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Boston Public Health Commission launches citywide gender‑based violence prevention initiative
Summary
The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) presented a new Domestic, Sexual and Gender‑Based Violence Prevention Initiative that will centralize data, expand cross‑sector training and partner with community organizations to prevent and respond to intimate‑partner and sexual violence.
The Boston Public Health Commission on Thursday outlined a new Domestic, Sexual and Gender‑Based Violence Prevention Initiative intended to centralize data and coordinate prevention and response across city agencies, community providers and health systems.
The initiative, the BPHC said, will build on the Family Justice Center’s work, create a confidential city data infrastructure for gender‑based violence, and expand training and capacity building for organizations that encounter survivors.
Officials said the program began formally in January 2025 but grew from longer community engagement. "We engaged more than 500 residents through 16 community listening sessions," Kim Mendoza Iraita, program director for the initiative, told the City Council. Mendoza…
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