This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cachildwelfareclearinghouse.org/
This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cachildwelfareclearinghouse.org/
Type of Maltreatment: Emotional abuse, Exposure to domestic violence, Physical abuse, and Physical neglect
Target Population: Anyone affected by Family Violence: domestic violence, elder abuse, child abuse, and limited sexual assault cases
Brief Description:
The San Diego Family Justice Center (FJC) has been rated by the CEBC in the area of Domestic/Intimate Partner Violence: Services for Women Victims and their Children. In October 2002, the FJC was launched as a public safety initiative by the City of San Diego under the leadership of the City Attorney's Office and the San Diego Police Department. The FJC is a "one-stop" help center that provides the majority of services needed by victims of family violence. Under one roof, 25 agencies have come together to provide medical, legal, and social services to victims of domestic violence, elder abuse, and child abuse. Since opening, the FJC has effectively engaged law enforcement, prosecutors, medical professionals, clergy, social service workers, volunteers, hospitals, and shelters to provide comprehensive services to approximately 23,000 victims of family violence and their children.
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*Provided offsite by referral
San Diego Family Justice Center (FJC) was not designed to be conducted in a group.
San Diego Family Justice Center (FJC) has not been tested for use in a group setting.
Recommended intensity: Clients use the services offered as needed. Generally, there are 1,000 walk-in clients per month with 3,000 phone calls to the information line.
Recommended duration: The duration of contact depends on the services used.
San Diego Family Justice Center (FJC) does not include a homework component.
San Diego Family Justice Center (FJC) is typically conducted in a(n): Community Agency.
San Diego Family Justice Center (FJC) was designed with a Parent Component.
San Diego Family Justice Center (FJC) addresses the following presenting problems and symptoms: Experienced domestic violence
San Diego Family Justice Center (FJC) was designed with a Child Component.
San Diego Family Justice Center (FJC) addresses the following presenting problems and symptoms: Exposure to domestic violence, physical and/or sexual abuse
Age range(s): 0-17
San Diego Family Justice Center (FJC) was not developed for children with developmental delays.
San Diego Family Justice Center (FJC) has not been tested for children with developmental delays.
San Diego Family Justice Center (FJC) was not designed for specific racial/ethnic/cultural groups.
San Diego Family Justice Center (FJC) was not tested in specific racial/ethnic/cultural groups.
There is a manual that describes how to implement this program.
There is training available for San Diego Family Justice Center (FJC).
Training contact: Mark Foreman Director, San Diego Family Justice Center MForeman@sandiego.gov
Number of days/hours: A two-hour Monthly Orientation is offered at the FJC. The Annual International Family Justice Center Conference is held for 3 days every April. Additional training is available on request.
Training is obtained: On-site
Regional
National
International
There currently are additional qualified resources for training.
List of additional qualified resources: Casey Gwinn, JD
San Diego Family Justice Center Foundation
Volunteer CEO
casey@sdfjc.org
The typical resources for implementing San Diego Family Justice Center (FJC) are: This list of four items:
1) Community support from local government, nonprofits, and domestic violence community.
2) Space for co-location for on-site partners.
3) Dedicated staff to oversee project.
4) Dedicated staff from following list of potential on-site partners, for example these are the San Diego partners:
-Adult Protective Services
-California Western School of Law
-Camp HOPE
-Center for Community Solutions, Legal Clinic
-Crime Victims Fund
-Kaiser Permanente
-Military Liaison
-Office of the City Attorney: Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Elder Abuse Units
-Office of the San Diego Family Justice Center
-President's Family Justice Center Initiative, CTAP
-Rady Children's Hospital, Chadwick Center for Children and Families
-San Diego County District Attorney's Office, Family Protection Deputy
-San Diego Deaf Mental Health Services
-San Diego Domestic Violence Council
-San Diego Family Justice Center Foundation
-San Diego Fire Department, Chaplain's Program
-San Diego Police Department, Domestic Violence Unit
-San Diego Police Department, Elder Abuse Investigations Unit
-San Diego Probation Department
-San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, Legal & Immigrations Services
-San Diego Youth and Community Services (Action Network on Human Trafficking)
-Sharp Healthcare, Forensic Medical Unit
-Teen Court
-Traveler's Aid
-UCSD School of Medicine
-Victim/Witness Program
Expertise and experience in the field of family violence. A team of professionals such as law enforcement, attorneys, social workers, advocates, medical, counselors, chaplains, etc. who are willing to co-locate, collaborate, and provide coordinated services.
There are no studies to date.
Gwinn, C., & Strack, G. (2006). Hope for hurting families: Creating Family Justice Centers across America, Volcano, CA: Volcano Press.
Gwinn, C. (2002). The business case for a family justice center (Opinion), San Diego Business Journal, September.
Zimmerman, E. (2006). Where broken families find hope & justice, San Diego Magazine, September.
Carney, A. (2004). The San Diego Family Justice Center: A year of experience and intervention, Forensic Nurse, May/June.
Contact name: Mark Foreman
Affiliation/Agency: San Diego Family Justice Center
Email: MForeman@sandiego.gov
Phone: 619-533-6010
Fax: 619-533-6049
Website: http://www.sandiegofamilyjusticecenter.org