City opens fourth trauma recovery center in Downtown Brooklyn

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — THE CITY COUNCIL on Dec. 16 marked the opening of a new trauma recovery center in Downtown Brooklyn, the fourth such facility statewide to provide free, trauma-informed care to survivors of violence.

Operated by the Center for Community Alternatives, the site will serve victims of sexual and physical assault, domestic abuse, gun violence, trafficking, hate crimes, homicide loss, incarceration-related trauma and immigration-related harm.

The Council has invested about $15 million over four years to help establish New York state’s first trauma recovery centers. A new report from the National Alliance of Trauma Recovery Centers found the four sites, including three in the city and one in Buffalo, served 1,197 survivors in 2024, with 70% of patients reporting reduced PTSD symptoms, while warning that most centers are at or near capacity.

“With our opening of New York City’s fourth trauma recovery center, crime victims will have access to vital services that help them recover, and communities will be safer. […] To sustain this work, city and state leaders must prioritize expanded investments for TRCs as a pillar of our public safety infrastructure, so that New Yorkers have access to their life-saving services,” Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said in a statement.

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