SCR 67 is a nonbinding legislative resolution that proclaims May 19, 2025, as Family Justice Center Day in California. The resolution recites statistics about domestic violence, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, child victimization, and related trauma to explain the need for coordinated survivor services. It highlights the role of Family Justice Centers (FJCs) and the California Family Justice Network (CFJN) in providing trauma-informed, wraparound assistance for survivors and their children.
The resolution recognizes the work of 27 CFJN-affiliated Family Justice Centers operating statewide and notes that they serve more than 70,000 trauma survivors each year, with demand increasing since the COVID-19 pandemic. It emphasizes that these centers bring together advocates, mental health professionals, legal services, law enforcement, prosecutors, medical professionals, and community organizations in one location to improve access to services, enhance victim safety, and increase offender accountability. The measure also references Penal Code Section 13750, which defines family justice centers and reflects the policy goal of coordinated victim support.
SCR 67 does not create new criminal penalties, funding, or regulatory requirements. Its legal effect is limited to a ceremonial proclamation and public recognition of Family Justice Centers and the California Family Justice Network, while reinforcing the existing policy framework supporting multi-agency victim services under Penal Code Section 13750. Because it is a concurrent resolution, it does not amend state statutes, but it does formally express legislative support for the FJC model and the survivor populations it serves, including victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, elder abuse, dependent adult abuse, and child abuse.
The overall sentiment around the bill appears strongly supportive and celebratory. The resolution passed both houses unanimously, with no recorded opposition in the voting history provided, and was placed on the consent calendar. The tone of the findings is sympathetic and advocacy-oriented, framing Family Justice Centers as lifesaving and hope-giving institutions that respond to serious public safety and public health harms.
There is little evidence of controversy in the available record. Any substantive policy discussion is implicit rather than disputed: the resolution favors a coordinated, multisector service model for survivors and highlights the importance of collaboration among social services, medical providers, and criminal justice agencies. The only potential point of emphasis is the resolution’s broad framing of victim services and its endorsement of the Family Justice Center approach, but no opposition or competing viewpoint is reflected in the votes or context provided.
SCR 67 has no direct statutory effect and does not change California law, appropriate funds, or impose duties on agencies or private parties. Its impact is symbolic and promotional: it designates May 19, 2025, as Family Justice Center Day and publicly recognizes the California Family Justice Network and its member centers. The resolution also reinforces the policy goals already reflected in Penal Code Section 13750, which governs family justice centers and the coordinated delivery of services to abuse survivors.
The sentiment surrounding SCR 67 is overwhelmingly positive. The Legislature treated the measure as a consensus recognition of the work done by Family Justice Centers and related survivor-service organizations, and the bill passed unanimously through the recorded votes. The resolution’s language is supportive, emphasizing trauma-informed care, survivor access, and the lifesaving role of coordinated services for adults and children affected by violence and abuse.
No notable contention appears in the available legislative record. The measure was adopted without recorded opposition and moved through the consent calendar, suggesting broad bipartisan agreement. The only arguable policy dimension is the resolution’s endorsement of the Family Justice Center model and its emphasis on coordinated criminal justice and social service responses, but there is no indication that any legislator or stakeholder objected to that approach in the materials provided.