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 Office on Violence Against Women awarded the Oregon Judicial Department $600,000 under the Justice Systems Response to Families program (CFDA 16.021) on October 1, 2025, to develop a comprehensive training curriculum for judges, court referees, court employees, and court-related personnel such as custody evaluators across Oregon; establish an integrated domestic violence court in Marion County; and fund a 0.50 FTE domestic violence court coordinator to develop and implement case screening protocols, partner collaboration, and continuous quality improvement efforts.

The Oregon Judicial Department is partnering with Clackamas Women's Services on the project. The award funds court-based and court-related programs, supervised visitation and safe exchange services, training for court system personnel, and civil legal services designed to improve the civil and criminal justice system's response to families with histories of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or allegations of child sexual abuse. The program prioritizes keeping victims and their children safe while holding offenders accountable through coordinated systems and community approaches.

Performance takes place in Salem, Oregon, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2028. The assistance type is a Project Grant.

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 new justice for families project, oregon judicial department, in partnership with clackamas women'sservices, will developa comprehensive training curriculum for judges and court referees in the civil justice system, court employees, and court related personnel such as custody evaluators in oregon; establish an integrated domestic violence court in marion county; and fund a 0.50 FTE domestic violence court coordinator to develop and implement case screening protocols, partner collaboration, and continuous quality improvement of the court. The project will address the following special statutory considerations: coordinated systems and community approach to domestic violence court cases.