What is the Family Justice Center

The Henderson County Family Justice Center is a partnership of agencies dedicated to ending domestic and sexual violence through prevention and response by providing comprehensive, trauma-informed, client-centered services in a single location. Established in 2024, the core concept of the Family Justice Center is to provide one place where victims can go to talk to an advocate, plan for their safety, interview with a police officer, meet with a prosecutor, receive information on shelter, receive spiritual support referral and other needs.

Mission: A collaborative partnership of agencies committed to providing comprehensive, trauma-informed, and client-centered services in a centralized location, supporting all who have experienced domestic, elder and sexual abuse , through prevention and the immediate crisis response in our community.

Vision: We are dedicated to fostering HOPE, encouraging healing, and advocating for justice alongside survivors of abuse.

Is it Open?

On October 21st, 2024 the Henderson County Family Justice Center held a grand opening ceremony. The 14th such center to open in the State of Tennessee. Services at the center are FREE and Confidential for individuals and their family members.

Why do we need a Family Justice Center?

A family justice center (FJC) is a community-wide collaboration of public and private agencies in a centralized location that serves victims of family violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse. The core concept is to provide one place where families can go to receive services to promote their safety and well-being, a “one-stop shop” for domestic violence and other victims of crime seeking assistance.

The model seeks to alleviate some of the burdens of interpersonal violence victims by co-locating needed services and providing assistance for the multiple challenges faced by victims and their families. The FJC model brings services to families in one safe, convenient, and family-friendly location.

What's the benefit for Henderson County?

Using a “wraparound” service delivery model, the Family Justice Centers seek to marshal all available resources in their communities into a coordinated, centralized service delivery system with accountability to victims and survivors for the effectiveness of the model. In addition to benefiting victims and their families, the FJC model benefits the broader community by allowing stakeholders to do more with less, and by reducing competition and redundancies among partner agencies. The amazing power of WE at work is making our community stronger and a healthier place to live and raise future generations.

At the Family Justice Center, who are the onsite partnering agencies?

Henderson County Sheriff's Department

Lexington Police Department

Wo/Men's Resource & Rape Assistance Program (WRAP)

West Tennessee Legal Services (WTLS)

26th District Attorney's Office

Other agencies in collaboration with the Family Justice Center offsite:

• Henderson County Government

• City of Lexington Government

• Scarlet Rope Project (Human Trafficking Survivors)

• Henderson County Community Hospital

• Southwest Human Resources Agency

1. Head Start

2. Commodity Foods, Utility Assistance

• Hope Ministries

• Henderson County Homeless Coalition

• Aspell Recovery Program

• Pathways

• Stephen's Rescue Ministries

• Henderson County Foundation