Mental Health Services in Family Justice Centers
Mental Health Services in Family Justice Centers
City implementation partner: Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
To bring mental health support to survivors of intimate partner violence, the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence partnered with NYC Health + Hospitals to add dedicated mental health teams to Family Justice Centers (FJCs). These new mental health teams include a full-time therapist, a part-time psychiatrist, and a full-time program administrator who provide direct on-site clinical services and complement the trauma-informed, comprehensive services available in each of the City’s five FJCs.
Over 1,224
clients have received mental health services at FJCs since this program began in 2016
About 30%
of adult women who experience intimate partner violence reported “serious psychological distress,” much higher than the 7% prevalence amongst women who reported no experience of intimate partner violence. Source