Contra Costa County residents who have survived violent and traumatic experiences have three new places to go for help.

Three new recovery centers catering to the needs of people who have suffered physical violence, human trafficking and other forms of abuse opened in different parts of the county this month, according to officials from the Contra Costa Family Justice Center.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.