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From YouTube: From City Hall - Ward 3
Description
Ward 3 Oklahoma City Councilman Larry McAtee learns about the Oklahoma City Family Justice Center.
www.okcfamilyjusticecenter.com
A
Hi
I'm
Larry,
mcatee
war,
three
city
councilor,
what
a
pleasure
and
privilege
it
is
today
to
have
three
representatives
from
a
new
organization
here
in
town
that
is
really
going
to
change.
We
hope
the
dynamics
of
family
life
of
our
people
in
Oklahoma
City.
First
off
we
have
the
chairman
of
the
group
Trisha
Everest,
thank
you
for
being
with
us
Trish.
We
have
our
police
chief
bill
city
and
the
police
department
has
been
the
head
agency
promoting
this
having
a
bill
over
the
time.
It
we're
glad
y'all
think
we
got.
A
A
D
If
they
get
them-
and
we
are
goal
number
one
collectively,
bringing
all
those
organizations
to
one
place
so
that
the
children
can
be
therapeutic,
safe
environment.
We
minimize
times
of
travel,
missing
work,
economic
support.
So
then,
when
you
look
at
economic
help
and
goals,
that's
huge
when
we
look
at
the
children
will
grow
up
in
a
safer
environment
and
and
not,
then
they
will
have
I
like
him.
Talk
more
about
the
children's
part,
because
they're.
A
A
A
C
C
When
you
realize
that
the
majority
of
victims
do
not
call-
and
the
numbers
are
a
lot
larger
in
our
community
and
so
we've
got
a
significant
problem,
the
state
has
always
ranked
in
the
top
ten
states,
as
women
murdered
by
men
and
we
just
went
up
from
number
six
and
number
four
and
Oklahoma
City
contributes
greatly
to
that
terrible
data.
So.
A
B
I
mean
we've
been
involved
in
investigating
domestic
violence
forever
I
mean
it's
a
crime.
Obviously,
and
it
comes.
It
comes
in
a
variety
of
forms
and
all
those
35,000
calls
that
that
we
get.
We
have
to
respond
to
and
I
think
it
I
think
one
thing
to
point
out
is:
it
may
be
thirty-five
thousand
calls,
but
when
you're
talking
about
families
that
have
been
affected
by
this,
it's
not
35,000
people.
You
can
multiply
that
by
34
people
that
are
actually
impacted
by
domestic
violence
in
this.
In
this
city
alone
and.
A
B
Correct
I
mean
that
the
program
that
we've
adopted
with
the
Family
Justice
Center
really
is
that
there's
there's
several
Family
Justice
centers
throughout
the
country
in
a
lot
of
major
cities,
probably
the
closest
one
that
we've
looked
at
on
numerous
occasions
and
everybody's
gone
except
me.
But
but
it's
a
it's.
It's
a
Family
Justice
Center
in
Fort
Worth,
which
is
pretty
comprehensive,
but
it's
it's
kind
of
the
same
format.
But
as
Trish
said
you
know,
when
you
asked
about
the
goal.
B
The
goal
is
to
to
really
do
a
better
job
of
investigating,
prosecuting
and
being
able
to
break
the
cycle
of
people
that
are
involved
investing
violence,
but
with
this
group
of
people
that
I'm
involved
with
especially
these
two.
Ladies
here
don't
count
on
anything
that
your
goal
to
be
what
you
started,
because
it's
it's
growing,
immensely
and
love.
It
has
to
do
with
the
people
that
are
involved
in
that
and
the
people
that
have
bought
into
it
and
want
to
support
it.
Now.
A
C
So
we
have
been
really
mindful
to
build
a
collaborative
and
engage
a
lot
of
different
service
providers,
government
officials
nonprofits
and
we
ended
last
December.
We
brought
120
individuals
from
47
different
agencies
to
the
table.
We
all
are
interfacing
with
these
families,
whether
it
be
to
School
District,
Health,
Department,
batters,
intervention
programs,
things
like
that,
and
so
we
clearly
know
that
a
coordinated
response
can
be
very
beneficial.
So
we've
continued
with
that
momentum
and
continue
to
bring
everybody
together
and
they're.
D
A
D
If
trying
to
find
it
will
be
able
to
bring
the
children,
and
then
we
can
return
them
to
whether
it
be
a
shelter
or
a
safe
place
or
a
family
member
wherever
they
need
to
go
and
then
we'll
be
committed
for
ongoing.
If
there's
a
berry
of
transportation,
we
are
committed
to
to
taking
that
off,
but
as
far
as
I'm
concerned,
any
victim,
especially
their
first
visit,
should
be
able
to
have
not
have
to
worry
about
where
we
are
and
how
we
get
there.
So
because.
