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For Your Safety:

Call 911 if you are in immediate danger and the police will respond.
Seek treatment at a hospital emergency department if needed. Hospitals are open and a safe place to go for medical care.
Add NYS resource info (above) under a fake contact name to avoid suspicion.
Create a code word for friends and family that will tell them you need help.
Know the areas in your home with a lock on the door.
Prepare a go-bag with important documents, medication and extra clothing.
Tell your family and friends where you will flee if you need to leave urgently.
Talk with your children about safety so they have a sense of acceptable situations.
Advocates are available to help you days, evenings and weekends.
Be an Ally:

Listen without judgment.
Support their decisions – they made their choices for a reason.
Remind them that it's not their fault – there is no excuse for abuse.
Let them know all services are still up and running – 911, shelters, healthcare
Refer them to the services above – text, chat or call an advocate.
Help them brainstorm other places they can stay.
Remind them that they are not alone.
Build on their strengths – they've survived.
Talk about their options.
Ask how you can help and what they need.
Don't tell them what to do. It’s time they have control over their own life.
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https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home
LAST UPDATED: MAY 14, 2020 AT 6:30 PM
What You Need to Know
Nonessential businesses will stay closed through May 15th.

All K-12 schools and college facilities statewide will remain closed and continue to provide distance learning, meal delivery and childcare services for the remainder of the school year.

Governor Cuomo issued executive orders 202.17 and 202.18 requiring all people in New York to wear masks or face coverings in public, including when taking public or private transportation or riding in for-hire vehicles.

New York has issued first-in-the-nation criteria to healthcare professionals establishing an interim definition for COVID-related inflammatory illness in children.

Central New York, North County, Finger Lakes, Southern Tier and Mohawk Valley Regions have met all seven metrics required to begin phase one of the state's regional phased reopening plan when NYS on PAUSE orders expire on May 15th.

Governor Cuomo released a guide to the state's "NY Forward Reopening" Plan, along with the state's regional monitoring dashboard.

The state Department of Health hosted a webinar for healthcare providers to discuss inflammatory disease in children related to COVID-19; view recording of webinar here.

Certain low-risk business and recreational activities will be ready to reopen statewide on May 15th, including landscaping and gardening businesses; and recreational activities such as tennis and drive-in movie theaters.

Governor Cuomo issues Executive Order mandating all nursing home staff be tested for COVID-19 twice per week.

New Yorkers without health insurance can apply through NY State of Health through June 15, 2020; must apply within 60 days of losing coverage.

A new contest asks New Yorkers to create and share a video explaining why wearing a mask in public is important. Interested applicants can go to wearamask.ny.gov.

Health care workers can text NYFRONTLINE to 741-741 to access 24/7 emotional support services.

New Yorkers can call the COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline at 1-844-863-9314 for mental health counseling.

Testing is free for all eligible New Yorkers as ordered by a health care provider.

Your local health department is your community contact for COVID-19 concerns.