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Tualatin Declares October Domestic Violence Awareness Month; Preview of Family Peace Center Planned for January
Summary
Council accepted a proclamation declaring October 2025 Domestic Violence Awareness Month and received a preview of the Family Peace Center, a multi‑partner facility set to open in January offering co‑located survivor services, medical/forensic care, court presence and law enforcement partnership.
Tualatin City Council on Sept. 22 issued a proclamation designating October 2025 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month and received a presentation on the Family Peace Center, a multi‑agency site planned to open in January in the Amberglen area near Tanasbourne. Rachel Schultz presented an overview and renderings of the center.
Schultz described the Family Peace Center as an expansion of the Family Justice Center model (operating since Feb. 2018) with an increase in partner organizations from 18 to roughly 22. Partners listed include the Washington County Circuit Court, Washington County District Attorney's domestic violence unit, Washington County Sheriff's Office, Beaverton and Hillsboro police specialized detectives, CARES Northwest (child abuse forensic medical clinic), Providence Health and Services (forensic medical clinic), Oregon Law Center, Oregon Crime Victims Law Center, St. Andrew's legal clinic, Disability Rights Oregon, survivor advocacy organizations, and expanded child and youth therapeutic services including a therapeutic preschool operated with Adelante Mujeres. Schultz explained the center will have distinct floors: survivor services on the first floor; community partners on the second; and medical/forensic services, court and law enforcement on the third. She noted the center will be in the Amberglen area with transit access via MAX and bus service.
Councilor Sacco read the proclamation and Council members and a survivor who volunteered at the Family Justice Center spoke in support. The staff report referenced regional data included in the proclamation: in 2024 the Family Justice Center served 7,204 survivors and the Domestic Violence Resource Center provided 9,110 crisis services; locally, the Family Justice Center had served 151 people from Tualatin through July of the year cited. A community 5K was announced for Oct. 12 to raise awareness and support.
The proclamation and presentation highlighted the collaborative approach to survivor services, the presence of medical forensic care inside the center (noted as a first clinic‑based forensic model in Washington County and second in Oregon), and the goal of co‑located services to improve access for survivors and families.
