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Violence Free Florida!Ending Abuse—Improving LivesDomesticViolenceAnnualReport2005-2006Jeb Bush, GovernorLucy D. Hadi, Secretary

“Floridians have demonstratedtheir commitment to end domesticviolence in our state throughcoordinated community efforts.We can help victims of domesticviolence by continuing to promoteand support programs thathold offenders accountable fortheir crimes.”Governor Jeb Bush

State of FloridaDepartment of Children and FamiliesJeb BushGovernorLucy D. HadiSecretaryDear Colleagues,The Florida Department of Children and Families is once again proud to present tothe Governor and the Florida Legislature the 2005-2006 Domestic Violence AnnualReport as mandated by s. 39.904, Florida Statutes.The Domestic Violence Program is committed to supporting the department’s visionto “deliver valued services to our customers” by developing partnerships with communityand faith-based organizations throughout Florida. We take seriously the need topromote ideals that support the wise use of resources the Governor and Legislature hasentrusted our agency to expend in order to prevent domestic violence.This year’s annual report features many achievements of the Department of Childrenand Families in supporting our community–based partners’ activities and programsaimed at assisting victims of domestic violence. The department demonstrates the corevalues and strong leadership necessary to maintain our ethical responsibility to victimsof domestic violence by providing public awareness and education, funding for Florida’s41 domestic violence centers, and technical assistance to our customers. Throughoutthe past year, we were able to provide emergency shelter to 14,087 women and children,138,961 individuals received counseling services, and the statewide DomesticViolence Hotline received 136,663 calls. Through generous funding from state andfederal revenue, Florida received more than $28 million, spearheading the department’sgoal of providing services that enhance the opportunity to provide safe shelter and appropriateservices for victims of domestic violence.The department has long been committed to serve the needs of the less fortunate,and as we know, the aftermath of hurricanes Dennis, Wilma, Katrina and Rita haveleft an indelible mark on Florida’s families, heightening our awareness of thosevictims already vulnerable to domestic violence. I sincerely wish to thank the Governor,Legislature and partners for your continued financial support and dedicatedleadership as we unanimously resolve to protect and support strong and self-sufficientfamilies in Florida.Sincerely,Lucy D. HadiSecretaryDepartment of Children and Families1317 Winewood Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700Mission: Protect the Vulnerable, Promote Strong and Economically Self-Suffient Families, andAdvance Personal and Family Recovery and Resiliency

Table of ContentsExecutive Summary 5Legislative Update 7• Florida's Domestic Violence Laws 10Domestic Violence Centers 13• Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence 17Batterer Intervention Programs 23Fatality Review Teams 37Community Education and Public Awareness 41• Governor’s Violence Free Florida! Campaign 41• Governor’s Peace at Home Awards: Stopping Domestic Violence 41• Domestic Violence Training 42Grant Programs 47• Family Violence Prevention and Services Act 47• TANF Domestic Violence Diversion Program 47• Violence Against Women Act 47n Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement ofnProtection Orders 47Rural Domestic Violence and Child VictimizationEnforcement Project 47n STOP Violence Against Women Grant 48• Social Services Block Grant 48• Capital Improvement Grant Program 48Other Statewide Programs 51• Attorney General’s Office 51n Address Confidentiality Program 51n Relocation Assistance 51n Cutting Out Domestic Violence 51• Florida Council Against Sexual Violence 52• Florida Prosecuting Attorney's Association 52• Office of State Courts Administrator 52Financial Highlights 55• Funding of Domestic Violence Centers 56• Funding of STOP Violence Against Women Grant Programs 60Appendices 69FDLE Total Domestic Violence for Florida, 1996-2005 69FDLE 2005 Domestic Violence Crime Report 70FDLE January-June 2006 Domestic Violence Crime Report 71FDLE 2005 Total Domestic Violence Offenses for Florida by County 72FCADV Safety Plans 74 Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-2006

