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Domestic Violence

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men have been victims of severe physical violence by an intimate partner, and nearly half of all men and women have experienced psychological aggression from a partner.

Understanding what domestic violence is and recognizing the signs are the first steps to escaping the cycle of violence. Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior in an intimate relationship where one person tries to control or dominate the other. Assaulting, threatening or stalking an intimate partner (past or present) is a crime in the State of Washington (RCW 10.99.020).

In the 2025-2026 biennium, the City funded more than $1.5 million for services including:

  • Advocacy and intervention services
  • Case management and safety planning
  • Counseling/Behavioral health services
  • Criminal Justice services
  • Financial services
  • Education and training
  • Street outreach
  • Support groups

Learn more about how our work to improve family violence supportive services in the Strategic Alliance Recommendations Report 2021.

Resources

Crystal Judson Family Justice Center
718 Court E
Tacoma, WA 98402

YWCA Pierce County
405 Broadway
Tacoma, WA 98402

Rebuilding Hope, Sexual Assault Center of Pierce County
1010 E. 26th Street
Tacoma, WA 98421

Our Sister’s House
2714 N. 21st Street #3
Tacoma, WA 98406

Exodus Housing

Korean Women’s Association
123 E. 96th Street
Tacoma, WA 98445

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Steering Committee

This work is led by an Executive Steering Committee made up of local and state jurisdiction leaders, and community advocates.

Each year, the Mayor selects a Council Member to Chair and Vice Chair the committee. The Executive Steering Committee consists of key policy-level members of the community interested in youth violence prevention, intervention, suppression, and systems change to help inform and guide the direction the City will take at reducing youth violence.

Program Support

The City sub-contracts with two agencies to convene the City’s Multidisciplinary Intervention Team (MDiT) and a Community Advisory Committee (CAC). Multiple sectors of the community (local government, law enforcement, juvenile justice, CBOs, lived-experience community members) collaborate to give input to the design and implementation of youth violence reduction strategies and help address needs and gaps in services.

  • Multidisciplinary Team – Meetings each month with all City of Tacoma funded youth and young adult violence reduction and human trafficking providers, and other community stakeholders.
  • Community Advisory Committee – Quarterly meetings with residents, service providers, clients, TPD, families of clients, community stakeholders, business leaders, faith-based organizations, and schools.

By funding multiple providers for Youth and Young Adult Violence Reduction, we create greater sustainability of culturally relevant programs in the highest need communities. Programs and services support youth at-risk of committing violent crimes, human trafficking, and youth development programming.

 

Get Involved

The purpose of this group is to strategize ways to enhance the partnership between identified neighborhoods (Hilltop, East Side, and West of Tacoma Mall), service providers, and law enforcement, identify gaps in service, discuss areas of improvement, hear program implementation updates, and assess the structural issues that cause the problems with addressing youth and young adult violence and human trafficking.

Meets quarterly (dates and times to be determined):

Monthly meetings held to share and collaborate among agencies serving youth and young adults who are gang/group-involved, or at risk of becoming gang/group-involved. The team-based approach helps ensure that all agencies working with these clients have a common goal and shared strategies for each client, as well as leverage resources and discuss other meaningful information to reduce violence and human trafficking within the community.

The group meets the second Thursday of the month at 1 p.m.: