New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence

**Making Sure Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence Get the Help They Need** **New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence** The Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence (OPDV), created in 1992, is the country’s only executive level state agency dedicated to the issue of gender-based violence. It replaced the former Governor’s Commission on Domestic Violence established in 1983. The NYS Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence’s work is completed under four main bureaus: Bureau of Gender-Based Violence Prevention Programming; External Affairs; Law and Public Safety, and; Finance and Administration. Helping to combat abuse and save lives **Our Mission** To improve New York State's response to and prevention of domestic violence with the goal of enhancing the safety of all New Yorkers in their intimate and family relationships. **Our Vision** To create a State in which communities and systems are committed to supporting and promoting equality, dignity and respect so that individuals can feel safer in their intimate and family relationships. **Our Role** To advise the governor and legislature on policies and best practices; train professionals across the state and; serve as a resource on the issue of domestic violence.