Dr. Jim Malatras, Chancellor of The State University of New York and Elizabeth Cronin, Esq., Director of the New York State Office of Victim Services invite you to New York exCHANGE: Addressing Sexual and Interpersonal Violence During COVID-19 & Beyond: Challenges and Strategies to Serve Victims and Survivors.

In a time of immense challenges for victims/survivors and those who serve them, this conference will bring together colleagues who serve victims/survivors through multiple lenses to provide key information relevant for community and college-based incident services. During COVID, in-person interaction at conferences and events between professions has been significantly curtailed, leading to a loss of standard information-sharing mechanisms. The goal of the exCHANGE conference is for professionals in various victim-serving fields to share critical information, updated with new technology, legal or policy changes, and the impact of COVID, with those from other fields so we can collectively provide better services.

Topics will include updates to the law around the sexual assault forensic exam, conducting exams during and after COVID, new approaches by law enforcement and advocates, the changes to Title IX and the federal approach to response, and more. The conference will serve as a place for information sharing, and will help us as we pivot to a post-COVID environment of serving victims and survivors.

With the support of an anonymous donor, there will be no attendance cost for any relevant service provider in the State of New York.