Executive SummaryEach year the Department of Children and Families, underthe guidance of Secretary Lucy Hadi, reports to the FloridaLegislature on the Domestic Violence Program’s administrativeactivities related to domestic violence interventionand prevention services. Fiscal year 2005-2006 was a yearof notable achievements considering Florida continued tosuffer from hurricanes, furthering thealready existing need for domesticviolence support programs and services.Secretary Hadi and the departmentacknowledge the unforeseenobstacles that have created additionalburdens on an already vulnerablepopulation of women and children,and remain strong in their commitmentto support community-basedprograms aimed at assisting victimsof domestic violence.The Florida Department of LawEnforcement (FDLE) reports forcalendar year 2005 a total of 126,386domestic violence incidents. TheFDLE Uniform Crime Reports AnnualReport indicates that domesticviolence in Florida accounted for 39percent of all comparably reportedviolent offenses and simple assault.Twenty-four percent of all domesticviolence crimes were committed bythe victim’s spouse. Based on nationalresearch conducted by Michael Johnson, PhD for theCenter for Law and Social Policy-2006, “it is estimated thatmore than two million women are victims of intimate terrorismin the US each year.” Florida is no exception to thisalarming statistic.Domestic Violence accounted for 176 (20 percent) of thestate’s 881 murders during 2005. These figures are up ahalf percent from 2004, when there were 946 homicides, ofwhich 184 were domestic violence related. The spouse orlive-in partner was the victim in 54 percent of these offenses.Children accounted for seven percent of the victims. Inorder to combat this serious problem, many communitiesin Florida have formed Domestic Violence Fatality ReviewTeams. In 2005, there was one new and fourteen active domesticviolence fatality review teams covering 23 counties.Florida has come to rely on the expert knowledge andinformation disseminated from the fatality review teamsreview process. The teams’ experience and quality reviewsassist policy-makers and law enforcement in their effortsto prevent future deaths.Through increased support andfunding, domestic violence centershave been able to enhance their servicesto women, children, and menand continue to offer a wide array ofadditional services, including transportation,transitional housing, andlife skills training. In FY 2005-2006two domestic violence centers wereable to build new and larger sheltersand outreach offices or to improveand upgrade their existing facilities.Of particular importance is Florida’sconcern for the elderly populationwhere abuse occurs at an alarmingrate. In FY 2005-2006, 101 individuals60 years and older were servedin emergency shelters and 1,200were served in outreach programs.Domestic violence centers continueto play a pivotal role through theirexpert knowledge, empathy, andadvocacy in procuring and offeringspecialized services for domesticviolence victims and survivors.The Domestic Violence Program Office remains committedto supporting the Governor’s personal conviction that“through heightened education and awareness, we canhelp identify victims of domestic violence and work to putan end to this crime.” During October 2005, domestic violenceawareness month, the department hosted trainingin Orlando that featured Lydia Walker, national domesticviolence advocate and child welfare expert, who presentedon the importance of child welfare workers and domesticviolence advocates working together to supportwomen and children suffering from violence in the home.Additionally, in June the department sponsored a trainingevent in Ocala designed to educate community–basedprograms wishing to establish a coordinated communityresponse to domestic violence. The presenters were fromDomestic Violence Annual Report 2005-2006

the Duluth, Minnesota Domestic Abuse Intervention Projectand nearly 200 people attended this event from centralFlorida communities.The Department of Children and Families and GovernorBush remain steadfast in the view that perpetrators ofdomestic violence will be held accountable for crimesagainst women and children in Florida. The departmentmonitors the state’s certified batterer interventionprograms, which provide services to offenders ofdomestic violence. Forty six percent of the 7,936 batterersenrolled in FY 2005-2006 successfully completeda program. The year 2006 marks the 10 th anniversary ofstate certification of batterer intervention programs andassessors in Florida. At the end of the fiscal year, therewere 140 certified programs and 238 certified assessorsin Florida, including initial certification for five programsand twenty-five assessors.The Florida Legislature continued generous support ofthe Governor’s Violence Free Florida! campaign in 2005by appropriating more than $28 million in support servicesfor victims of domestic violence. Sixty-four percentof the funding was from federal programs such as theFamily Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA),Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), ViolenceAgainst