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Governor Hochul Announces New Training Partnership

The Governor directs OPDV to train public-facing staff at NYSDEC and Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

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OPDV Transparency Memo

At the start of her new administration, Governor Hochul pledged a new era of greater transparency and accountability. This memo reflects OPDV’s current transparency efforts and upcoming plan for this year.

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Calls to the New York State Hotline increased an average of 45% during the COVID 19 pandemic.

In 2019 there were 237,212 domestic violence orders of protection issued in New York State.

Since 2012, the Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence has trained over 20,000 professionals on intimate partner violence.

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