Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Program

The New Orleans Health Department (NOHD) Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Program (DV & SA Program) leads the city's response to domestic violence and sexual assault by coordinating community-based and criminal justice partnerships and programs, providing training & technical assistance, supporting prevention programming for families impacted by violence, and advocating for policies that support survivors. Some efforts include the Advocate Initiated Response (AIR) Program, the Domestic Abuse Fatality Review Team, the Mayor's Domestic Violence Working Group, the New Orleans DV Prevention Committee, and the Sexual Violence Response Advisory Committee. NOHD's DV & SA Program also coordinates domestic violence and sexual assault multi-disciplinary case review teams and additional working groups and task forces.