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Additional Benefits and Services

Address Confidentiality

• Address Confidentiality Program
  The New York Department of State has developed a program that will allow domestic violence victims to protect their addresses.

Criminal Justice

• Victim's Rights Notice (English)
  Información Sobre los Derechos de las Víctimas de Violencia Doméstica (En Español)
  New York State Law requires that police officers who respond to a domestic violence call distribute the Victim's Rights Notice to all victims. New York State Law also requires health care providers who work in hospitals and diagnostic and treatment centers to provide a copy of this notice to all suspected and confirmed victims of domestic violence. The notice is available in both English and Spanish.
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• Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE)
  Crime victims as well as all other New Yorkers can now use their touch-tone phones to make toll-free calls to get information about convicted felony offenders in the custody of the Department of Correctional Services (DOCS) - the state's prison system. 1-888-VINE-4NY (846-3469)

Financial assistance

• A comprehensive list of resources about crime victim's compensation, temporary disability assistance, unemployment assistance and more.
  

Health

• New York State Department of Health
  Provides information on Medicare and Medicaid; Family Health Plus (health insurance for adults); Child Health Plus (health insurance for children); Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC); Prenatal Care Assistance Program (PCAP); and Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC).
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• New York State HIV/AIDS Information Service
  Provides information and resources about HIV/AIDS. 1-800-541-AIDS (2437)
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• New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS)
  Provides help and hope for alcoholism, drug abuse or problem gambling 1-877-8-HOPENY. Call today, help is free, anonymous and confidential.
  

Social security

• Social Security Administration Provides Assistance to Victims of Domestic Violence
  Provides instructions to victims who want to establish new identities on how to apply for a new Social Security Number (SSN).
  
  A note of caution: Some abusers will try to locate their victims in many ways other than through the victim's SSN. These methods can include tracking through bank records, credit reports, telephone records of family members and friends, or as a result of the victim's requests for documentation of her former life, such as school or medical records or proof of licensing or accreditation. It is particularly difficult if a parent is attempting to flee with the minor children, since it is hard to change their names without the other parent's knowledge. In addition, most schools report specific information on children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. For more information on this issue, contact the toll-free National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE.
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• Domestic Violence Entrepreneurship Program
  Verizon Wireless offers small grants to survivors of domestic violence to help with costs of business start-up