Oklahoma City Family Justice Center Inc

THE IMPROVING CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESPONSES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING GRANT PROGRAM IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. §§ 10461-10465 AND IMPLEMENTED THROUGH REGULATIONS AT 28 C.F.R. PART 90, SUBPART D. THE PROGRAM FOSTERS VICTIM SAFETY AND OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY IN CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING BY ENCOURAGING STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND COURTS TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS AND SHARE IDEAS THAT WILL RESULT IN EFFECTIVELY RESPONDING TO THESE CRIMES. AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF THIS PROGRAM IS THE DEVELOPMENT, REVITALIZATION, OR ENHANCEMENT OF A COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES, VICTIM SERVICES PROVIDERS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT RESPOND TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING.  THE GRANTEE, IN COLLABORATION WITH ITS PROJECT PARTNERS, WILL USE THIS ICJR AWARD TO IMPROVE THEIR JURISDICTION’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING BY IMPLEMENTING ACTIVITIES THAT FOCUS ON VICTIM SAFETY AND OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY AND CREATE SUSTAINABLE PROJECT ACTIVITIES.  THE PROJECT WILL: 1) IDENTIFY A PROJECT COORDINATOR TO LEAD THE PROJECT AND ANY ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAM; 2) COMPLETE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENTS TO INFORM THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC PLAN; 3) IDENTIFY EVIDENCE-INFORMED PRACTICES OR TOOLS THAT MAY BE IMPLEMENTED AT THE AGENCY AND COMMUNITY LEVEL; 4) PARTICIPATE IN MANDATED OVW TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING UTILIZING OVW CULTURALLY SPECIFIC AND UNDERSERVED TTA PROVIDERS; 5) CREATE AND SUBMIT, TO OVW, A STRATEGIC PLAN OUTLINING ITS COMMUNITY GOALS; AND 6) IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

PALOMAR OKLAHOMA CITY''S FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER (OKCFJC) IMPLEMENTING OVC''S TRANSFORMING FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER SERVICES: CREATING NEW PATHWAYS OF HOPE AND HEALING FOR POLYVICTIMS.

INCREASING PALOMAR: OKLAHOMA CITY'S FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER'S CAPACITY TO SERVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

THROUGH THIS OVC PROJECT, OKCFJC WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH ITS RESEARCH PARTNER TO IDENTIFY CHALLENGES AND GAPS IN ITS SERVICES, AND WORK TO IMPLEMENT AND EVALUATE NEW ASSESSMENT TOOLS.THIS PROJECT EXTENDS AND EXPANDS SERVICES FOR VICTIMS, INCORPORATING THE SCIENCE OF HOPE AND CONSIDERING A CLIENTS ENTIRE VICTIM HISTORY AND JOURNEY TO WELL-BEING. OUR CASE MANAGERS ARE ABLE TO WORK WITH CLIENTS FACING LONGER-TERM CHALLENGES AND GOALS. THIS PROJECT WILL CONTINUE THE UTILIZATION OF THE POLYVICTIMIZATION TOOL THAT WAS CREATED AS PART OF THE OVC DEMONSTRATION PROJECT TO UNDERSTAND THEIR FULL HISTORY AS IT RELATES TO VICTIMIZATION. OUR CASE MANAGERS ALSO MEASURE CLIENTS HOPE SCORE, AN EVIDENCE-BASED TOOL THAT MEASURES THEIR BELIEF THAT TOMORROW CAN BE BETTER TODAY AND THAT THEY HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE IT SO THROUGH GOAL-SETTING, CREATING PATHWAYS, AND AGENCY. FINALLY, CASE MANAGERS USE MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING SKILLS TO TALK WITH CLIENTS ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR WELL-BEING AND THEN PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED RESOURCES TO MEET THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS. WE WILL UTILIZE OUR FORMAL AND INFORMAL PARTNERSHIPS TO OFFER ROBUST WRAPAROUND SERVICES THAT ADDRESS THE 8 DIMENSIONS OF WELLNESS: EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, OCCUPATIONAL, FINANCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, SPIRITUAL, AND INTELLECTUAL.