asian-pacific shelters' panel (4 of 8) speaker: kristen liu
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Kristen Liu, Executive Director of Garden of Hope New York (Pacific/USA) gave the presentation, "Resources and services for battered Chinese immigrant women in New York". View her video on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3Wuxa77oMY&list=UUeSDU73s2-2h-PwyVA_pAGw&index=24 The parallel event "Asian-Pacific Shelters: Going the Second Mile with Advocacy and Service Work" was held at the 58th NGO-CSW in New York, USA. To learn more about the Asian Network of Women's Shelters, please visit http://shelterasia.org/TRANSCRIPT
Garden of Hope-New York
Resources and Services for Battered Chinese Immigrant Women in New York
Kristen Liu, LMSW
Chinese Immigrants in NY
Chinese Immigrants in NY
Domestic Violence in NYCThere were 76 family related homicides in
2012. 75% of these cases had no known prior police contact. 84% of these cases had no current order of protection.
Police responded to 263,207 domestic violence incidents in 2012; this averages to over 720 incidents per day.
In 2012, the City’s Domestic Violence Hotline advocates answered 108,131 calls, averaging more than 290 calls per day.
Chinese Immigrants in NY
Barriers confronting Chinese DV SurvivorsInstitutional:RacismLack of health insurance, child care, affordable
housingWelfare policyMonolingual workers
Individual:Language barrier
Not knowing resources & laws
Immigration status
Isolation, Shame, Values, Religion
Lack of support from family/community
Child Custody / Visitation
Economic hardships
Lack of marketable skills
Trauma Informed ServicesDomestic Violence Is Traumatic!DV Survivors’ Possible Coping Strategies：
Continued contact w/ abusive partnerSubstance abuseHigh risk behaviorSelf-harmDissociationFreezeAvoidance or withdrawal
Trauma Informed Principles
Trauma Informed PrinciplesTrauma AwarenessSafetyChoice and EmpowermentStrengths BasedPersonal Resilience
Empowerment
Whole Person Care ApproachParentingChild TherapyFamily TherapyLT Support GroupReligion’s Support
ScholarshipEnglish Class
Computer ClassVocational Training
Job PlacementFinancial Literacy
Financial Aid
Long-Term HousingRent, Utility AssistanceChild Care
Self-Sufficiency & Self-Actualization
HotlineConsultationCounseling
Shelter
Legal AdvocacyAccompany
Support GroupPublic Assistance
MedicaidFood StampFood Pantry
Emergency FundMedical Treatment
Psychotherapy
Safety / EmpowermentLove/ Belonging
Resources for Chinese DV Survivors
New York City Family Justice Centers
There are 4 Family Justice Centers in NYC. They provide criminal justice, civil legal, and social services all in one location for survivors of domestic violence and sex trafficking. Since 2005, the FJCs have assisted more than 97,000 clients in their own language.
Garden of Hope has staff in Queens Family Justice Center which is located at 126-02 82nd Avenue, Kew Gardens, NY 11415.
Garden of Hope Office: 1877-990-8595