kay Unveil New Nature Explore Classroom At Rose House Shelter
Posted on: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Keywords: Safe Horizon, Mary Kay, Nature Explore Classroom, Rose House, Domestic Violence, Safe Horizon, Arbor Day Foundation, Dimensions Education Research Foundation, Shelter, Human Resources Administration
A new Nature Explore Classroom – an outdoor area with gardens, plants and educational activity areas for children – opened at Safe Horizon’s Rose House, the largest domestic violence shelter in New York City. The building, located in Manhattan, is...
Brooklyn College Student Creates 1,000 Origami Cranes for Child Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence
Posted on: Monday, March 26, 2012
Keywords: Safe Horizon, Child Advocacy Centers, Cranes, New York Daily News, Child Abuse, Damien Bielak, Child Victims, Domestic Violence
Brooklyn collegian creates ancient Japanese emblems of luck for child victims of domestic violence: Damien Bielak presents 1,000 tiny multi-colored origami cranes to Harlem's Safe Horizon Child Advocacy Center Clem RichardsonNew York Daily NewsDamien Bielak’s cranes are tiny, a bit...
Safe Horizon’s Liz Roberts and Nathaniel Fields Present at the 2nd World Conference of Women's Shelters in D.C.
Posted on: Thursday, March 1, 2012
Keywords: World Conference of Women's Shelters, Safe Horizon, Liz Roberts, Nat Fields, Domestic Violence, abuse victims, Washington D.C. events, 2nd WCWS Conference
Safe Horizon's Chief Program Officer Liz Roberts and Senior Vice President of Domestic Violence Programs Nathaniel Fields presented "Client-Centered Safety Assessment and Risk Management" during the week of March 1, at the 2nd World Conference of Women's Shelters (WCWS) in...
FastCompany.com: CEO Ariel Zwang Wields Private-Sector Tactics To Create Safe Horizon For Women & Children
Posted on: Monday, December 12, 2011
Keywords: Safe Horizon, Ariel Zwang, CEO Safe Horizon, CEO Ariel Zwang, Safe Horizon, domestic violence, victim services
Ariel Zwang Wields Private-Sector Tactics To Create Safe Horizon For Women & Children By Lydia DishmanSafe Horizon, the largest nonprofit provider of domestic-violence aid services in the U.S., is thriving under executive director Ariel Zwang, thanks to shrewd tactics she's...
New NYC Financial Counseling Plan Could Help Victims Take First Step toward Financial Independence
Posted on: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Keywords: Safe Horizon, domestic violence, Liz Roberts, Wall Street Journal, financial counseling, money planning, New York City, NYC Department of Consumer Affairs
The Wall Street Journal spoke with Chief Program Officer Liz Roberts to discuss the benefits of a new plan by the Bloomberg administration which will offer financial counseling to individuals receiving help from social service agencies. City Now Offering Financial...
WNYC News Explores How Transitional Housing Funding Cuts May Affect Domestic Violence Victims
Posted on: Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Keywords: Safe Horizon, Nathaniel Fields, nonprofits, domestic violence, homeless, transitional housing, funding cuts
As Subsidies Dry Up, Homeless Families Struggle to Find Housing Tuesday, November 01, 2011 By Cindy Rodriguez For decades, homeless families with children entering a city shelter could count on receiving housing subsidies to help them transition out of homelessness...
NYC Council and Safe Horizon Launch 4-Point Plan to Combat Domestic Violence
Posted on: Friday, October 28, 2011
Keywords: Safe Horizon, domestic violence, New York City Council, Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Bronx Chamber of Commerce, nonprofit, domestic violence New York City
On Friday, October 28, 2011, Safe Horizon joined New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn as well as elected officials from throughout the Bronx at a luncheon sponsored by Verizon to launch the Council’s 4-Point Plan that will help combat...
