FAMILY VIOLENCE DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT

The Family Violence Department improves the way courts, law enforcement agencies, and others respond to family violence, while recognizing the legal, cultural, and psychological dynamics involved with the ultimate goal of improving the lives of domestic violence victims and their children.

The Family Violence Department will accomplish its mission by:

1. Providing training;
2. Providing technical assistance;
3. Providing policy development leadership; and
4. Developing cutting-edge products for professionals, victims of domestic, and children.  

Domestic violence puts millions of women and their families at risk each year and is one of the single greatest social ills impacting the nation. The Family Violence Department (FVD) of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) has advanced social change in courts and communities across the country by providing cutting-edge training, technical assistance, and policy development on issues of family violence. The NCJFCJ's projects have enhanced the safety, well-being, and stability of domestic violence victims and their children by improving the way criminal, civil, and social justice systems respond to family violence.  Such projects include the:

• Federal Greenbook Initiative;
• National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence;
• Resource Center on Domestic Violence: Child Protection and Custody;
• Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant Program; 
• Full Faith and Credit Project; and
• Enhancing Judicial Skills in Elder Abuse Cases.

Family Violence Department - (800) 527-3223 or (800) 52-PEACE
Fax (775) 784-6160 -  Email: fvdinfo@ncjfcj.org

Center for Education on Violence Against Women, Wash. DC 
Phone (202) 558-0034 - Fax (202) 393-1918 - Email cevaw@ncjfcj.org