A
A
C
And
when
they
look
at
homicide
data,
they
found
that
ninety
eight
percent
of
people
who
died
by
domestic
homicide
have
not
accessed
resources,
which
is
another
reason
why
we
feel
really
strongly
about
building
a
better
collaborative
and
having
collective
impact.
So
services
are
more
easily
accessible
for
families
when
they're
in
crisis.
Now.
A
B
Camp
Hope
is
a
component
has
been
born
out
of
the
family
justice
center
that
it
started,
I
believe
in
San
Diego
and
the
first
Camp
Hope
was
there.
The
consultants
we
had
come
in
had
talked
about
camp
open,
the
development
of
that
and-
and
everybody
felt
like
that.
Really,
as
you
get
into
this
project,
the
children
play
such
a
huge
role
more
so
than
I.
Think
anybody
ever
realizes
I
mean
this
is
the
program.
Is
a
the
program?
Is
about
family?
B
We
talk
so
much
about
the
family
unit
and
about
how
strong
families
can
really
neat.
We
need
to
have
strong
families
to
help
us.
You
know
reduce
crime,
help
us
get
kids
through
edge.
You
know
through
the
educational
system,
those
types
of
things
and
that's
what
this
program
is
about
families,
so
the
children
became
a
very
strong
component.
Really
strong
component
of
this
and
Camp
Hope
is
all
about
the
kids
who
have
been
through
domestic
violence.
B
Situations
are
currently
most
of
them
still
in
it
and
are
dealing
with
a
lot
of
trauma
in
their
lives
as
a
result
of
that
and
I
just
went
down
for
one
visit
at
night.
What
the
evening
into
to
watch
these
kids,
what
the
counselors
had
had
experienced
and
shared
with
the
kids
and,
more
importantly,
what
the
kids
ultimately
by
the
end
of
the
week,
share
with
each
other,
the
counselors.
It's
called
Camp
Hope,
because
it
gives
kids
hope
but
I
tell
you.
I
went
down.
There
gave
me
a
lot
of
hope.
C
B
You
saw
quite
a
transition,
a
lot
of
kids
that
wouldn't
even
wouldn't
even
look
up
or
talk
to.
You
have
any
self-confidence,
it's
amazing
and
then
the
idea
too,
is
when
we
do
the
camp.
There's
follow-up
will
have
mentors.
We
have
a
support
system
to
help
them
help
them
get
through
whatever
problems
are
having
with
their
families.
So
you
know
the
kids.
All
they
need
is
some
support,
and
this
program,
that's
what
it's
about.
It's
not
just
about
somebody.
B
Actually
we
had
the
Camp
Hope
at
the
turner
falls
area,
and
that
was
the
first
first
one
I
think
they're
going
to
they're
looking
at
another
site
next
year
near
Tulsa,
so
yeah
we,
but
they
had
it.
It's
you
it's
camp,
it's
a
cat,
and
so
you
have
to
have
a
facility.
They
had
cabins-
and
these
are
a
lot
of
these
are
a
lot
of
young
young
kids
that
had
never
been
out
of
Oklahoma
City,
maybe
never
been
out
of
their
neighborhood
and
definitely
never
been
at
a
camp.
So
the
experience
was
just
just.
D
Are
good
true,
we
had
a
reunion
this
weekend,
so
I
will
add,
on
oklahoma
city,
even
though
this
movement
has
been
around
as
the
first
to
actually
really
work
attention
the
kids
throughout
the
year,
and
we
had
a
reunion
on
this
saturday.
So
I
was
able
to
go
and
meet
some
of
the
children
kim
and
her
staff
had
planned
a
trunk
or
treat
and
were
dressed
up
and
invited
the
children
to
come
with
their
families
or
foster
families
and
their
siblings.
D
And
I
was
able
to
see
some
of
the
parents
come
up
and
say
how
different
their
son
was,
that
he
was
softer
that
had
been
so
hard
and
that
I
would
see
the
children
come
up
and
say:
I,
just
can't
wait
for
camp
again
and
the
siblings
ask
if
they
can
go
and
they
would
use
words
have
hoped
today,
where
I
understand
my
son.
My
son
talks
to
me
now
and
watching
just
that
transformation
I
mean
there's.
Who
knows
what
we
can
build
as
we're
building
it
together.
Boy.
B
A
A
A
C
A
What
we've
got
here
is:
we've
got
police
we've
got
agencies,
we've
got
volunteer.
Citizens
like
Trish
represents
all
coming
together
for
the
purpose
of
attacking
a
problem
and
making
our
town
a
better
place
to
live,
and
hopefully
for
generations
to
come
breaking
that
cycle.
May
God
bless
each
one
of
you
as
you
continue
in
this
effort.
Thank
you
for
what
you're
doing
folks
out
there
catch
the
vision
get
involved.
Let's
move
Oklahoma
City
forward,
let's
break
this
cycle
of
domestic
violence.
Thank
you
for
watching.