When Sheltering At Home Isn’t Safe: Understanding And Responding To The Impact Of The Coronavirus Crisis On Victims Of Intimate Partner Violence In New York (Webinar)
The conditions created by the current global pandemic including increased family time at home, isolation from friends and family, emotional and financial stressors, reduced access to courts and other service providers are the very conditions that allow domestic violence to thrive.
Join us in this FREE webinar to learn more about:
-Why the dynamics of intimate partner violence can make this crisis especially harmful or dangerous for some victims
-Statewide overview of existing support systems and new resources
-Tips for more safely communicating and safety planning with victim clients during quarantine
-Challenges accessing civil legal relief that may support and assist clients experiencing abuse
Start Date:
- May 6, 2020
Start Time:
- 3:00 PM
End Time:
- 4:15 PM
Areas Of Professional Practice Credit(s):
- 1.5
Total Credit(s):
- 1.5
Region:
- Virtual Participation
- Hon. Andrew Crecca, Speaker, Matrimonial Parts of the Tenth Judicial District
- Ellen Schell, Esq, Speaker, New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence
- Amy Schwartz-Wallace, Esq., Speaker, Empire Justice Center
- Jennifer DeCarli, Esq. LMSW, Speaker, NYC Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
- Bryn Lovejoy-Grinnell, Esq., Speaker, Vera House Inc.
- Cynthia Carroll Nolan, Esq., Speaker, Legal Aid Society of Rochester
Format:
- Webinar
Product Code:
- 0HP41
NYSBA Member Price:
Free
Join (or renew) for special member pricing
Non-Member Price:
$100.00
Sponsoring Committee Group
- Family Law Section
