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We work at the local, state, and federal levels to build paths for survivors so they can seek the safety, justice, and healing that is right for them.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We advocate for funding for programs, housing, and services that help individuals, families, and communities get the care they need in the aftermath of violence or abuse. We also support important legislation to create broader options for healing. This expands our idea of justice for survivors to include access to life-saving services to help them build new lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Survivors Unite: An Open Letter to President Trump<\/h2>\n

At a time when so many across the victim service sector have scrambled to adapt and adjust their work out of fear of retaliation, loss of federal funding, and more,\u00a0Safe Horizon remains unwavering in our commitment to support survivors<\/strong>. To do that, we\u2019re sending a message to our nation\u2019s leadership that life-saving services for victims must be protected, and that survivors will not be silenced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\n VOCA and the Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2024\n <\/h3>\n
Lifesaving services for millions of survivors are in jeopardy with $700 million proposed cuts from victim services.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n SAFE Shelter Act\n <\/h3>\n
The Securing Access to Fair & Equal (SAFE) Shelter Act will help expand access to life-saving domestic violence shelter to single adult survivors of domestic violence, trafficking, and sexual violence.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Adult Survivors Act<\/h2>\n

Between 2022 and 2023, the Adult Survivors Act extended the statute of limitations for sexual assault cases, giving survivors the time they need to seek justice. Because healing from trauma takes time. \u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Child Victims Act<\/h2>\n

Until January 2019, New York State had one of the nation\u2019s most restrictive statute of limitations when it came to bringing forward child sexual abuse cases in civil or criminal courts. Most survivors had only until age 23 to seek justice in the courts.<\/p>\n

The Child Victims Act (CVA) extended the statute of limitations for adult survivors of child sexual abuse, giving survivors of child sexual abuse more time to seek justice in our courts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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