New SUNY initiatives aim to combat domestic and sexual violence
Sarah Lee | Asst. Photo Editor
SUNY’s updated system comes a little less than a year after the state’s COVID-19 task force released a set of recommendations to improve services for survivors of domestic violence.
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SUNY is working with New York state to update and revise its system for combating domestic and gender-based violence on campus.
The plan, which Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in his State of the State address in January, includes four new or updated initiatives meant to reduce sexual and domestic violence on SUNY campuses, as well as at other colleges and universities.
PUBLISHED 8:11 PM ET Feb. 26, 2021 PUBLISHED 8:11 PM EST Feb. 26, 2021
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A former aide to Governor Andrew Cuomo, Lindsey Boylan, accused the governor of
sexual harassment earlier this week, but since this news broke, a few top Democrats on both the state and federal level have been silent.
One of the state’s most prominent female Democrats, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, on Thursday, a day after this news broke, denied that she had read Boylan’s personal accounting of the governor’s alleged sexual harassment. I have not read her allegations or her post, her Medium post, but as I said, everyone has a right to be able to come forward and speak their truth and be heard, Sen. Gillibrand said. And that is true for her and that is also true for Gov. Cuomo.
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SUNY Will Work with NYS Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence - a Newly Reimagined Agency Proposed in Governor s 2021 State of the State - to Establish the Center for Advanced Research in Reducing the Impact of Violence in Education
SUNY s Student Conduct Institute Will Expand its Existing Resources and Engagement to 1,000 Institutions
SUNY Will Make Its Sexual & Interpersonal Violence Prevention and Response Course Available for Free to Any College or University Across the Country
Launches I m Asking for a Friend Social and Digital Campaign to Help Students Identify Signs of Sexual Assault and Domestic/Dating Violence
New Actions Build on the Governor s Enough is Enough Legislation - Most Aggressive Policy in the Nation to Fight Against Sexual Assault on College Campuses
Cuomo announces $1.5 million to improve services for victims of domestic violence
Feb 6, 2021
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced more than $1.5 million in federal funding will be directed to state-licensed domestic violence service providers for mobile devices and improved Wi-Fi access. The improved technology will allow programs and shelters to better serve victims and survivors of domestic violence who are facing increased isolation and difficulty accessing services due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. The state’s COVID-19 Domestic Violence Task Force recommended that the state prioritize access to mobile advocacy, which is even more critical as the state and nation face a surge of the virus.
Governor Outlines 2021 Agenda And Releases Full Agenda: Reimagine | Rebuild | Renew
By Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Office
021 State of the State Book Available Here
The Governor s Agenda is Focused on Defeating COVID-19 and Reopening the State Safely; Jumpstarting the Economy; Creating a Fairer, More Just State; Leading the Development of the Green Energy Economy; and Building and Strengthening the State s Infrastructure
Proposals Include the Largest Off-Shore Wind Program in the Nation; Five Dedicated Port Facilities to make New York a Global Wind Energy Manufacturing Powerhouse; Building a Green Energy Transmission Superhighway; Creating a new 1,000 person Public Health Corps; Safely Reopening Businesses and Bringing Back the Arts; Legalizing Adult-Use Cannabis and Online Sports Betting; First-in-the-Nation Affordable Internet for All; Expanding Early Voting; and $306 Billion Infrastructure Plan - Largest in the Nation - to Update Airports and Transportatio