SANTA CRUZ — The Santa Cruz Commission for the Prevention of Violence Against Women will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Santa Cruz City Council chambers to receive a report from the Santa Cruz Police Department about recent crime statistics and hear about a department-wide training regarding domestic abuse.

The meeting will begin with a presentation from the Family Justice Center Alliance about establishing a center locally. The nationwide centers serve as a nexus for multiple agencies to provide services to victims of interpersonal violence, including intimate partner violence, sexual assault, child abuse, elder or dependent adult abuse, and human trafficking.

According to the alliance’s website , “With the services survivors need under one roof, Family Justice Centers reduce th

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