Women Act (VAWA), and the Social ServicesBlock Grant (SSBG). State funding accounted for36 percent of the budget, with fees and fines providingmost of the revenue.For the past eight years, Governor Bush has demonstratedhis strong commitment to protect Florida’s victims ofdomestic violence by signing significant legislation,which he has continued this year. In 2006, the Governorsigned three important domestic violence related bills.The first increases the penalty for trespassing at a domesticviolence center to a third degree felony. The secondbill directs that anyone engaging in human traffickingby forcing someone to perform labor be charged withracketeering. The last piece of legislation increases therequired continuing education in domestic violence forphysicians from one hour to two hours at initial licensure.This bill also mandates that the course must consist ofinformation on domestic violence screening, history, andprofessional practice.Violence Free Florida! initiative through earnest legislativeachievements that hold perpetrators of domestic violenceaccountable for their crimes. The Legislature has demonstratedcompassion for domestic violence victims andtheir children by recognizing the need to protect the vulnerablecitizens of Florida by passing laws and supportingprograms that provide education, public awareness, safehousing, and offender accountability.We know from research that over two million acts ofdomestic violence take place in the United States everyyear. Congressman Jerry Moran (Kansas) stated in hisspeech given before Congress in honor of DomesticViolence Awareness Month (Oct. 2005) that “domesticviolence is an issue that affects all aspects of societyand is not bound by race, economics, or age. It canbe blamed for increased medical costs and decreasedproductivity. Domestic violence promotes a culture ofdepression, hopelessness, and fear. We know that eachyear an estimated 3.3 million children are exposed toviolence committed by family members against theirmother or caretaker. Children who see violence are morelikely to commit or suffer violence when they becomeadults. The cycle of despair continues from one generationto the next.”Lucy Hadi, Secretary of the Department of Children andFamilies, supports Governor Bush and the Florida Legislature’sefforts to “deliver a level and quality of servicewe would want for our own families.” The departmentrecognizes that no system is perfect. Building a systematiccommunity response to family violence begins witha strong commitment from Legislators, community andfaith-based organizations, law enforcement, prosecutionand courts. It is through this innovative coordinatedeffort and the outstanding partnership with theFlorida Coalition Against Domestic Violence that Floridais recognized as a national leader in the battle againstdomestic violence. Lastly, we wish to thank Governorand Mrs. Bush for their years of dedicated commitmentto strengthening programs that support the protectionof women and children exposed to domestic violence.Without their tireless efforts and influence, funding,special projects, and prestigious national recognitionwould not have been possible.We sincerely appreciate and thank the Legislature fortheir non-partisan commitment to support the Governor’s Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-2006

Legislative UpdateFlorida continues to lead the nation by enacting Legislationthat addresses violent acts against women andchildren. Governor Bush and the Legislature remaincommitted to support legislation that targets the specificneeds of Florida’s victims of domestic violence. During FY2005-2006, significant initiatives from the 2005 legislativesession became effective, and several new measures werepassed by the 2006 Legislature.2005 LegislatureAlimony Termination/Modification,Senate Bill 152 (Chapter 2005-168,Laws of Florida) sponsored bySenator Gary Siplin of Orlando• Authorizes courts to modify orterminate an alimony payment ifthere is “substantial competentevidence” the recipient is in a“supportive relationship”;• Requires the obligor to be responsiblefor obtaining the “substantialcompetent evidence”;• Extends the court’s authority toterminate alimony in situationsin which the recipient is in aplatonic, live-in relationship withanother person; and• Effective June 10, 2005.Child Abuse Death Review Committee,Senate Bill 676 (Chapter2005-190, Laws of Florida) sponsored by Senator BurtSaunders of Naples• Provides an exemption from public records any informationthat reveals the identity of surviving familymembers or others living in the home of a deceasedchild that is the subject of review by the state’s ChildAbuse Death Review Committee; and• Effective July 1, 2005.Family Court Efficiency, Senate Bill 