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Maya McHenry with Safe Horizon Deputy CEO, Lisa O'Connor.
Safe Horizon In The News

It’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month—This Is My Story From Survival To Safe Horizon

Publicist and model Maya McHenry shares her experience of domestic violence with Refinery29. Read the full essay here.

October 28, 2025
Two women sitting side-by-side, smiling at the camera.
Maya McHenry with Safe Horizon Deputy CEO, Lisa O'Connor.
Stories

Maya McHenry X Safe Horizon

Maya McHenry shares experience of domestic violence in an intimate conversation with Safe Horizon Deputy CEO Lisa A. O’Connor.

October 27, 2025
Statements and Press Releases

Safety is a Human Right: Safe Horizon Hotline Subway Ads Campaign

This summer we launched a citywide subway ad campaign promoting the 24-Hour HOPE Hotline. This vital resource is available to all New Yorkers, 24/7, 365 days a year, in 12 languages.

October 19, 2025
Statements and Press Releases

Safe Horizon Responds to Sean “Diddy” Combs Trial Sentencing 

“To Ms. Ventura and the other brave survivors that came forward, I want to say first: We heard you.” – Judge Arun Subramanian.  Survivors have power when they speak out. We stand with Cassie and “Jane,” the survivors who testified in the Sean “Diddy” Combs case. It is incredibly painful…

October 2, 2025
Statements and Press Releases

Safe Horizon Appoints Three New Members to Board of Directors   

Contact: communications@safehorizon.org, 646-306-1136        NEW YORK – Safe Horizon, the nation’s largest victim service organization, today announced the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors.     The recently appointed members are Tamron Hall, award-winning talk show host, producer, journalist, author and domestic violence advocate;…

September 29, 2025
Statements and Press Releases

Safe Horizon Responds to Errol Musk Abuse Allegations

Today’s New York Times report alleges that Errol Musk has been accused of sexually abusing several of his children and stepchildren over many decades. This investigation highlights a fundamental truth: abuse can, and does, happen to anyone regardless of wealth, privilege, or status.  Trauma runs deep, across generations. Trauma persists.

September 22, 2025
Statements and Press Releases

Safe Horizon Responds to President Trump's Remarks

President Trump’s statement today, that “if a man has a little fight with his wife, they say it is a crime” is dangerous and unacceptable. Words like these normalize abuse. They send a message to survivors—that violence in the home is somehow less serious, that their pain is not real,…

September 7, 2025
Statements and Press Releases

Safe Horizon Responds to Sean "Diddy" Combs Verdict

In the wake of the verdict in the Sean "Diddy" Combs case, we are reminded that for us, and for many survivors, this trial has always been about two fundamental principles: listening to and believing survivors, and dismantling the barriers that prevent them from speaking out.

July 1, 2025
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Statements and Press Releases

Safe Horizon Announces New Board Co-Chairs Sonia Sande and Luke Sarsfield

Safe Horizon announces Sonia Sande and Luke Sarsfield as new co-chairs of its Board of Directors.

July 1, 2025
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Safe Horizon In The News

Support the Survivors from the Sean Combs Trial

Safe Horizon CEO Liz Roberts speaks to the treatment of survivors speaking out in the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial, and the need to create a culture that prioritizes rights and protections so survivors feel safe to come forward.

June 29, 2025