Coalition on Working with Abusive Partners
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The Children’s Aid Society’s Family Wellness Program convened CoWAP along with our partners from CONNECT with the goal of finding effective ways to intervene with people who abuse in intimate relationships.
Domestic violence affects every member of the family.
CoWAP is comprised of New York City organizations committed to ending domestic violence and abuse, including: The Children’s Aid Society, CONNECT, The Bronx Defenders, The Center for the Study of Family Abuse, Men Can Stop Rape, Voices of Women Organizing Project, Cardozo Advocates for Battered Women, Safe Horizon, Project Permanence, LLC, STEPS to End Family Violence and the UJA Federation of New York City.
Members of the Coalition on Working with Abusive Partners (CoWAP) recognize that no one response to abusive behavior can be effective in our goal of eliminating domestic violence. While accountability through the criminal justice system is critical, there is a need for a range of additional strategies for intervening with abusive partners. Our goals are to find effective ways to address the complex factors contributing to abusive behavior, and to encourage and support behavior change while simultaneously holding abusive partners accountable. We believe it is in the interest of victims of domestic violence, and their children, to commit energy and resources to doing so.
For questions on the Coalition or upcoming meetings, please email CoWAPNYC@gmail.com.
CoWAP meetings take place the last Wednesday of the month from 3-5 p.m.
Please email CoWAPNYC@gmail.com.to confirm meetings and to get the location. Upcoming meetings dates are:
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 (moved to the third Wednesday due to Thanksgiving)
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
For information on additional domestic-violence based meetings and events, please join the Domestic Violence Service Providers Network list serve by emailing DVServiceProvidersNetwork@gmail.com.
The 2009 CoWAP Conference:
One Size Does Not Fit All: Exploring Diverse Approaches to Working with Abusive Partners. June 11, 2009
For more information on the CoWAP Conference, please click here.
