Putnam Chosen As One Of Five Counties in New York For DV Response Program

A Hudson Valley county has been selected to join the Coordinated Community Response Pilot Program, also known as CCR, joining only four other counties in the state working with the NYS Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence.

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Putnam County Selected For Domestic Violence Community Response Program

Following coordinated efforts over several months between the District Attorney's Office, the Putnam Northern Westchester Women's Resource Center, local law enforcement agencies, as well as the Department of Social Services, the news is official; Putnam County will join five other counties in New York State for the Coordinated Community Response Pilot Program, and as a result, develop Putnam's first ever Domestic Violence High-Risk Team.

On May 8th, Robert V. Tendy, the Putnam County District Attorney announced 'his continued efforts to prevent domestic violence and protect survivors of domestic and gender-based violence' through this CCR program.

More About The CCR Pilot Program

Back at the end of April, Governor Hochul announced the five NY counties that would be part of the CCR pilot as ' decisive action to strengthen public safety and protect survivors of domestic and gender-based violence.'

Aside from Putnam, Clinton, Yates, Columbia and Delaware counties will also participate in the two year program.

The program brings together law enforcement, courts, social services and advocacy groups in order to facilitate a unified approach to domestic violence. The overall purpose is to 'strengthen public safety, increase accountability for offenders, and enhance support services for survivors of gender-based violence.'

With regard to the local implementation, Putnam County DA Robert V. Tendy shared the following:

We will continue our collaborative fight to help survivors access support services more quickly while insuring harsh accountability for offenders. Our network of services will provide a more comprehensive response to Intimate Partner Violence. We will fight to eliminate violence from their lives and provide victims with the necessary resources to end the cycle of abuse. I am proud of our team's efforts to be named as one of only five counties for this Pilot Program. It's a great opportunity for our county—and now it's time to get to work.