348 (Chapter 2005-239, Laws of Florida) sponsored by Senator EvelynLynn of Ormond Beach• Authorizes the Supreme Court to create a uniqueidentifier for each person in the court system in orderto identify all court cases related to that person or hisor her family;• Deletes language that requires the court to awardgrandparents visitation rights; and• Effective July 1, 2005.Protective Injunctions, SenateBill 512 (Chapter 2005-512,Laws of Florida) sponsored bySenator Dave Aronberg of Ft.Myers• Permit parents to seek protectiveinjunctions for their minorchildren living at home;• Specifies that a parent does nothave to be an eyewitness orhave direct physical evidence ofsexual, repeat or dating violenceto seek the injunction;• Allows governmental employersto seek injunctions againstrepeat violence on behalf oftheir employees;• Indicates that a parent must,however, be an eyewitness orhave direct physical evidenceif he or she is seeking a protective order for the childagainst the other parent; and• Effective June 17, 2005.Child Protective Investigations, Senate Bill 758 (Chapter2005-213, Laws of Florida) sponsored by SenatorStephen Wise of Jacksonville• Exempts personal identifying information about individualswho appear in reports and records but are notresponsible for the child abuse/neglect; and• Effective June 10, 2005.Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-2006

Florida’s Domestic Violence LawsSubjectAAdvocate, Victim PrivilegeBFlorida Statutes90.5036(b)Address Confidentiality Program 741.401, .465Aggravated Assault 784.021Aggravated Battery 784.045Arrest Without Warrant 741.2902, 901.15(7)Assault 784.011Batterer Intervention ProgramsCertification 741.32Court Ordered Attendance 741.281Fees 741.327Guidelines 741.325Probation, Condition of 948.03(12)Battery, Felony 984.03(2)CCenters, Domestic ViolenceAdvocate, Victim Privilege 90.5036Capital Improvement Grant Program 39.9055Certification 39.905Confidential Victim/Client Information 39.908Trespassing at 810.09ChildrenIn the Presence of a Child 921.0014Rebuttable Presumption ofDetriment to the Child61.13(2)(b)2Children & Families, Department ofAnnual Report to Legislature 39.904Batterer Intervention Programs,Certification of 741.32Capital Improvement Grant Program 39.9055Confidential Victim/Client Information 39.908Duties and Functions 39.903Domestic Violence Centers, Certification of 39.905Domestic Violence Program Office 20.19(4)(b)Domestic Violence Trust Fund 741.01, 938.01Cyberstalking 784.048DDefinitionsAggravated Assault 784.021Aggravated Battery 784.045Assault 784.011Battery 784.03 & .041Dating Violence784.046(1)(c)Domestic Violence 741.28(2)Family or Household Members 741.28(3)Repeat Violence784.046(1)(b)Sexual Violence784.046(1)(c)Stalking 784.048Violence784.046(1)(a)EEducation/TrainingChild Protective Investigators39.301(9)(f)Health Care 456.031Law Enforcement 943.171Public Awareness Campaign 741.01(2)FFatality Review Teams 741.316FeesClerk of Court 741.01Batterer Intervention Program 741.327Injunction for Protection 741.30Marriage License 741.01(2)Trust Fund, Domestic Violence 741.01 & 938.08Firearms, Possession of 790.233Foreign Protection Orders 741.31510 Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-2006

Service Provided FY 2005-2006Emergency ShelterIndividuals Served in Shelter 14,128Women 7,285Children 6,802Men 41Days of Shelter 375,250CounselingIndividuals Provided Counseling 138,961Counseling Hours 445,456Individuals Provided SafetyPlanning104,542Individuals Provided CaseManagement30,070Child Assessments 7,279Individuals ProvidedInformation & Referral982,489Hotline Calls 136,663Community & ProfessionalEducationEvents Hosted 9,003Attendance at Events 258,281Client Demographics FY 2005-2006Age of Individuals Served in Shelter0-17 years 6,80218-29 years 2,92530-44 years 3,15845-59 years 1,13860 years and older 101Age of Individuals Served in Outreach0-17 years 5,89018-29 years 9,72830-44 years 11,89345-59 years 4,43860 years and older 1,200Middle Eastern 32Native American 76Other 411Ethnicity of Individuals Served inOutreachAfrican-American 7,514Asian 262Caucasian 18,462Haitian 489Hispanic 5,498Middle Eastern 73Native American 132Other 719Ethnicity of Individuals Served in ShelterAfrican-American 4,159Asian 145Caucasian 6,574Haitian 72Hispanic 2,659Complete information on services provided by certifieddomestic violence centers can be found on the department’sweb site located at:http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/domesticviolence/Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200615

Florida Coalition Against Domestic ViolenceThe Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence (FCADV) isthe professional organizationfor the state’scertified domesticviolence centers. Theirmission is “to create aviolence free world by empowering women and childrenthrough the elimination of personal and institutional violenceand oppression against all people.”First and foremost, the Coalition administers domestic violencefunding to the certified domestic violence centers. Additionallythey provide educational services to the centers; assistcenters in resolving problematic agency challenges; maintainthe privilege communications database; and oversee thestatewide domestic violence hotline. FCADV also providesleadership, advocacy, education, and public policy developmenton domestic violence and related issues to private andpublic organizations.The Coalition continues to research and invent new ways toimprove upon existing services, as well as identify and supportresources necessary to promote victim safety. Duringthe past two hurricane seasons, 22 centers had to evacuateduring or immediately after the storms, but only threedomestic violence centers had to evacuate because of actualdamage to their shelters. The others had to relocate becauseof sustained area-wide loss of power. In order to decrease thenumber of centers having to evacuate, the Office of AttorneyGeneral provided a $250,000 grant to purchase generators forthirteen certified domestic violence centers. In the future, unlessthese centers are in mandatory evacuation zones, there isgreater likelihood that they can remain open during storms tohouse domestic violence victims.This past year FCADV also oversaw a three million dollar18-month emergency assistance grant for domestic violencevictims adversely affected by the myriad of hurricanes thatcrisscrossed the state the previous two hurricane seasons.Victims of domestic violence and their children were providedwith emergency relief to assist with relocation, rent, utilities,transportation, counseling, and daycare. Approximately12,000 victims received services from this grant.The Domestic Violence and Disability Project that wasdeveloped in the previous fiscal year continued in FY2005-2006 with four trainings being provided to advocateswho specialize in the needs of disabled victims ofdomestic and sexual violence.Additionally, the department continues to contract withFCADV to provide technical assistance and training to the certifieddomestic violence centers and to expand and enhanceservices to victims of domestic violence. During FY 2005-2006,FCADV received $21,199,651 through state and federal funding.The following highlights their activities for FY 2005-2006.Community Education and Technical AssistanceThe toll-free statewide domestic violence hotline forwarded25,199 calls for information and assistance to domesticviolence centers during FY 2005-2006, compared to 20,007 inFY 2004-2005. The increase in hotline calls may be attributedto the broad distribution of brochures, posters, and specialtyitems conveying information (local telephone numbers andcontact information regarding services) that were sent to thecertified domestic violence centers. Of greater significance,however, is that during FY 2005-2006, 11,868 technical assistancecalls and electronic contacts were received by FCADVcompared to 8,857 received in FY 2004-2005, a 34 percentincrease in such requests for assistance. Topics of inquiryincluded assistance for interpreting FCADV Minimum ProgramStandards, updates on contracts, privileged databaseinformation, and how to get an out-of-state survivor shelterservice in Florida. FCADV conducted 44 technical assistancevisits to domestic violence centers and partnering agencies,and conducted 62 onsite trainings to over 849 participantsfrom the local domestic violence centers.Additionally, FCADV received 956 technical assistance callsand electronic contacts for specialized information onpersons living with disabilities who experience domesticviolence. Eleven technical assistance visits were made tocertified domestic violence centers to address workingwith persons living with disabilities who experience domesticviolence.TrainingTraining institutes offered information on a variety oftopics including legal issues affecting children, confidentiality,TANF, popular education for social change,as well as the core competency training institute foradvocates seeking victim/advocate privilege. Additionaltraining included an advanced advocacy leadershipinstitute for battered/ formerly battered women, a childwelfare institute, and advanced training focusing onnew trends and issues in intimate partner violence. TheStatewide Annual Training Institute, Beyond the Divide,Seeking Equality, Taking Action: Exploring EconomicJustice to End Violence Against Women, was conductedDomestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200617

