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Partnership Opportunity: Men and Boys Campaign Consultant

OPDV is seeking to contract with a qualified contractor to engage in community-based programming, integrating social wellbeing, mentorship, and positive masculinity.

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Webinar: Finance Law Update for NYS Bidders

OPDV is offering several webinar opportunities to explain the GBV Workplace policy required for Bidders on NYS procurements.

Feb 10, 2026

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Governor Hochul Unveils the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget

Governor Hochul laid out her plans for a stronger, safer, more affordable New York as she unveiled the Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2027.

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Training and Events

Gender-Based Violence Awareness: Recognize, Respond, Refer

This online training provides an introduction for understanding domestic and gender-based violence.

Feb 11, 2026

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Training: Domestic Violence 101

This training is for any professional providing assistance to survivors.

Feb 26, 2026

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Forensic Custody Evaluation Certification Course

NYS law requires a certification course for forensic custody evaluators. Recertification dates available!

Jun 02, 2026 — Jun 18, 2026

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Technology Specific Trainings

Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence 101

This online training provides an introduction for understanding technology-facilitated gender-based violence.

Feb 05, 2026

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Gender-Based Violence and the Misuse of A.I.

This online training provides an introduction for understanding how artificial intelligence can be used in gender-based violence.

Jan 20, 2026

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Sextortion 101

This online training provides an introduction to sextortion and how to support victims of this emerging threat.

Jan 29, 2026

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Publications and Reports

OPDV End of Year Report 2025

Report showing OPDV's impact in 2025.

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GBV Workplace Poster for Private Employers

Flyer describing workplace protection for all gender-based violence survivors working in New York State.

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TFGBV Survivor Listening Sessions: 2025 Report

Report with findings from the Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence Survivor Listening Sessions conducted by the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence.

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Know the Facts

Infographic showing statistics: 1 in 4 women and 1 in 10 men have experienced IPV-related contact sexual violence, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner.

1 in 4 women and 1 in 10 men have experienced IPV-related contact sexual violence, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner. https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html

Infographic showing percentages of women by race who have experienced physical violence by an intimate partner: 51.7% American Indian/Alaska Native, 51.3% multiracial, 41.2% non-Hispanic Black.

51.7% of American Indian/Alaska Native women, 51.3% of multiracial women, and 41.2% of non-Hispanic Black women have experienced physical violence by an intimate partner during their lifetimes. Prevalence and Characteristics...

Infographic stating extreme risk protection orders issued in 2023 more than doubled compared to 2022, per the NY State Office for Prevention of Domestic Violence.

The number of extreme risk protection orders issued in 2023 more than doubled compared to 2022. 2023 New York State Gender-Based Violence Dashboard.

A statistic from the NY State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence states a woman or girl is killed every 10 minutes by an intimate partner or male family member.

A woman or girl is killed every 10 minutes by an intimate partner or male family member. Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates of Intimate Partner/Family Member Femicides. UNODC and UN...

Infographic showing that 62% of female homicide victims were killed by intimate partners over the last 25 years.

Over the last 25 years, 61% of female homicide victims were killed by their intimate partners. When Men Murder Women: A Review of 25 Years of Female Homicide Victimization in...

Infographic showing that 44% of lesbian women and 41% of bisexual women have experienced rape or sexual assault.

Around 44% of lesbian and 61% of bisexual women have experienced forms of rape and physical violence by an intimate partner, compared to 35% of straight women. https://www.hrc.org/resources/understanding-intimate-partner-violence-in-the-lgbtq-community

Infographic which says: 26% of gay men and 37% of bisexual men have experienced forms of rape and physical violence by an intimate partner.

26% of gay men and 37% of bisexual men have experienced forms of rape and physical violence by an intimate partner. https://www.hrc.org/resources/understanding-intimate-partner-violence-in-the-lgbtq-community

Infographic which says: the rate of violent victimization against persons with disabilities is almost 4 times the rate for persons without disabilities.

The rate of violent victimization against persons with disabilities is almost 4 times the rate for persons without disabilities. Crime Against Persons with Disabilities, 2009-2019 - Statistical Tables. Bureau of...

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