The guide prepared by Empire Justice Center includes civil cases from 2023-2025 that involve orders
The guide prepared by Empire Justice Center includes civil cases from 2023-2025 that involve orders of protection and social media.
Directory of Mental Health Professionals
The Mental Health Professionals Directory is a comprehensive list of psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers
The Mental Health Professionals Directory is a comprehensive list of psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers approved by the Appellate Divisions in the First and Second
Judicial Departments for inclusion on the Panel of Mental Health Professionals. This panel was established to ensure that the court and the parties have access to qualified mental health professionals in matters pertaining to custody and
visitation, child abuse and neglect, termination of parental rights, family offense, and adoption cases.
Please note that this is a comprehensive list of providers who have not all been vetted by Sanctuary for Families. Please discuss with your Sanctuary supervisor before contacting anyone on the list.
Resources on Criminal Issues Related to Hague Convention on Child Abduction Cases
This page houses resources on criminal issues related to Hague Convention Child Abduction Cases. A
This page houses resources on criminal issues related to Hague Convention Child Abduction Cases.
A left-behind parent petitioning for the return of the child in a Hague Convention case (the “petitioner”) may also make a criminal complaint in the left-behind country, alleging that the other parent (the “respondent”) kidnapped the child. Attorneys should be aware that criminal parental kidnapping charges may be pending against the respondent, regardless of the outcome of any Hague Convention litigation. Attorneys should consider how such charges may impact a Hague Convention proceeding, and should ensure that the Hague court is aware of their effect on their client’s ability to return to the left behind country.
Stakeholder Response to UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee Re: Technology Facilitated Gender-Based Violence
This is a submission by Sanctuary for Families with St. John’s University School of Law’s
This is a submission by Sanctuary for Families with St. John’s University School of Law’s Human Rights Advocacy Program to the Human Rights Council’s Advisory Committee on technology-facilitated gender-based violence against women and girls.