San Mateo County will open a multi-agency center that will provide resources for victims of interpersonal violence under one roof, the county District Attorney’s Office announced.

The Family Justice Center will have services for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse and human trafficking. Integrating these resources at a centralized location helps increase efficiency, access to services, and reduce the number of times survivors have to retell their stories, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

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Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.