LAST CHANCE to register for the 21st Virtual FJC Conference!

APRIL 20-22, 2021 PRECONFERENCE APRIL 19

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There are still a few days left to register for our 21st Virtual International Family Justice Center Conference! Join Dr. Marc Rich, The InterACT Troupe, Michelle Morgan, and Friends during one of the final Plenary Sessions of our Virtual Conference. During this session, select audience members literally join the actor-educators on screen and attempt to prevent victim-centered stalking. REGISTER NOW!

Marc D. Rich, Ph.D., is a Professor at California State University Long Beach, where he directs a violence prevention peer education troupe (interACT) and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses. As a nationally recognized leader in interactive curriculum and the prevention of predatory violence, Dr. Rich has created and assessed inappropriate pursuit and rape prevention programs that have been utilized on college campuses and military bases worldwide. He is frequently invited to present at universities and conferences, and has led interactive workshops at many locations including VA hospitals, detention facilities, housing projects, domestic violence shelters, drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers, and Take Back the Night gatherings.

His cutting-edge, interactive approach to rape prevention has been showcased in leading scholarly journals and highlighted in multiple media venues. As a researcher, he has published over twenty peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, including the first empirical study of an interactive, role-player based approach to the prevention of sexual assault. His role-player based prevention programs have been proven to raise awareness about violence and predatory strategies, debunk rape myths, build empathy for survivors, and provide audiences members with strategies and the confidence to intervene. Dr. Rich trains security teams to be better prepared for workplace violence, and is an instructor at Gavin de Becker and Associates Advanced Threat Assessment and Management Academy. He is a high-level practitioner of Krav Maga, the Israeli self-defense system, and has designed and evaluated the curriculum for women’s rape prevention programs.

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Michelle Morgan has been a victim advocate for over 21 years and has dedicated her career to meeting the needs of those that have experienced violence. She began her career as a law enforcement victim advocate with Fort Worth Police Department ensuring victims’ rights were afforded to them, provided on-scene response alongside law enforcement and assisted victims’ in understanding the criminal justice system processes.

Under the leadership of Fort Worth Police Department and Safe City Commission Inc., Michelle led the planning and development effort of One Safe Place, Tarrant Regional Family Justice Center creating one of the largest and most comprehensive Family Justice Center’s in the world.

Michelle is the Vice President and Director of the Family Justice Center for One Safe Place in Fort Worth, Texas. She oversees all programming and partnership activities at the Family Justice Center.

She has a Bachelor’s degree in Social Science with Criminal Justice and a Master’s degree in Management with Public Administration from Texas Wesleyan University.

Additionally, Michelle is an adjunct lecturer at Tarleton State University and teaches Victimology. She has received Advanced and Master’s Course training from the Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention, a program of Alliance for Hope International. She has facilitated hundreds of presentations including topics specific to domestic violence, providing services in a collaborative framework, advocating for the strangled victim and so many more.

Thank you to our 2021 Conference Sponsors!

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The Alliance encourages each attendee to have their own registration to access the conference materials and attend the conference.

Conference sessions and materials will be available through July 31, 2021

as part of conference registration.

In 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), will support a number of different conference sessions, including:

Best Practices in Advocacy and Community After the Crisis in Family Justice Centers

How to Start a Family Justice Center

One Safe Place: A Case Study in Successful Collaborative Approaches

Recognizing and Responding to Traumatized Children, Adolescents, and Adults:

What Courts CAN do and Why

The Intersection Between Substance Use and FJCs

Prosecuting Strangulation Cases without the Victim

Providing Rights and Services to Native American Victims of Violent Crime

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), will sponsor the following sessions:

OVC Polyvictimization Demonstration Sites Presentation - Lessons Learned

The Hope Tech Suite - The Cutting Edge of Family Justice Center Intake and Case Management.

These sessions will provide attendees with tools to enhance service delivery across the country, provide information to support greater onsite/offsite partner collaboration, and create effective high-risk teams that can save lives and produce better short and long-term outcomes for survivors and their families.