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Mental health is an issue that has touched almost all families
in the North County. We hope the resources we have gathered
for you can steer you in the right direction and help squelch the
stigma. Also, find out about resources for victims of abuse all
in One Safe Place. Finally, enjoy some culture with LuMaya and
read about José Jaimes’s folklórico passion at Tierra Caliente
Academy.
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La salud mental es un tema que ha afectado a muchas familias
en el norte del condado. Esperamos que los recursos que aquí
les presentamos los encaminen y ayuden a sofocar el estigma.
Además, descubran los recursos para las víctimas del abuso en
un mismo lugar—One Safe Place. Por último, disfruten algo de
cultura con LuMaya y lean sobre la pasión de José Jaimes en la
Academia Tierra Caliente.
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FEATURE
Victims of abuse can
count on ONE SAFE PLACE
The center brings together 88 partners
to offer assistance in the North County
Photos: Courtesy of One Safe Place
ere in the North County, victims of
abuse find all the help they need in One
Safe Place. The center assists victims of
domestic violence, sexual assault, human
trafficking, child abuse, elder abuse, hate crimes, gang
violence, and more.
North County Informador took a tour of the
North County Family Justice Center’s One Safe Place
and talked to Claudia Garcia Grasso, the executive
director.
“About a year ago our [San Diego County] District
Attorney Summer Stephan asked me to take on
the role of executive director. It’s been an amazing
experience,” said Grasso, who is also the president of
the San Diego Domestic
Violence Council and a
prosecutor in domestic
violence and child abuse
cases.
Once Safe Place is
modeled after the first
one built in downtown
San Diego in 2002, under
then City Attorney Casey
Gwinn. President George
W. Bush got behind the model and supported it with
$20 million, Grasso told us, and the model was a huge
success.
“When you co-locate services under one roof, so
victims don’t have to drive all over to get to various
services, it just works,” she said.
There are currently 200 centers with this model
in 15 countries; 150 of them are in the United States.
Grasso told us that every city with a Family Justice
Center has seen a decrease in repeat domestic
violence cases and homicides.
Anyone can get services, even people with no
documents. The center runs a conflict check to
make sure that perpetrators and victims are not in
the center at the same time to keep people safe, but
no documentation is required. “It’s a case-by-case
basis,” Grasso said, “depending on the needs and the
situation of the guests and members. We evaluate
each case as they come in.”
Language is also not a barrier. “We speak English,
Spanish,” said Grasso. “We also employ a language
line that has 150 languages, including American Sign
Language.”
Everyone who uses One Safe Place is called a guest
or member, and most guests learn about the place just
ONE SAFE PLACE
The North County Family Justice Center
1050 Los Vallecitos Blvd. San Marcos
(760) 290-3690
https://onesafeplacenorth.org
gethope@onsafeplacenorth.org
Open Monday–Friday 8 am to 8 pm;
Saturday mornings 8 to 12;
after hours available
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when they need it. “We went out and trained every
single law enforcement in North County about One
Safe Place…. many of the patrol officers now know
that if somebody needs services from the scene of the
crime, they bring them here,” Grasso explained.
SAFETY AND COMFORT FOR GUESTS
Grasso explained how the center works. First, the
Welcome Ambassadors direct guests to the welcome
hub, where a huge pyramid representing protection
greets them.
“The minute you walk in, you are safe, and we’re
here to help,” said Grasso. Anyone who comes in
hungry can use the stocked refrigerator and snacks,
she added. “We want to make sure that someone is
comfortable and ready to get assistance.”
Many guests of the center have only the clothes
on their back and are in crisis mode. “We offer them
a cup of coffee, a glass of water. Have them have
a moment. We have plenty of private rooms… to
take a breather. And then when they are ready, we
continue,” Grasso told us.
Every square inch of the center is designed to
help guests. “We were very mindful of colors, layout,
make it as soothing and as comforting to guests and
members. All of our plants here are alive. Because
there are studies that show that nature contributes to
healing,” said Grasso.
