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Gwen Wright,
Director, Bureau of Health and Human Services
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Gwen Wright is the Director of the
Bureau of Health and Human Services for the New York State
Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence where she has
oversight of several programs, including mental health,
substance abuse, school, rural, social services and child
welfare. With the Office since 1993, her most recent position
was Director of Community Coordination. Her previous positions
have included Project Coordinator of the Domestic Violence and
Substance Abuse Project, where she designed and delivered cross
training programs to domestic violence programs and substance
abuse programs. In addition Ms. Wright was Director of the Child
Welfare Project where she was responsible for design and
delivery of the training program that continues to be used
today. Prior to joining the staff of OPDV, Ms. Wright spent six
years as a consultant with the Office, providing training to
various professional groups, including Employee Assistance
coordinators, Department of Social Services staff, criminal
justice and health care personnel.
Ms. Wright has held numerous positions in the domestic violence
field. She is the former Executive Director of the New York
State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, a statewide
grassroots advocacy group. There she coordinated statewide
legislative activities, organized regional domestic violence
efforts, participated in numerous policy discussions with state
lawmakers and made dozens of media appearances, both locally and
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