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Columbia receives award to expand domestic violence services
The Chapman Perelman Foundation recently awarded $1 million to the department of psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center to expand the Chapman Perelman Domestic Violence Initiative.
The Domestic Violence Initiative was created by Anna Chapman, MD, and Jeffrey Lieberman MD, of Columbia University Medical Center, in 2014 as a prototype for providing mental health services to individuals who experienced domestic violence. A pilot program was conducted at the Bronx Family Justice Center.
“Our goal is to provide each person with the best possible care while contributing to a greater understanding of the causes and generational patterns of domestic violence, in order to break the cycle of violence,” Lieberman said in a press release. “It is our hope that the Chapman Perelman Domestic Violence Initiative will provide a model of care that can be adopted by other cities and become a standard component of public health care.”
The award will ensure Columbia University and Bronx Family Justice Center faculty can provide technical assistance and clinical training specific to domestic violence and supervision of new mental health clinicians.
Columbia University Medical Center will evaluate and guide ongoing improvements of expanded services.
“Domestic violence has traditionally been approached as a legal and social issue, and not from a mental health perspective,” Chapman said in the release. “I believe that in order to combat this devastating problem most effectively, it is crucial to offer qualified medical and psychological support. The Chapman Perelman Foundation is proud to expand this unique partnership between the NYC Family Justice Centers and the Columbia Department of Psychiatry, which both enhances the multitude of services that the [Family Justice Centers] provides, and fosters a better understanding of how to help future generations affected by domestic violence.”