in May 2006. One hundred and fifty-four participants attendedthis fourteen-hour institute.FCADV published and distributed 1,200 updated copies ofthe directory of Florida certified domestic violence centersduring this year’s conference. The FCADV library added fortynew books and seven new videos relating to women’s health,teen dating relationships, and children’s issues. The Coalition’swebsite, www.FCADV.org was updated to reflect the mostrecent statistical, staff, and training information.Statewide Rural InitiativeA focus on increased rural services resulted in the competitivedistribution of funds in rural communities including Lake,Sumter, Nassau, Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty,Madison, Taylor, Wakulla, Sarasota, St. Johns, DeSoto, andPasco Counties. Successful applicants provided 54 domesticand sexual violence trainings, including six trainings onelder domestic violence, twelve trainings on domestic andsexual violence in Hispanic communities, and six trainingson domestic and sexual violence in African American communities.Because of this funding, 1,154 victims receivedoutreach services, 266 victims received injunction assistance,830 victims received safety plans, and 190 supportgroup meetings were conducted during the contract year.FCADV designed and distributed twenty-seven articles,12,131 brochures, and 949 posters about domestic andsexual violence to rural communities. Twelve technicalassistance visits were provided to private, public, and localcommunity organizations regarding shelter programs andother related topics including lack of transportation, taskforce training, injunctions, and confidentiality. The annualrural conference “Behind Closed Doors” was held March7-9, 2006 in Lake City, Florida. The conference had 184participants who attended workshops and trainings thatincluded topics on human trafficking, working with peoplewith disabilities, domestic violence and substance abuse,domestic violence in the elder community, and workingwith migrant populations. The conference offered specializedlaw enforcement, medical, and child advocacy tracks,as well as a general interest track.Statewide Legal Initiative and Legal HotlineFCADV provided 5,234 individual legal consultations tovictims of domestic violence and sexual assault duringFY 2005-2006. Representation was provided in injunctionhearings to 1,515 victims of domestic and sexual violence.FCADV responded to 538 technical assistance requests bylegal Clearinghouse attorneys. Issues addressed includedinjunctions for domestic, sexual, and dating violence; civiland criminal contempt; immigration; trafficking; custody;relocation; legislative updates; confidentiality and privilege;unified family courts; appeals; case law updates; andClearinghouse Project contracts. FCADV presented its Clerkof Court training on March 29 in Miami, Florida. FCADV conducteda courtroom decorum training at FCADV’s AnnualConference on May 17 in Orlando, Florida.FCADV collaborated with the Florida Immigrant AdvocacyCenter (FIAC) to provide onsite training to legal serviceproviders and domestic violence advocates on assistingimmigrant victims of domestic violence. A twelve-hourClearinghouse Lawyer Training was provided for Clearinghouseattorneys and advocates on February 16-17 in Tampa,Florida. The FCADV legal initiative responded to 332 technicalassistance requests from certified domestic violencecenter staff. Issues addressed included confidentiality andprivilege, record keeping, duty to report, shelter eviction,unified family courts, immigration, clemency, court staff,Homeless Management Information Strategies (HMIS), housing,liability, children witnessing domestic violence, consentforms, judicial education, public records, expert testimony,client dependency, appeals, legislation and ClearinghouseProject attorneys, and contracts. Statewide legal hotline staffresponded to 2,146 requests for legal advice and domesticviolence-related information. Services were provided to 720Spanish and Creole speaking callers through the domesticviolence hotline and 876 Spanish and Creole speaking callersreceived information and referrals.Statewide Clemency ProjectTen onsite interviews were conducted with incarceratedindividuals regarding their pending or potential clemencycases during FY 2005-2006. Four interviews were conductedwith witnesses associated with current or potential clemencycases in FY 2005-2006. FCADV subcontracted withone paraprofessional to provide 20 hours of assistancein the preparation of client cases for clemency. Additionally,FCADV executed one subcontract with an attorney toprovide twenty hours of pro bono professional services forassisting in the preparation of clemency cases. FCADV’s legalteam completed the Pilot Clemency Training curriculum andpresented it at the statewide rural conference held in Marchin Lake City, Florida. In addition, FCADV conducted oneClemency Training at FCADV’s statewide annual conferenceheld in May in Orlando, Florida.During FY 2005-2006, the project was successful in gainingthe release of one woman from prison. Three other clemencycases currently have hearings scheduled. Additionally,FCADV has identified and evaluated two potential clemencycases.18 Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-2006

