The Family Court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia NCJFCJ Mentor Child Abuse and Neglect Model Court is recognized for its efforts to improve outcomes for abused and neglected children, juvenile offenders, and their families.

The NCJFCJ coordinated the Judicial Training on the Human Animal Bond and the LINK between Animal Cruelty and Interpersonal Violence: Issues in Family Law at the George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC.

Multidisciplinary professionals from the District of Columbia participated in the Office on Violence Against Women’s Campus Training and Technical Assistance Institute (TTI). These Institutes occur five times per year and are designed to provide college and university campuses with information, training, and resources to enhance their capacity to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campuses.

Multidisciplinary professionals from the District of Columbia participated in the NCJFCJ’s Custody Evaluator Domestic Violence Institute and learned about the benefits and harms of the custody evaluation process for families experiencing domestic violence.

Justice system professionals from the District of Columbia attended the 2023 All Technical Assistance Provider Training and Technical Assistance for a Changing World meeting. Participants heard presentations on the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act and training and technical assistance for sexual assault service providers.

The District of Columbia contributes juvenile court data to the National Juvenile Court Data Archive, funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).

Judge Hiram Puig-Lugo of the District of Columbia Superior Court is a Past President of the NCJFCJ.

Georgetown Law is a Law School Member of the NCJFCJ.

The United States Department of State, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Bureau is an Organizational Member of the NCJFCJ.