The EFJCA strengthen development, implementation and sustainability of Family Justice Centers and related multidisciplinary models in Europe, focusing on preventing and combating gender-based violence

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The EFJCA is a legal entity and officially recognized European network of Family Justice Centers (FJCs) and related multidisciplinary models in Europe. It promotes the FJC model and related multidisciplinary models and provides a central platform for all its members/partners. As umbrella organisation the EFJCA is strengthening knowledge, offering new insights and tools on general and specific themes within gender-based violence (GBV) and promotes mutual sharing of information, experiences and good practices among its members. The goal of the EFJCA is development and implementation of a strong and effective multidisciplinary approach of GBV and DV and creating sustainable multidisciplinary (FJC) centers in Europe. A safe place for victims/survivors with a focus on empowering them. An FJC is multidisciplinary service center where public and private agencies assign staff members to provide services to victims/survivors of GBV & DV and their families from one location. The overall objectives of the EFJCA are: 1) Improving and strengthening the capacity of the FJC’s and related multidisciplinary models as strong, dynamic, and sustainable models in Europe. 2) Promoting and supporting the start-up of new FJCs and related multidisciplinary models in Europe. 3) Providing and improving knowledge and links between research and policymaking at European level and teaching professionals the skills and use of evidence-based tools to tackle GBV. 4) Creating strong & sustainable cross-professional & -country networks. 5 )Raising awareness and interaction among policy- and decisionmakers, governments, scientists, academia, civil society. 6) Providing FJC’s and related multidisciplinary models with the knowledge and tools to maintain high quality standards in line with the EU values as laid down in Art. 2 of the Treaty on European Union and the EU Charter of fundamental rights. 7) Involving Voices (victims & survivors) in the work of the EFJCA and (FJC) centers.