News release
Child & Family Center announced it has received a grant through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture to support specialized training for domestic violence program case managers in “A Window Between Worlds,” a nationally recognized healing arts program designed to support individuals and communities impacted by violence and trauma.
A Window Between Worlds is dedicated to using art as a healing tool to empower and transform individuals and communities affected by violence and trauma, said a news release from the nonprofit Child & Family Center.
Its approach, often described as “art transforming trauma,” uses creative expression in safe, supportive environments to help survivors release trauma, build resilience, and experience hope, safety and healing, the release said.
Through this grant, Child & Family Center’s domestic violence case managers will receive training to incorporate trauma-informed art practices into their work with survivors of domestic violence and their children.
The center operates the only 30-day emergency shelter for domestic violence survivors in the Santa Clarita Valley. These tools will enhance the center’s ability to provide meaningful, accessible and healing-centered services for individuals and families recovering from abuse, the release said.
“Survivors of domestic violence often carry deep emotional trauma, and healing can take many forms,” Nikki Buckstead, president and CEO of Child & Family Center, said in the release. “This training will give our case managers another powerful way to support survivors and their children as they process their experiences, rebuild their sense of safety, and move toward hope and healing.”
Child & Family Center’s domestic violence program provides free and confidential support to survivors and their children, including emergency shelter, a 24-hour hotline, counseling, legal advocacy, case management and supportive services. The addition of trauma-informed art-based practices will further strengthen the program’s ability to meet survivors where they are and provide compassionate, client-centered care, the release said.
“Child & Family Center extends its deep appreciation to the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture for recognizing the important role the arts can play in healing and recovery,” the release said. “The center also thanks 5th District Supervisor Kathryn Barger for her continued support and leadership in ensuring that women, children, and families impacted by domestic violence have access to safety, support, hope, and healing.”
For more information about Child & Family Center’s domestic violence program, visit www.childfamilycenter.org.
