Family Justice Center offers abuse victims services in Oak Ridge
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A new facility with services for victims of elder abuse, domestic abuse, sexual assault and exploitation has opened in Oak Ridge. It s more than a place. It s a philosophy, Anderson County District Attorney General Dave Clark said at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. He said the facility will help our most tender victims in their darkest hour.
The center is at 301 Broadway Avenue, Unit 1A, with offices on the top story of a building that features a recent mural.
Melissa Miller, the family justice center s executive director, said the various agencies and law enforcement groups were already offering the services the family justice center will offer, but the new center puts them under one roof. She called it a one stop shop for these victims.
Safe Baby Court has first graduate from program
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tennessee (WSMV) A new program in the Midstate hopes to keep more families together.
It’s called Safe Baby Court and it’s now in Rutherford County. It’s been around since last June. Right now, 16 families are part of the program. News4 was there for the special moment when a mother graduated and was reunited with her children on Friday.
“You’re the one that’s going to set the bar,” Judge Donna Scott Davenport said to the graduate.
The graduate is the first for the Rutherford County Safe Baby Court.
Rutherford County Safe Baby Court has first graduate from program
The Middle Tennessee county is the first in the country with a program that focuses purely on prevention cases. Author: Cameron Taylor WSMV Updated: 2:27 PM EDT April 17, 2021
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. A new program in the Midstate hopes to keep more families together.
It s called Safe Baby Court and it s now in Rutherford County. It’s been around since last June.
Right now, 16 families are part of the program. News4 was there for the special moment when a mother graduated and was reunited with her children on Friday. You re the one that s going to set the bar,” Judge Donna Scott Davenport said to the graduate.
Rutherford County’s First Safe Baby Court Graduation is Friday, April 16 Apr 16, 2021 at 07:15 am by WGNS
Murfreesboro – On Friday, April 16 at 3:30 p.m., the Rutherford County Juvenile Court will hold the first graduation ceremony of its Safe Baby Court program.
Safe Baby Court is a program focused on families with children under three years old. It provides a plethora of wraparound services to parents struggling with substance use disorders and/or mental health issues in an effort to keep children in safe, stable home environments. Safe Baby Court participants meet regularly with judges, court staff, and engaged community partners to help them along on a path to healthier, happier lives for them and their children.
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April 9, 2021
HUMBOLDT, Tenn. If you travel around West Tennessee in the coming weeks, you might see more blue pinwheels, each representing a child who has been the victim of abuse or neglect.
“April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and so all across the nation, we are bringing awareness and education to abuse and neglect of children,” said Dr. Sheri Keenan, coordinator for the Center for Community Criminology and Research.
At the University of Memphis Lambuth, the criminal justice student association and the Center for Criminology and Research have teamed up with local agencies to spread the word about how children are abused in our communities.