King County, Washington Family Intervention & Restorative Services (FIRS) Center Update

On March 9, 2016, the Seattle City Council Gender Equity, Safe Communities, and New Americans Committee published this informational presentation as an update on the Family Intervention & Restorative Services (FIRS) Center. Key themes of the presentation include an overview on juvenile domestic violence in Seattle, an overview of the FIRS pilot, where FIRS falls on the Safe Families Continuum, community input on FIRS, a timeline of the 2016 FIRS Pilot, information on the FIRS Respite/Reception Center, information on the Step-Up program, a FIRS Pilot evaluation plan, and the future of FIRS . . .