Family Justice Center
editThe Family Justice Center is a Non Governmental Organization that is funded by New York State. The aim is to stop gender based violence and domestic violence. Social services are provided for survivors and their children as well as legal and criminal justice support. Offers include counseling regarding direct violence, stalking, but also coaching for business and health. There are courses for helping to build up safe relationships. Survivors of intimate partner violence, sex trafficking or abuse can get help in one space for all the different topics as protection, entrepreneurship, education, childcare, housing etc. New York City communities are strengthened, child and youth prevention and intervention are expanded, criminal justice responses are enhanced. With all these methods it is a reframing of New York City‘s approach for solving Domestic Violence. The citiwide coordination is improved to maximize results. The expanded initiatives include between others Early-RAPP, NYC Hope, We Understand, Safe Families NYC and Home-Safe. The main goal is to end domestic violence and gender based violence.[1][2]
Methods
editThe Family Justice Center defines 8 methods for working with survivors of initimate partner violence:
- Acknowledge potential past and/or ongoing trauma
- Listen actively
- Respect privacy and confidentiality
- Respect the person‘s right to self=determination
- Use the following types of supportive statements
- Define one‘s role
- Check your biases
- Avoid questions that might intimitate as „Why don‘t you just leave?“
The Family Justice Center helps with:
- planning for your saftey
- Applying for public benefits, shelter, housing and other support services
- Mental health and couceling services for you and your children for mental and emotional well-being
- Referrals to job training and education programs, as well as education and coaching services to help withbudgeting, credit repair, and other financial issues
- Legal help for orders of protection, custody, visitation, child support, divorce, housing and immagration matters
- Connecting to trained law enforcement such as NYPD, NYC Sheriff´s Office, District Attorney`s Office
- Childcare, for children threee and over while you get services at the Family Justice Center[3]
The Centers offer free confidential help regardless of immigration status, sexual orientation, age, income, spoken language and gender identity.[4]
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- ^ pdf with informations on the New York City Family Justice Centers, retrieved 12th of April 2019
- ^ about, retrieved 12th of April 2019
- ^ help for victims of intimate partner violence, retrieved 12th of April 2019
- ^ Family Justice Centers New York, retrieved 12th of April 2019