NY1 Noticias Tours Safe Horizon Domestic Violence Shelter
Posted on: Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Keywords: domestic violence, shelters, Sil Lai Abrams, Safe Horizon, awareness, nonprofit
NY1 Noticias Tours Safe Horizon Domestic Violence Shelter NY1 Noticias recently toured one of Safe Horizon's Domestic Violence shelters with Anabella Escobar, a director at Safe Horizon. NY1 Noticias also interviewed Safe Horizon board member Sil Lai Abrams, a survivor of...
New Federal Grant of Nearly $1 Mil to Help Protect Battered Women in the Bronx
Posted on: Thursday, October 20, 2011
Keywords: Safe Horizon, domestic violence, Maureen Curtis, advocacy, Bronx violence victims, New York Daily News, domestic violence aid
Bronx gets $1M grant to protect women, aid borough's violence victims Kevin DeutschNew York Daily NewsThursday, October 20th 2011 (BRONX, NY) - Bronx officials Wednesday announced a new federal grant of nearly $1 million to help protect battered women in...
Funding for Domestic Violence Survivors Diminished by Local Governments Across U.S.
Posted on: Thursday, October 20, 2011
Keywords: Safe Horizon, domestic violence, Nathaniel Fields, domestic violence funding, domestic violence survivors
Local Governments Slash Funding for Domestic Violence Survivors By Bryce CovertOctober 19, 2011 After Chad Taylor, the district attorney of Shawnee County in Topeka, Kansas, had his budget cut by the County Commission last month, he announced that he no...
NY Daily News Highlights Sisters on Runway Fashion Show Benefit for Safe Horizon
Posted on: Monday, October 17, 2011
Keywords: Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Sisters on the Runway, Safe Horizon, domestic violence
Clem RichardsonNew York Daily NewsMonday, October 17th 2011, 4:00 AMJuliana Colangelo, Elizabeth Eddy and Gabriela Graham put on their first fashion show six years ago.They were all 15 at the time."We've been friends since sixth grade," Eddy said. "Our birthdays...
Queens Chronicle Spotlights Safe Horizon's Domestic Violence Hotline for Those Seeking Support
Posted on: Thursday, October 6, 2011
Keywords: domestic violence, Safe Horizon, hotlines, Queens domestic violence, domestic violence help, Barbara Sheehan, Barbara Sheehan trial
For Victims of Domestic Violence, Help Is Out ThereThursday, October 6, 2011 (QUEENS, NY) - Each day that Barbara Sheehan, the Howard Beach woman charged with shooting her husband 11 times, headed to her trial over the past month, a...
NY1 Discusses Safe Horizon Resources Available for Victims of Crime and Abuse
Posted on: Monday, September 26, 2011
Keywords: bridal march, domestic violence, march against domestic violence, Safe Horizon domestic violence, domestic violence help
Women In Bridal Gowns March Against Domestic ViolenceBy: Roger ClarkSeptember 26, 2011 (NEW YORK, NY) - Dozens of women in bridal gowns and men wearing black walked through northern Manhattan and South Bronx Monday to raise awareness of domestic violence,...
Sisters on the Runway Fashion Show Benefit for Safe Horizon in October
Posted on: Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Keywords: Sisters on the Runway Fashion Show, Safe Horizon, Fashion for a Cause, Domestic Violence, Shelters
Join Sisters on the Runway for “Fashion for a Cause” – a fashion show to raise awareness and funds for Safe Horizon’s domestic violence shelters.Sisters on the Runway are three young women who began their event as a way to...
Board Member Sil Lai Abrams Interview with Domestic Violence Expert Nathaniel Fields Featured in Grio.com
Posted on: Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Keywords: Sil Lai Abrams, Domestic Violence, Hotline Programs, Nathaniel Fields, grio.com
Safe Horizon Board Member Sil Lai Abrams and Senior Vice President of Domestic Violence Shelter and Hotline Programs Nathaniel Fields are interviewed in this September 17, 2011 article for the grio.com, discussing the struggles faced by victims of domestic violence...
