Putnam County has been selected as one of five counties in New York to participate in a new state pilot program aimed at improving responses to domestic violence cases and increasing protections for survivors.
Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy announced that the county will take part in the two-year Coordinated Community Response Pilot Program, an initiative led by the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence.
The effort is the result of months of collaboration between the Putnam County District Attorney’s Office, the Putnam-Northern Westchester Women’s Resource Center, local law enforcement agencies, and the Department of Social Services.
As part of the initiative, Putnam County will establish its first Domestic Violence High-Risk Team, a multi-agency group designed to identify and coordinate interventions in the county’s most dangerous domestic violence situations.
According to Tendy, the team will work to improve access to support services, develop safety plans for victims and survivors, and increase accountability for offenders.
“We will continue our collaborative fight to help survivors access support services more quickly while ensuring harsh accountability for offenders,” Tendy said in a statement. “Our network of services will provide a more comprehensive response to intimate partner violence.”
Tendy said the pilot program will help provide victims with additional resources aimed at ending cycles of abuse while strengthening coordination among agencies responding to domestic violence cases.
Article provided by the Putnam County District Attorney’s Office
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