The goal of the Glendale Family Advocacy Center is to provide comprehensive and coordinated services to crime victims in a safe, comfortable and convenient setting. We envision a community where survivors of crime feel supported and heard as they navigate the criminal justice system and engage in their own personal healing. Services to support crime victims will be trauma informed, evidence based and victim centered with a primary focus of justice, empowerment, restoration and healing. 

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The Glendale Family Advocacy Center

The goal of the Glendale Family Advocacy Center (GFAC) is to provide comprehensive and coordinated services to crime victims in a safe, comfortable and convenient setting. The “one-stop” center is a partnership between the Glendale Police Department, Department of Child Services, Honor Health and the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. Read More

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Every child should grow up feeling safe and supported, yet sadly, half of the world’s children experience violence every year. April is nationally recognized as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Creating safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments is essential for helping children and families thrive.

Child abuse and neglect are not caused by a single factor. Instead, a combination of factors at the individual, relationship, community, and societal levels can increase or decrease the risk of violence. Risk and protective factors increase or decrease the likelihood of experiencing or perpetrating child abuse and neglect. Learn more about risk and protective factors

Most child maltreatment is largely preventable, and the community is the frontline of child abuse prevention. As a member of your community, there is a lot you can do to strengthen families and prevent maltreatment from happening in the first place. Learn more

How to Help Kids be Safe Online
Birth to Five Helpline
Child Abuse Hotline and Arizona Mandatory Reporting
A Childs Personal Body Safety booklet

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1 out of 6 American women have been the victim of an attempted or completed sexual assault in her lifetime. About 3% of American men (1 in 33) have experienced an attempted or completed sexual assault. Ages 12-34 are the highest risk years for sexual violence. Learn more

The term “sexual violence” is an all-encompassing, non-legal term that refers to crimes like sexual assault, rape, and sexual abuse. There are many other forms of violence that can occur jointly with sexual assault to include: child abuse, intimate partner violence, elder abuse, and exploitation. Learn more

No matter what you call it, tech enabled sexual abuse is abuse. Every 68 seconds someone in America experiences sexual violence and technology is making it easier than ever for perpetrators to cause serious harm. Sextortion can start on any site, app, message platform, or game where people meet and communicate. Learn more

How to help someone who has been sexually assaulted 
Sexual Violence and Consent
Impacts of Sexual Violence
What to do if you are a victim of Sextortion

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Protecting Our Children

How do you teach your children of the dangers within the community without scaring them? The most important thing a parent can do is teach their children to think and be prepared. The Glendale Family Advocacy Center has several programs targeted on keeping our children safe. Read More

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Internet Safety

If your child is surfing the web, you need to be paddling right alongside him — or at least observing carefully from the shore. While the internet offers goodies galore (educational materials, fun games, and connections with people all over the world), it can also pose risks to your child's physical safety and emotional well-being. Here are some basic rules to help keep kids safe online. Read more

For more age by age tips on how to keeps kids safe online, visit www.commonsense.org or www.missingkids.org/netsmartz

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AZ Glendale VINE System

The AZ Glendale VINE system is a service through which victims of crime can use the Internet to search for information regarding the custody status of their offender and to register to receive telephone and e-mail notification when the offender’s custody status changes.
Visit the FREE online service now. Download and learn about the mobile app.

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Medical Services

Medical professionals from Honor Health and The Child Protection Team are part of the team of law enforcement, prosecution, social service agencies and mental health clinicians working in collaboration to provide quality care and expert testimony to victims of physical and sexual abuse, neglect and child maltreatment. Read More.

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Glendale Police Department

The mission of the Glendale Police Department is to protect the lives and
property of the people we serve. We value Courage, Integrity, Excellence,
Respect, Dedication and Compassion. To visit the Glendale Police
Department website now, Click Here.

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Volunteer

Are you interested in making your community a better place and making a positive impact? Victim assistance volunteers help crime victims in many ways: on-scene crisis intervention, criminal
justice advocacy, court accompaniment and emotional support. If you are interested in lending a helping hand, Read More.

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