The grants to support families in the justice system program (referred to as the justice for families program) was authorized in the violence against women reauthorization act of 2013 to improve the…

The grants to support families in the justice system program (referred to as the justice for families program) was authorized in the violence against women reauthorization act of 2013 to improve the response of the civil and criminal justice system to families with a history of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, or in cases involving allegations of child sexual abuse. The program supports the following activities for improving the capacity of courts and communities to respond to families affected by the targeted crimes: court-based and court-related programs; supervised visitation and safe exchange by and between parents; training for people who work with families in the court system; civil legal services; and the provision of resources in juvenile court matters. Projects supported by the justice for families program are those that focus on keeping victims and their children safe from further abuse and holding offenders accountable. Through this continuation justice for families project, the parenting place, in partnership with new horizons and LA crosse county courts will implement a standard project addressing the following purpose areas: 1) supervised visitation and safe exchange; 3 training for court-based and court-related personnel; and 8) training within the civil justice system in LA crosse, wisconsin. Specific activities will include supporting a 0.50 FTE supervised visitation and safe exchange program manager and a supervised visitation and safe exchange coordinator to provide supervised visitation and safe exchange services; and funding the battered womens justice project to facilitate safer trainings for court-based staff, court-related staff, and staff in the civil justice system. This is a continuation of 15JOVW-21-GG-00236-jffx.