"The legislative package would, among other things: prohibit employment discrimination against domestic violence victims; prohibit housing discrimination against victims of domestic violence by forbidding landlords and property sellers from denying an individual the right to purchase or rent housing; require orders of protection issued in family court to be interpreted into the native language of the individuals involved; and require http://www.hospitallink.com/ hospitals to establish procedures regarding domestic violence, establish ongoing training programs on domestic violence for staff and designate a hospital staff member to coordinate services to victims.
"Each year, roughly 450,000 incidents of domestic violence are reported New York State, Lentol said....
“This funding will continue to support Safe Horizon‘s important work, safeguarding and educating women in destructive relationships and putting a stop to the atrocity that is domestic violence and abuse,” Markowitz said...."
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