Wholeness of Life Award
Awarded to CVTC Director Susan Xenarios by the Healthcare Chaplaincy of New York City
Awards & Recognitions
Awards
Sister Karen Klimczak Award
Awarded to Rommell Washington, LCSW, by the New York State Crime Victims Academy
“Center of Excellence” Designation
Certification for SAFE Program by NYS Department of Health
Joan Unger Memorial Award
NYS Coalition Against Sexual Assault for Innovative Programs
Citation of Excellence
US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
Citation and Certificate of Appreciation
US Office of the Attorney General, Eastern and Southern District
Citation and Merit for Excellence in Service
NYS Office of the Attorney General
Special Honors and Recognition Award
Downstate Coalition for Crime Victims
Justice, Freedom & Courage Award to End Domestic Violence
NYS Governor’s Office
New York State Certificate of Appreciation
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Healthy Community
Certificate of Recognition
Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Mayor of NYC
Special Honors
Steps to End Family Violence, Edwin Gould Family Services, Inc., NYC
Most Outstanding Victim Advocate Award
Awarded to CVTC Director Susan Xenarios by The NYS Crime Victims Board
Merit Citation
National Victim Center for Service to Survivors of Sexual Assault
Merit Citation
United Hospital Fund for Service to Survivors of Domestic Violence
Susan B. Anthony Award
Awarded to CVTC Director Susan Xenarios by the National Organization for Women
Outstanding Service Merit Award
Manhattan Borough President David Dinkins
Merit Citation for the President's Voluntary Action Award
US President George Bush, Sr.
Recognitions
US Agency Collaboration
CVTC was asked to consult and provide technical assistance to US AID and the US Department of Justice working with a select group of criminal justice specialists from Romania on the collaboration of health care institutions and the criminal justice agencies in fighting violence against women and human trafficking crimes.
St. Luke’s-Roosevelt and CVTC were one of six sites visited by members of the National Research Council for the National Academy of Science in Washington, DC. who were charged with recommending a national policy for domestic violence.
The US Senate Judiciary Committee requested our testimony concerning allocation of funds for the Violence Against Women Act and Crime Bill in Washington, D.C.
International Outreach
Three CVTC staff members traveled to Croatia at the invitation of the Red Cross of Bosnia-Herzegovina to provide rape trauma training to health care providers and local non-governmental grassroots organizers in Zagreb and Split.
Two CVTC staff members were invited to the Bahamas to provide consultation and training to law enforcement and health care professionals.
Increasing Awareness
We receive delegations and representatives from around the world who come to us for information and training resources for clinical practice and sexual assault and domestic violence policy writing. Recently, we have been hosts to visiting delegations from Zimbabwe, Namibia, and South Africa, all sponsored by the Africa Fund.
We have hosted Maria Elena Palomino, District Attorney for Sexual Abuse and Domestic Violence in Mexico, and a group of psychologists from Hiroshima and Osaka hoping to establish Japan’s first crime victim assistance center.
At the request of the United Nations Population Fund, we have also hosted a group of international journalists researching the treatment of sexual assault. We provided consultation to a special UN committee that was creating a manual for third world countries dealing with treatment for rape and domestic violence.