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Welcome to the Capital Area Family Justice Center

All under one roof

The Capital Area Family Justice Center creates a welcoming environment in which a multi-disciplinary team of professionals works together in one, centralized location to provide coordinated services to victims of domestic violence and their children.

Prior to the family justice center's opening, victims of domestic violence would have to visit numerous agencies to receive vital services and assistance. With the coordination of these resources through the family justice center, the burden of having to navigate through an already difficult situation is relieved by our passionate staff.

CAFJC serves the following eight (8) parishes: East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Iberville, Ascension, Pointe Coupee, East Feliciana, West Feliciana, and Livingston.

The family justice center is open Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and no appointment is necessary. Our number is (225) 239-7880.

If you need assistance outside of our hours of operation, please call the
24-hour Crisis Line: 225‑389‑3001

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Services Offered

Just a few of the ways we serve survivors of domestic & dating violence, sexual assault & human trafficking:

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Assessment

During intake, survivors meet with a case manager to discuss their situation, and learn about CAFJC's services. A children's play area is also available.

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Support Services

A case manager connects survivors to services and community resources that help them increase their stability and heal as well as learn about safety planning.

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Law Enforcement

Survivors meet with law enforcement to complete reports or to deliver supplemental evidence, and review pictures/injury documentation if necessary.

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Legal Services

Through on-site partners, CAFJC provides various free legal services for survivors of domestic and dating violence, sexual assault and human trafficking.

You are not alone.

  • 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men have been victims of severe physical violence (e.g. beating, burning, strangling) by an intimate partner in their lifetime.
  • 1 in 15 children are exposed to intimate partner violence each year, and 90% of these children are eyewitnesses to this violence.
  • Nearly 1 in 5 women have been raped in their lifetime.
  • On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men.
Source: National Coalition Against Domestic Violence