Speranza Human Compassion Project

Research & Critical Conversations

Research, Critical Conversations & Events... Moving the Science Forward

Violence against women and children is a major public health crisis and a population health issue that has long been overlooked and mishandled, yet our emergency and medical responders are left to deal with the fallout from this lack of attention, night after night.

Our goal is to present new information through our research and training on:

1. new approaches to emergency responses,

2. provide new information for government officials, and

3. share what ground-level experts say about what is needed NOW to improve the overall health, wellbeing, and outcomes for women and children in crisis, as well as our first responders.

New York City - 2024 Domestic Violence Awareness Month Luncheon (flyer above)

Our team was invited to be the key presenters and panelist for the 2024 Domestic Violence Awareness Month luncheon that was attended by over 30 Judges and Justices (men and women) in New York City on October 22, 2024.

During this event we shed light on some of the critical gaps and blind spots emergency responders encounter when responding to violent 911 calls or caring for victims of violence in the emergency departments.

*Missing from photo: Joseph Scianablo, JD

OUR FIRST PUBLISHED ARTICLE - NYNMEDIA

An urgent call to reform New York’s crisis response to high-conflict relationship incidents

Both first responders and hospital personnel lack adequate training in domestic violence.

Training Resources for Human Development's (RHD) New 9-1-1 Mobile Crisis Unit in New Orleans, LA.

May 2023, Speranza Human Compassion Project was hired by Resources for Human Development (RHD) to train their first cohort of mobile crisis responders in New Orleans, LA. RHD is launch an innovative approach to policing in New Orleans. These responders are a part of the inaugural cohort of 9-1-1 first responder mobile crisis units, responding to non-emergency 9-1-1 calls, in the United States. Click here to learn more.

2023 Know More! Domestic Violence Interdisciplinary Conference for Women's History Month

Event hosted in partnership with the City University of New York (CUNY) Queens Campus and Speranza Human Compassion Project. This event was an educational exploration of how we can combat violence against women and children with ALL emergency responders working together.

New York State Assembly Member Khaleel Anderson along with State Senator, Hon. Julia Salazar, and Speranza Human Compassion Project - Present on the need for stronger domestic violence laws and the Purple Alert Law.

New York City creates a "purple alert system" for missing victims of domestic violence.

To learn more about the Purple Heart Law, click here to learn more.

New York creates a "purple alert system" for missing victims of domestic violence. To learn more about the The Purple Heart Law, click here.

New York State Assembly Member Khaleel Anderson host a Safety for Our Sisters Anti-Violence and Wellness Workshop. Speranza Human Compassion Project presented on the need for wellness and wellbeing support for victims of domestic violence.

2021 Domestic Violence Awareness Month Educational Event with New York State Senator Julia Salazar and Andrea Crawford, Esq., Executive Risk Management Director at NYC Health + Hospitals.

2020 Domestic Violence Awareness Month Educational Virtual First Responder Conference on Gender-based Violence Interventions in Clinical Settings.

2020 Child Well-being and Safety Conference "Stuck in the Middle". This webinar focused on how to keep children safe when there is violence in the home, what every clinician needs to know.