CEO Ariel Zwang Joins Ray Kelly and Christine Quinn in NY1 Interview To Combat Domestic Violence
Posted on: Thursday, July 21, 2011
Keywords: Safe Horizon, Domestic Violence, New York City, NY1, Ariel Zwang, Ray Kelly, Christine Quinn, City Council, Bloomberg Administration
NY1 featured Safe Horizon CEO Ariel Zwang, New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly on Inside City Hall on July 21, 2011. During the interviews, each discussed the “4 point DV Initiative”...
Board Member Pamela Hootkin Featured as Wall Street Journal Donor of the Day
Posted on: Friday, July 8, 2011
Keywords: domestic violence, Pamela Hootkin, Phillips-Van Heusen, Safe Horizon, Pam Hootkin, PVH, Safe Horizon donor
Lending a Hand to Victims of Domestic Violence By Melanie Grayce WestJuly 8, 2011Pamela Hootkin decided to step up her philanthropic commitment to the city about 10 years ago. So she began by volunteering at a residence for domestic violence...
NYC Council Restores Over $7m in Homeless Youth Program Funding
Posted on: Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Keywords: Safe Horizon, New York City, New York City Council, homeless youth, funding homeless youth programs, Streetwork, Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence legal help, child abuse, Child Advocacy Center
On June 28th, the New York City Council voted to restore funding for homeless and runaway youth programs, as well as funding for services that help victims of domestic violence and child abuse. The Council helped retain nearly $7.2 million...
Mary Kay Cosmetics Celebrates Survivors at “You Are Beautiful” Event
Posted on: Monday, December 20, 2010
Keywords: Mary Kay, You Are Beautiful, CNN, News 12 Brooklyn, Holiday Event, Domestic Violence, Survivors
On December 9, Safe Horizon and Mary Kay Cosmetics came together for a day of pampering for 30 women survivors of domestic violence. Mary Kay presented CEO Ariel Zwang with a $5,000 donation as part of their “You Are Beautiful”...
Building Confidence in the Wake of Crisis
Posted on: Friday, November 5, 2010
Keywords: domestic violence, Queens Courier, domestic violence victims, domestic abuse crisis, domestic violence crisis, domestic violence services, Safe Horizon domestic violence
For Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Queens Courier highlighted issues and services for victims. Safe Horizon's community, court, and shelter programs were featured during the month-long article series. The paper's November 4th issue highlighted the need for community education and explains...
Queens Courier Features Safe Horizon in Month-Long Series on Domestic Violence
Posted on: Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Keywords: domestic violence, domestic abuse, myths about domestic violence, Queens Courier, myths about domestic abuse, physical abuse, mental abuse, domestic violence mental abuse
As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Queens Courier interviewed Safe Horizon staff members for its month-long series on domestic violence. PART1: "Debunking the Myths with Truth"Advocates address the common misconceptions that domestic violence victims make when seeking assistance. ...
"Domestic Abuse Survivor Gives Back"
Posted on: Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Keywords: domestic violence, domestic abuse, Safe Horizon domestic violence, My Sister's Place, My Sister's Place domestic abuse, domestic violence survivor
A Pavement Pieces blog article by Kathryn Kattalia tells Wanda Roman's story of going from being a victim of domestic violence to being an advocate for others who are struggling to overcome their own crises. In addition to highlighting Roman's work...
Getting Stalkers Off the Streets
Posted on: Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Keywords: stalking, anti-stalking, Safe Horizon anti-stalking, stalkers, penalties for stalking, Michele Archer, domestic violence, stalking domestic violence
SOMETIMES there's a red flag long before tragedy strikes.The victims of a serial stalker recently busted in Queens just weeks after he was released from prison could have suffered a more tragic end if the creep had been on the...
Schools Program Director on Teen Dating Violence at Domestic Violence Forum
Posted on: Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Keywords: teen dating, teen dating violence, schools program, domestic violence
On Wednesday, May 12, members of The Children’s Aid Society’s Associates Council hosted a Domestic Violence Forum. The forum’s discussion focused specifically on the effects of domestic violence on children and adolescents. Kerry Moles, The Children’s Aid...
