Bellevue Social Worker Honored by New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault
Danielle Elleman, LCSW, receives award named for Special Victims Detective Lydia Martinez for her work to help victims and fight sexual violence
Mar 14, 2014
Bellevue Hospital Center, part of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), today announced that Danielle Elleman, LCSW, received the Lydia Martinez Multidisciplinary Collaboration Award for her work helping victims and fighting sexual violence.
Elleman has been a member of Bellevue’s Victim Services Program for more than seven years and as part of the program is co-leader and facilitator of the Project Envision Coalition, working with other hospitals, community groups and individuals to prevent sexual violence. In this role, Elleman spearheaded the “I Have A Right” campaign, an anti-violence initiative with the goal of changing the way society views sexual and gender violence by working with victims and their families to eradicate the stigma of shame. She provides short- and long-term therapy for all victims of crime.
The New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault honored Elleman with the award named for Detective Lydia Martinez, who worked tirelessly to help sexual assault victims in New York City. Elleman was among several award recipients honored at an event on Friday, March 14th at the Battery Gardens Restaurant in Manhattan.
“There is no greater honor than to be recognized by those who inspire you. I share this honor with the memory of Detective Lydia Martinez who will forever be remembered as a passionate professional who worked to help sexual assault victims get justice,” Elleman said.
Also this month the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) celebrates these professionals with the theme “All People Matter.”
“Danielle Elleman is a dynamic leader in the field of Social Work dedicated to raising awareness and prevention of sexual violence among Bellevue’s diverse patient population and the larger community, ” said Steven R. Alexander, Executive Director of Bellevue Hospital Center. “We thank her for her service and congratulate her on receiving this important award.”
A Cum Laude graduate of Wichita State University, Danielle completed a Master of Science in Social Work and joined the Peace Corps in 2001. Her new endeavor took her to Romania and Uzbekistan where she discovered her passion for working with those whose lives have been affected by interpersonal violence. She attended Columbia University’s Graduate School of Social Work from 2004 to 2006. While at Columbia, and as a student intern at North Central Bronx Hospital, she conducted psychosocial assessments of non-admitted patients in the emergency department.
Contact: Bellevue Public Affairs, (212) 562-4516 Minerva.joubert@bellevue.nychhc.org
About Bellevue
Bellevue is a member of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) and is America’s oldest continuously operating hospital, established in 1736. Affiliated with the NYU School of Medicine, Bellevue is a major referral center for highly complex cases. The 828-bed hospital has more than 4,000 employees and runs an extensive Victim Services Program that works closely with interdisciplinary staff throughout the hospital. Its emergency room sees more than 125,000 visits every year. Clinical centers of excellence include: Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care; Cardiovascular Services; Designated Regional Perinatal Center and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ICU); Comprehensive Children’s Psychiatric Emergency Program; and Cancer Services.
About HHC
The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) is a $6.7 billion integrated healthcare delivery system with its own 420,000 member health plan, MetroPlusHealth, and is the largest municipal healthcare organization in the country. HHC serves 1.4 million New Yorkers every year and more than 475,000 are uninsured. HHC provides medical, mental health and substance abuse services through its 11 acute care hospitals, five skilled nursing facilities, six large diagnostic and treatment centers and more than 70 community based clinics. HHC Health and Home Care also provides in-home services for New Yorkers. HHC was the 2008 recipient of the National Quality Forum and The Joint Commission’s John M. Eisenberg Award for Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality. For more information, visit www.nychhc.org/hhc or find us onfacebook.com/NYCHealthSystem or twitter.com/NYCHealthSystem.