Certified Domestic Violence Centers MapEscambia33SantaRosaOkaloosaWaltonHolmesWashingtonJacksonCalhounLibertyFranklinGadsdenWakullaLeonJefferson1 Bartow Peace River Center Domestic Violence Shelter2 Bradenton Hope Family Services, Inc.3 Brooksville Dawn Center of Hernando County4 Bunnell Family Life Center/SafeHouse Women’s Center5 Chiefland Another Way, Inc.6 Clearwater The Haven of R.C.S.7 Cocoa Salvation Army Domestic Violence Program of Brevard County8 Dade City Sunrise of Pasco County, Inc.9 Daytona Beach Domestic Abuse Council, Inc.10 Delray Beach Aid Victims of Domestic Abuse, Inc.11 Fernandina Beach Micah’s Place of Nassau County12 Fort Lauderdale Women in Distress of Broward County Inc.13 Fort Myers Abuse Counseling & Treatment (ACT)14 Fort Pierce Safespace, Inc.15 Fort Walton Beach Shelter House16 Gainesville Peaceful Paths17 Hudson Salvation Army Domestic Violence Program of West Pasco18 Inverness Citrus County Abuse Shelter Association (CASA)19 Jacksonville Hubbard House, Inc.20 Kissimmee Help Now, Inc.21 Leesburg Haven of Lake & Sumter Counties22 Live Oak Vivid Visions23 Marathon Shores Domestic Abuse Shelter24 Miami Metro-Dade Advocates for Victims, Safespace (North)25 Naples Shelter for Abused Women26 Ocala Ocala Rape Crisis – Domestic Violence Center/Creative Services, Inc.27 Okeechobee Martha’s House, Inc.28 Orange Park Quigley House, Inc.29 Orlando Harbor House, Orange County Center Against Domestic Violence30 Palatka Lee Conlee House31 Palm Bay Serene Harbor, Inc.32 Panama City Salvation Army Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Program33 Pensacola Favorhouse of Northwest Florida, Inc.34 Punta Gorda Center for Abuse and Rape Emergencies35 Sanford Safehouse of Seminole36 Sarasota Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center (SPARCC)37 St. Augustine Safety Shelter of St. Johns County, Inc. (dba Betty Griffin House)38 St. Petersburg CASA (Community Action Stops Abuse, Inc)39 Tallahassee Refuge House, Inc.40 Tampa The Spring of Tampa Bay, Inc.41 West Palm Beach YWCA Harmony House15Bay32Gulf39TaylorMadisonHamiltonSuwanneeBakerColumbiaLafayetteDixie22Gilchrist38Levy3518176Pinellas2UnionBradfordAlachuaCitrusHernando36PascoHillsborough401626ManateeSarasotaMarion21Sumter34District 1District 2District 3District 4District 7District 8District 9811NassauDuval28ClayPutnamLakePolkHardeeDeSotoCharlotteLee3029113Monroe19St.JohnsFlaglerOrangeVolusiaSeminoleGlades2537HendryCollier435OsceolaHighlands23920District 10District 11District 12District 13District 14District 15SuncoastOkeechobee2731BrevardIndianRiverSt. LucieMartinPalm BeachBrowardDade24107144112Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200619

Certified Domestic Violence CentersAbuse Counseling &Treatment, Inc.ED: Jennifer BentonPO Box 60401Ft. Myers, FL 33906ADM: (239) 939-2553FAX (239) 939-4741CRISIS: (239) 939-3112jbenton@actabuse.comAid to Victims of DomesticAbuse, Inc.ED: Pam O’BrienPO Box 6161Delray Beach, FL 33482ADM: (561) 265-3797 or(800) 355-8547FAX: (561) 265-2102CRISIS: (561) 265-2900Po’brien@avda-fl.comAnother Way, Inc.ED: Donna FaganPO Box 1028Lake City, FL 32056-1028ADM: (386) 719-2757FAX: (386) 719-2758CRISIS: (352) 493-6743donnafagan@anotherwayinc.netC.A.R.E. of CharlotteCounty, Inc.ED: Kay TvarochPO Box 510234Punta Gorda, FL 33951ADM: (941) 639-5499FAX: (941) 639-7079CRISIS: (941) 627-6000kay-care@comcast.netCASAED: Linda OsmundsonPO Box 414St Petersburg, FL 33731ADM: (727) 895-4912 x111FAX: (727) 821-7101CRISIS: (727) 898-3671losmunds@casa-stpete.orgCitrus County Abuse Shelter,Assoc.ED: Diana McIntoshPO Box 205Inverness, FL 34451ADM: (352) 344-8111FAX: (352) 344-0548CRISIS: (352) 344-8111diana@casafl.orgDawn Center of Hernando Co.ED: Deborah AndrewsPO Box 6179Springhill, FL 34611ADM (352) 686-8759FAX: (352) 684-0348CRISIS: (352) 799-0657dandrews@dawncenter.orgDomestic Abuse Council, Inc.ED: M.F. WarrenPO Box 142Daytona Beach, FL 32115ADM: (386) 257-2297FAX: (386) 248-1985CRISIS: (386) 255-2102DeLand: (386) 738-4080dacvinc@bellsouth.netDomestic Abuse ShelterED: Venita Garvin ValdezPO Box 522696Marathon Shores, FL 33052ADM: (305) 743-5452FAX: (305) 289-1589CRISIS: (305) 743-4440vrgarvin@aol.comFamily Life CenterED: Diana ChristenPO Box 2058Bunnell, FL 32110ADM: (386) 437-7610FAX: (386) 437-1243CRISIS (386) 437-3505familycenter@bellsouth.netdianachristen@bellsouth.netFavorHouse of NW Florida,Inc.ED: Sue Hand2001 W. Blount StreetPensacola, FL 