Family Court Programs

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Our Family Court Programs work directly with parents and families with very young children to reduce and prevent system involvement and interrupt intergenerational cycles of trauma.

The Center works to reduce and prevent system involvement and interrupt intergenerational cycles of trauma, working directly with parents and families with very young children, who are at a critical and vulnerable stage of brain development. Through an evidence-based and trauma-informed approach, our Family Court Programs help protect and serve individuals and families to prevent negative outcomes.

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Highlights

  • Families First Court Initiative

    Building on and loosely based on the successful Strong Starts Court Initiative, the Families First Court Initiative responds to the unique developmental needs of court-involved adolescents.

  • Young Parent Initiative

    Young Parent Initiative is a new pilot project of the Center to address the needs of young parents so that they can provide social and economic supports for their young children.

  • Strong Starts Court Initiative

    The Strong Starts Court Initiative is a Family-Court based, specialized, intergenerational collaborative approach to handling abuse and neglect cases involving children birth to three years of age.

  • Parent Support Program

    The Parent Support Program works to empower non-custodial parents to find and maintain employment, increase child support payments, and build stronger relationships with their children.

  • Bronx Child Trauma Support

    Bronx Child Trauma Support provides trauma-focused services to young people who have been exposed to violent crime.

Publications & Digital Media

  • Publication

    Family Justice Initiative: Preliminary Report and Recommendations

    The Family Justice Initiative seeks to forge a fair, equitable, and sustainable path forward for Family Court and its system partners to better serve all New Yorkers. This report lays out the values and goals articulated by Initiative partners to date, and documents the recommendations that emerged from extensive discussions facilitated across New York State in the first phase of the project.

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