One Safe Place has several “hope rooms” where
guests are welcomed by care coordinators. There,
they go over risk assessment and a needs assessment.
“They offer “Faraday” bags that disable electronics so
guests can’t be tracked.
The safety plan is focused on three things—
stalking, strangulation and firearms, Grasso told
us “We ensure that they’re not being followed.” She
explained that when strangulation becomes part of a
relationship, the risk of homicide increases 700%, and
when firearms are introduced, the risk skyrockets.
Next, the needs assessment determines the
guests’ immediate and long-term needs, which
include restraining orders, shelter, food, clothing,
and therapy. These needs are bet by the center’s 88
current partners, who provide their own staffing and
funding. “Everything we provide, every single service,
is free of charge,” said Grasso. “No partner is allowed
to charge anything here at One Safe Place. They bring
in their own funding to do that.”
We’re the conveners,” said Grasso. “We convene all
the partners here who bring with them their staff and
they respond to the service.”
ROOM FOR EVERYONE
One Safe Place is 44,000 square feet of rooms and
open spaces all designed around the needs of its
guests.
Child waiting room: “This is a room of
empowerment,” Grasso told us. Inside, we saw blocks,
computer screens, art projects, and puzzles, as well
as space to sit or move around. Grasso explained that
children are told they are loved, special, and unique.
“Most if not all the children that come in here
are affected by trauma. They are the direct victims
of abuse or they’re watching the violence happen at
home. … We want to approach the entire family, the
multi-generational of abuse,” she said.
“Thanks to our partners, every child that comes
in here leaves with a brand-new book,” said Grasso.
“When you have escaped a situation with just the
clothing on your back, having something to take with
you that is now yours, after you left all your property
behind, it just goes a long way.”
Palomar Health Wing: Grasso explained that One
Safe Place cannot provide medical services, but some
of its partners can. Guests taken to neighboring
clinics or to Palomar Hospital for treatment are later
brought back to One Safe Place for services.
One Safe Place has a dress-to-thrive boutique with new and nearly new
clothing. Photos courtesy of One Safe Place.
Guests are welcomed to One Safe Place in 150 languages.
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Palomar Healthcare helps One Safe Place with
sexual assault forensic exams, the domestic violence
forensic exam, forensic interviews of children, and
therapy.
The center also has after-hour services for Palomar
Health and law enforcement to enter so that exams
can be done as soon after an incident as possible.
The exam rooms are spacious and comforting, with
an adjoining shower. “These forensic exams follow a
very traumatic incident, but we try here to make it the
most comfortable for our guests as possible,” Grasso
told us.
Three Forensic interview rooms: Grasso explained
that, per protocol in San Diego, when a child 13 and
under discloses abuse, officers do a minimal interview
and then take them for a forensic interview at Rady
Children’s Hospital Chadwick Center in Kearny Mesa,
or here at One Safe Place—the only two in San Diego
County.
“We try to use the empowerment approach when
we allow children to tell us what happened to them
in their own words,” she told us. She showed us
the cameras in the rooms that record the interview
because a child only tells the story once. There is also
a viewing room where a district attorney, detective, or
social worker can watch the interviews and type in any
questions for the interviewer, who is the only person in
the room with the child. The walls of these rooms are
whiteboards where children can draw their experience.
Victims can also report crimes. “Sometimes when
guests and members become empowered in their
journey here, they want to report, and going to a
police station can be a little scary,” Grasso told us.
“Having the ability to report in a place that you’re
already comfortable in… there is no pressure or
expectation to report a crime or follow through with
prosecution. We meet people where they are and help
them through their journey,” she added.
Nine therapy rooms: The center also hired therapists
for each room, offering therapy for families,
individuals, adults, and children. “We have therapists
that focus on grief following a death, one that focuses
on LGBTQ, one that focuses on teens, or they focus
on children,” said Grasso. In these spaces, that are set
up like a living room and have a scene of nature on
the walls, the therapist sits behind a partial wall in
his or her office. The center also offers art and music
therapists, who Grasso said are very popular.
Non-denominational faith room: Guests and staff
can mediate, pray, or talk to a chaplain. There are
prayers rugs, a cross, a Bible. “If somebody wants this
during their healing, we have that available,” said
Grasso. “But also, we are very mindful because it takes
its toll and you never know how a case is going to
affect you.” So, this room is also available to staff.
Legal wing: The center offers legal help with
restraining orders so that victims do not have to face
their abusers in court. They can participate in their
court case remotely from One Safe Place. “They don’t
have to sit in that same room and be intimidated or
scared or traumatized. We can do it here,” said Grasso.
Pro bono attorneys also help with immigration and
elder law.
Mothers’ room: A resident artist created a sculpture
for this room that is for anyone who needs to nurse,
Grasso told us. It also serves to have a moment to take
a breather.
Forensic exams can be carried out at the center.
There are many comfortable spaces throughout the center.
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One Safe Place has
88 committed partners
CATEGORIES OF SERVICES THROUGH PARTNERS
Arts
Awareness
Child Abuse Prevention &
Awareness
Child Friendly Activities
Child Support
Clothing
Crisis Response
Criminal Record Relief
Developmental Disabilities
Diverse Populations
Domestic Violence
Early Childhood
Development/Prevention
Educational Advocates
Elder
Eligibility/Benefits
Empowerment Skills
Faith Based
Foster Care
FJC Network-Ancillary
Services
Food
Funding the Gaps
Grief
Healthcare
Housing
Homelessness
Human Trafficking
Immigration Services
Justice-involved and/or
assistance with Clearing
criminal record/re-entry
Kids Exposed
Law Enforcement
Latino/a/x communities
Legal
Literacy
LGBTQ
Mental Health/Trauma
Mentoring
Military
Online Connection to
Resources
Pets
Prevention
Sexual Assault
Trauma Therapy
Tribal Communities
Thriver Skills/Workforce
Readiness
NUMBERS FROM JULY 6, 2022
TO MARCH 18, 2023
1,798 unique, first-time guests seeking services
1,366 repeat visits for additional support
3,519 pounds of food
5,400 items of clothing and hygiene kits
529 attorney consultations on restraining orders,
domestic violence move out orders, child custody
visitation orders, remote hearing facilitation
366 connections to trauma therapy, including art and
music therapy
38 haircuts
202 members connected with emergency housing or
shelter
38 pets including dogs, cats, birds, a snake, and 3
rodents
1,019 children served in waiting room
1,035 children’s books given out
Some 78 “Faraday Bags” to keep victims from being
tracked
25 cooking class lessons; 20 drop-in food
demonstrations
Thriver services: After people leave an abusive
relationship, they may have no way to support
themselves or their children, so the chances of
going back to an abusive situation are high, Grasso
explained. “Via partners, we have our job monthly
workshops that, once somebody graduates, they’re
matched up with a job via Goodwill,” she said. One
Safe Place also has computer portals to print out
court documents, look for a job, or build a résumé.
It is working with Palomar College to bring English
classes, “which is empowerment,” she added.
Food and clothing: One Safe Place helps guests
navigate healthcare, CalWorks, and CalFresh. There
is also a dress-to-thrive boutique with new and nearly
new clothing. “Victimization, abuse strips you of your
self-worth, of your dignity,” Grasso told us. “We have
the ability to provide seven days’ worth of clothing…
hygiene kits. We have access to diapers, wipes,
formula.” An adjoining beauty salon allows volunteer
stylists to give haircuts.
Training kitchen: One Safe Place does not regularly
give out food, but it does have pantry. Guests can
be given groceries for seven days, and an in-house
nutritionist helps with classes for guests and
members, said Grasso. Some classes include cooking
healthy on a budget, making dinner for four for under
$12, preparing entire meals with a microwave, and
preventing diabetes.
Pets: Having a pet is not a barrier to leaving an abuser.
One Safe Place has a pet fostering system and access
to free vet care and grooming until a guest is able to
get back on their feet and pick up the animals, Grasso
explained.
Community training room: A large conference-style
area that can be split into smaller rooms serves to host
community outreach events Saturdays or evenings
every month. Past topics in English and Spanish
have included labor trafficking, human trafficking,
fentanyl, healthy relationships for teenagers, and
protecting elders from scammers. The Mexican
Consulate has held its mobile consulate at One
Safe Place, with a college event for first-generation
students.
How to donate:
Palomar Health has set up a foundation
earmarked for One Safe Place. https://www.
palomarhealthfoundation.org/one-safe-place/
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ARTÍCULO
Las víctimas de abuso pueden
contar con un espacio seguro
en ONE SAFE PLACE
El centro reúne a 88 socios para ofrecer asistencia
en el Norte del condado
quí en el norte del condado, las víctimas
del abuso encuentran toda la ayuda que
necesitan en One Safe Place, todo en un
mismo lugar. El centro ayuda a las víctimas
de violencia doméstica, agresión sexual, trata de
personas, abuso infantil, maltrato de personas de la
tercera edad, crímenes de odio, violencia de pandillas
y más.
North County Informador hizo un recorrido por
One Safe Place del North County Family Justice
Center y habló con Claudia García Grasso, la directora
ejecutiva.
“Hace aproximadamente un año, nuestra fiscal de
distrito [del condado de San Diego], Summer Stephan,
me pidió que asumiera el cargo de directora ejecutiva.
Ha sido una experiencia increíble”, dijo Grasso, quien
también es presidente del Consejo de Violencia
Doméstica de San Diego y fiscal en casos de violencia
doméstica y abuso infantil.
Once Safe Place sigue el modelo del primero de su
tipo construido en el centro de San Diego en 2002,
bajo la dirección del entonces fiscal municipal Casey
Gwinn. El presidente George W. Bush apoyó el modelo
con $20 millones, nos dijo Grasso, y fue un gran éxito.
“Cuando se reúnen los servicios bajo un mismo
techo, y que las víctimas no tengan que conducir para
llegar a varios servicios, simplemente funciona”, dijo.
Actualmente hay 200 centros con este modelo
en 15 países; 150 están en Estados Unidos. Grasso
nos dijo que cada ciudad con un Centro de Justicia
Familiar ha visto una disminución en reincidencia de
violencia doméstica y homicidios.
Cualquiera puede obtener servicios, incluso las
personas sin documentos. El centro realiza una
revisión de posibles conflictos para asegurarse de
que los perpetradores y las víctimas no estén en el
centro al mismo tiempo, para mantener a las personas
Fotos: Cortesía de One Safe Place
ONE SAFE PLACE
El Centro de Justicia Familiar del Condado Norte
(760) 290-3690
1050 Los Vallecitos Blvd., San Marcos
https://onesafeplacenorth.org
gethope@onsafeplacenorth.org
Abierto de lunes a viernes de 8 am a 8 pm; sábados de 8 a 12;
disponibilidad fuera de este horario
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seguras, pero no se requiere documentación. “Es
caso por caso”, dijo Grasso, “según las necesidades y
la situación de los invitados y miembros. Evaluamos
cada caso a medida que llega”.
El idioma tampoco es una barrera. “Hablamos
inglés, español”, dijo Grasso. “También empleamos
una línea de lenguaje que tiene 150 idiomas, incluido
el de señas estadounidense”.
Todos los que usan One Safe Place son invitados
o miembros, y la mayoría de los invitados aprenden
sobre el lugar justo cuando lo necesitan. “Salimos
y capacitamos a todas las autoridades en el norte
del condado sobre One Safe Place…. muchos de
los patrulleros ahora saben que si alguien necesita
servicios desde la escena del crimen, los traen aquí”,
explicó Grasso.
