The Sacramento Regional Family Justice Center provides support and services to victims of domestic violence, elder abuse, human trafficking, sexual assault and child abuse. The Family Justice Center model has been named a best practice by the United States Department of Justice for the innovative ways FJCs bring victim services under one roof through collaborative partnerships with public, private, and community-based organizations. Since 2016, the SRFJC has had over 32,000 visits from victims of violence and abuse.
When a victim is trying to escape a violent environment, they often have a variety of needs that range from medical care, safe shelter, legal assistance, financial assistance, and mental health counseling for them and their children. If they go it alone, it is estimated a victim may need to visit as many as 20 public, private and community-based organizations to access the complete array or services. During such times of upheaval, victims don’t generally have the knowledge or ability to navigate these needed services on their own. The FJC is their “one stop” center that brings all the needed services to the victim - and does the navigation for them.