The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) have launched a pilot program that will provide services to people who cause harm in intimate-partner relationships in an effort to prevent further violence. Metropolitan Family Services (MFS) was selected as the provider via a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) process and will work with a local evaluator, Heartland Alliance, to deliver this innovative program as part of the Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Our City, Our Safety: A Comprehensive Plan to Reduce Violence in Chicago, making it the City’s first-ever citywide strategic plan to address gender-based violence and human trafficking. CDPH has invested $500,000 in the FY21 and FY22 budgets to build out this pilot program for services for people who cause harm within intimate-partner relationships. Historically, individuals who cause harm can only access specialized services through the Perpetrator Accountability Intervention Program (PAIP) if mandated by a judge, leading to a significant portion of those causing harm left without options for trauma-informed, specialized services. In 2020, there were over 5,300 reported victims of domestic violence to the Chicago Police Department and 62 domestic violence related homicides, an 82 percent increase from 2019. If someone needs support and is experiencing domestic violence, they can call or text the IL Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-877-863-6338 (877-TO END DV).