SEGURIDAD Y COMODIDAD
PARA LOS INVITADOS
Grasso explicó cómo funciona el centro. En primer
lugar, los embajadores de bienvenida dirigen a los
invitados al centro de bienvenida, donde les recibe
una enorme pirámide que representa la protección.
“En el momento en que entras, estás a salvo y
estamos aquí para ayudarte”, dijo Grasso. Cualquiera
que venga con hambre puede usar el refrigerador
abastecido y tomar refrigerios, agregó. “Queremos
asegurarnos de que alguien se sienta cómodo y listo
para recibir asistencia”.
Muchos invitados del centro solo tienen la ropa
puesta y están en modo crisis. “Les ofrecemos una
taza de café, un vaso de agua. Permitir que se tomen
un momento. Tenemos un montón de habitaciones
privadas… para tomar un respiro. Y luego, cuando
están listos, seguimos”, nos dijo Grasso.
Cada centímetro cuadrado del centro está
diseñado para ayudar a los huéspedes. “Fuimos
muy conscientes de los colores, el diseño, lo hicimos
tan relajante y reconfortante para los invitados
y miembros. Todas nuestras plantas aquí están
vivas. Porque hay estudios que demuestran que la
naturaleza contribuye a la curación”, dijo Grasso.
One Safe Place tiene varias “salas de esperanza”
donde los coordinadores de atención dan la
bienvenida a los invitados. Allí, tienen la evaluación
de riesgos y una evaluación de necesidades. Se
ofrecen bolsas de ‘Faraday’ que desactivan los
dispositivos electrónicos para que no se pueda
rastrear a los invitados.
El plan de seguridad se centra en tres pilares—
acecho, estrangulamiento y armas de fuego, Grasso
nos dijo. “Nos aseguramos de que no los sigan”.
Explicó que cuando el estrangulamiento se convierte
en parte de una relación, el riesgo de homicidio
aumenta en un 700%, y cuando se introducen las
armas de fuego, el riesgo se dispara.
Las cocinetas proporcionan un ambiente acogedor.
Luego, la evaluación de necesidades determina las
carencias inmediatas y a largo plazo de los invitados,
que incluyen órdenes de restricción, refugio, comida,
ropa y terapia. Estas necesidades son atendidas por los
88 socios actuales del centro, que aportan su propio
personal y financiamiento. “Todo lo que brindamos,
cada servicio individual, es gratuito”, dijo Grasso.
“Ningún socio puede cobrar nada aquí en One Safe
Place. Traen su propio financiamiento para hacer eso”.
“Somos los convocantes”, dijo Grasso. “Aquí
convocamos a todos los socios que traen consigo a su
personal y responden al servicio”.
UN LUGAR PARA TODOS
One Safe Place tiene 44,000 pies cuadrados de
habitaciones y espacios abiertos, todos diseñados en
torno a las necesidades de sus invitados.
Sala de espera para niños: “Es una sala de
empoderamiento”, nos dijo Grasso. En el interior,
vimos bloques, pantallas de computadora, proyectos
de arte y rompecabezas, así como espacio para
sentarse o moverse. Grasso explicó que a los niños se
les dice que son amados, especiales y únicos.
“La mayoría, si no todos, los niños que vienen
aquí están afectados por un trauma. Son las víctimas
directas del abuso o están viendo cómo sucede la
violencia en el hogar. … Queremos tratart a toda la
familia, el abuso multigeneracional”, dijo.
“Gracias a nuestros socios, cada niño que viene
aquí se va con un libro nuevo”, dijo Grasso. “Cuando
te has escapado de una situación con solo la ropa
que llevas puesta, el tener algo que llevar contigo
que ahora es tuyo, después de que dejaste todas tus
propiedades atrás, es de gran ayuda”.
Palomar Health Wing: Grasso explicó que One
Safe Place no puede brindar servicios médicos,
pero algunos de sus socios sí pueden. Los invitados
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llevados a las clínicas vecinas o
al Hospital Palomar para recibir
tratamiento luego son llevados de
regreso a One Safe Place para recibir
servicios.
