HEALING AND JUSTICE CENTER
Contact us 7 days/week at 1(866)SAFE-MIA
A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH TO Community SAFETY
We are a coalition of community members, violence survivors, artists, healers, healthcare providers and legal professionals who are working to end gun violence and keep our community safe.
In Miami, 52% of murder victims are Black. In response, our neighborhoods are flooded with police. Meanwhile, we are starved of the resources actually needed to keep people safe - housing, jobs, after school programming, mental health and healthcare.
Our communities are caught in a trap - poverty, violence and incarceration. We are working to break this trap.
YOU CAN SURVIVE VIOLENCE AND HEAL.
WE CAN HELP.
We bring together the wisdom of trusted community members with deep relationships in neighborhoods across Miami and the training of medical and mental health professionals to collaborate in responding to conflict, mental health crises and violence. Our services include: violence intervention; conflict meditation; wellness checks; homeless-related crisis; crisis counseling; suicidal prevention, assessment and intervention; grief and loss; substance abuse; first aid and non emergency medical care; resource connection and referrals
CRISIS RESPONSE +
Violence Intervention
The Trauma Recovery Center (TRC) is a nationally acclaimed model that is designed to help victims of violence overcome barriers to accessing mental health treatment, health care, and legal resources. We provide free mental health services to survivors, 14 and older, of violence , including survivors of physical assault, sexual assault, gunshot wounds, stabbings, domestic violence, and human trafficking. Our goal is to support the healing of the client’s emotional and physical wounds along with restoration of their disrupted life circumstances.
TRAUMA RECOVERY +
SURVIVOR SUPPORT
Our young people are experiencing immense trauma but the system is not equipped to help them process it. They need safe places to get off the streets and supportive adults to help them plan for their futures. We provide mentorship and case management to those most at risk for becoming a victim and/or perpetrator of violence
MENTORSHIP
Ambulance service to our neighborhoods is slow and every minute is life or death. We train community members to respond and treat gun wounds so we can save lives. Contact us to bring this training to your school, church or neighborhood.
STOP THE BLEED
“I would like to thank you guys so much for offering this opportunity. ..I've experienced a lot of trauma…. And for me, it was getting to a point where I was ready to give up…. this came in perfect timing. This opportunity has impacted [me] more than you will ever know and I am so grateful. what you're doing is amazing and important. Especially for the black community. I wish I could put more of what I’m feeling into words. thank you so much.”
TESTIMONY
“Thank you for making this happen! I can't afford therapy and lost my insurance this year. I had an extremely low period and got the email to sign up at the perfect time. I was matched with a counselor who I really like, and see myself using [it] for a long time.”