Palomar Healthcare ayuda a One
Safe Place con exámenes forenses de
agresión sexual, el examen forense
de violencia doméstica, entrevistas
forenses de niños y terapia.
El centro también cuenta con
servicios fuera del horario de atención
para que Palomar Health y las
autoridades ingresen y los exámenes
se puedan realizar lo antes posible
después de un incidente.
Las salas de examen son espaciosas
y cómodas, con una ducha contigua. “Estos exámenes
forenses siguen a un incidente muy traumático, pero
tratamos de hacerlo lo más cómodo posible para
nuestros huéspedes”, nos dijo Grasso.
Tres salas de entrevistas forenses: Grasso explicó
que, según el protocolo en San Diego, cuando un
niño menor de 13 años revela un abuso, los oficiales
hacen una entrevista mínima y luego lo llevan a una
entrevista forense en el Rady Children’s Hospital
Chadwick Center en Kearny Mesa, o aquí en One Safe
Place—los únicos dos en el condado de San Diego.
“Tratamos de utilizar el enfoque de
empoderamiento cuando permitimos que los niños
nos cuenten lo que les sucedió con sus propias
palabras”, nos dijo. Nos mostró las cámaras de las
habitaciones que graban la entrevista porque un niño
solo cuenta la historia una vez. También hay una sala
de visualización donde un fiscal de distrito, detective
o trabajador social puede ver la entrevista y escribir
cualquier pregunta para el entrevistador, que es la
única persona en la sala con el niño. Las paredes
de estas habitaciones son pizarras
blancas donde los niños pueden
dibujar su experiencia.
Las víctimas también pueden
denunciar delitos. “A veces, cuando
los invitados y los miembros se
empoderan en su viaje aquí, quieren
denunciar, e ir a una comisaría
puede dar un poco de miedo”, nos
dijo Grasso. “Tener la capacidad de
denunciar en un lugar en el que ya te
sientes cómodo... no hay presión ni
expectativa de denunciar un delito ni
seguir adelante con el enjuiciamiento.
Trabajamos con las personas donde
están y las ayudamos a lo largo de su
viaje”, agregó.
Nueve salas de terapia: El centro también contrató
terapeutas para cada sala, donde se ofrece terapia
para familias, individuos, adultos y niños. “Tenemos
terapeutas que se enfocan en el duelo después de
una muerte, uno que se enfoca en LGBTQ, uno que se
enfoca en adolescentes o se enfocan en niños”, dijo
Grasso. En estos espacios, que están configurados
como una sala de estar y tienen una escena de la
naturaleza en las paredes, el terapeuta se sienta detrás
de una pared parcial en su oficina. El centro también
ofrece terapeutas de arte y música, que, según Grasso,
son muy populares.
Sala de fe: Los invitados y el personal pueden mediar,
orar o hablar con un pastor. Hay alfombras de oración,
una cruz, una Biblia. “Si alguien quiere esto durante
su curación, lo tenemos disponible”, dijo Grasso.
“Pero también, somos muy conscientes porque esto
pasa factura y nunca sabes cómo te va a afectar un
caso”. Por lo tanto, esta sala también está disponible
para el personal.
Ala legal: El centro ofrece ayuda legal, con órdenes
de restricción para que las víctimas no tengan que
enfrentarse a sus abusadores en los tribunales.
Pueden participar en su caso judicial de forma remota
desde One Safe Place. “No tienen que sentarse en la
misma habitación y sentirse intimidados, asustados
o traumatizados. Podemos hacerlo aquí”, dijo Grasso.
Los abogados pro bono también ayudan con las leyes
de inmigración y de personas de la tercera edad.
Cuarto para las madres: Un artista residente creó
una escultura para este cuarto que es para cualquier
persona que necesite amamantar, nos dijo Grasso.
También sirve para tener un momento para tomar un
respiro.
La pirámide representa la
protección.
Un espacio acoge a los niños que han sido
víctimas o testidos de la violencia.
10 APRIL 2023
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