32501ADM: (850) 434-1177FAX: (850) 434-9987CRISIS: (850) 434-6600sue@favorhouse.gccoxmail.comfavorhou@bellsouth.netHarbor HouseCEO: Carol WickPO Box 680748Orlando, FL 32868-0748ADM: (407) 886-2244FAX: (407) 886-0006CRISIS: (407) 886-2856cwick@harborhouse.usHaven of Lake and Sumter Co.ED: Kelly SmallridgePO Box 492335Leesburg, FL 34749-2335ADM: (352) 787-5889FAX: (352) 787-4125CRISIS: (352) 753-5800ksmallridge@hotmail.comHelp Now of Osceola, Inc.ED: Tammy DouglassPO Box 420370Kissimmee, FL 34742ADM: (407) 847-3260FAX (407) 847-8121CRISIS: (407) 847-8562TammyDouglass@earthlink.netHope Family Services, Inc.ED: Laurel LynchPO Box 1624Bradenton, FL 34206ADM: (941) 747-8499FAX: (941) 749-1796CRISIS: (941) 755-6805E-mail: hopefamilyservic@aol.comHubbard HouseCEO: Ellen SilerPO Box 4909Jacksonville, FL 32201ADM: (904) 354-0076 x300FAX: (904) 354-1342CRISIS: (904) 354-3114esiler@hhouse.fdn.comLee Conlee HouseED: Shandra RiffeyPO Box 2558Palatka, FL 32177ADM: (386) 325-4447FAX: (386) 328-9499SHELTER: (386) 325-3120CRISIS: (386) 325-3141conleehouse@gbso.netMartha’s HouseED: Stephanie LockePO Box 727Okeechobee, FL 34973ADM: (863) 763-2893FAX: (863) 763-6712CRISIS: (863) 763-0202slocke505@hotmail.comMiami-Dade Advocates forVictims, Safespace (North& South)ED: Pat Sims7831 NE Miami CourtMiami, FL 33138ADM: (305) 758-2804FAX: (305) 756-1347CRISIS: (305) 758-2546CRISIS (305) 247-4249 inHomesteadpls@miamidade.govMicah’s Place of NassauCountyED: Jan ChristiansenP.O. Box 16287Fernandina Beach, FL 32035ADM: (904) 491-6364FAX: (904) 491-6362CRISIS: (904) 225-9979Michasplace_ed@bellsouth.netOcala Rape Crisis-DomesticViolence Center/CreativeServices, Inc.ED: Judy WilsonPO Box 2193Ocala, FL 34478ADM: (352) 622-5919FAX: (352) 351-9455CRISIS: (352) 622-8495csi.inc@att.netPeaceful PathsED: Theresa HarrisonPO Box 5099Gainesville, FL 32627-5099ADM: (352) 377-5690FAX: (352) 378-9033CRISIS: (800) 393-7233 / (352)377-8255Theresah@peacefulpaths.orgPeace River CenterCEO: Mary Lu KileyPO Box 1559Bartow, FL 33831-1559ADM: (863) 413-2708FAX: (863) 582-7280CRISIS: (863) 413-2700Sebring: (863) 386-1167MaryLu.Kiley@peace-river.com20 Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-2006

Quigley House, Inc.ED: Sharon YoungermanPO Box 142Orange Park, FL 32067-0142ADM: (904) 284-0340FAX: (904) 284-5407CRISIS: 1-800-339-5017 or284-0061executivedir@quigleyhouse.orgRefuge House, Inc.ED: Meg BaldwinPO Box 20910Tallahassee, FL 32316-0910ADM: (850) 922-6062FAX: (850) 922-5611CRISIS: (850) 681-2111MBaldwin@refugehouse.comSafe House of SeminoleED: Jeanne GoldPO Box 2921Sanford, FL 32772ADM: (407) 302-5220ADM: (407) 302-5219FAX: (407) 302-5218CRISIS: (407) 330-3933jgold@safehouseofseminole.orgSafe Space Domestic ViolenceServicesED: Hylan BryanPO Box 4075Ft Pierce, FL 34948ADM: (772) 595-0042FAX: (772) 595-0367Martin CRISIS: 772-288-7023St. Lucie CRISIS: (772) 464-4555Indian River CRISIS: (772) 569-7233safespace@bellsouth.netSafety Shelter of St JohnsCountydba Betty Griffin HouseED: Beth HughesPO Box 3319St Augustine, FL 32085ADM: (904) 808-8544FAX: (904) 808-8338CRISIS: (904) 824-1555director@bettygriffinhouse.orgSalvation Army DomesticViolence &Rape Crisis ProgramED: Kimberly Swanson651 W. 14th St., Unit-CPanama City, FL 32401ADM: (850) 769-7989FAX: (850) 769-2183CRISIS: (800) 252-2597kimberly_swanson@uss.salvationarmy.orgSalvation Army BrevardCo. Domestic ViolenceProgramED: Cindy MitchellPO Box 1540Cocoa, FL 32923-1540ADM: (321) 631-2766 x18FAX: (321) 631-7914CRISIS: (321) 631-2764cindy_mitchell@uss.salvationarmy.orgSalvation Army DomesticViolence Program of W.PascoED: Lynn NeedsPO Box 5517Hudson, FL 34674-5517ADM: (727) 856-6498FAX: (727) 857-1907CRISIS: (727) 856-5797lneeds47@hotmail.comSerene Harbor, Inc.ED: Melody KeethPO Box 100039Palm Bay, FL 32910-0039ADM: (321) 726-8282FAX: (321) 726-8588CRISIS: (321) 726-8282mrkbd2@msn.comShelter for Abused Women &ChildrenCEO: Kathy HerrmannPO Box 10102Naples, FL 34101ADM (239) 775-3862FAX: (239) 775-3061CRISIS: (239) 775-1101kherrmann@naplesshelter.orgShelter House, Inc.ED: Jeanette DebsPO Box 220Ft Walton Beach, FL 32549-0220ADM: (850) 243-1201FAX (850) 243-6756CRISIS: (850) 863-4777800-44-ABUSEjdebs@shelterhousenwfl.orgSPARCCED: Olivia Thomas2139 Main StreetSarasota, FL 34234ADM: (941) 365-1976FAX: (941) 365-4919CRISIS: (941) 365-1976othomas@sparcc.netSunrise of Pasco Co., Inc.ED: Penny MorrillPO Box 928Dade City, FL 33526ADM: (352) 521-3358FAX: (352) 521-3099CRISIS: (352) 521-3120Pmorrill@sunrisepasco.orgThe Haven of R.C.S.ED: Linda AmideiPO Box 10594Clearwater, FL 33757ADM: (727) 443-6148FAX: (727) 461-5057CRISIS: (727) 442-4128Outreach: (727) 441-2029amidei@havenrcs.orgThe Spring of Tampa BayED: Linda OberhausPO Box 4772Tampa, FL 33677ADM: (813) 247-5433FAX: (813) 247-2930CRISIS: (813) 247-7233laoberhaus@thespring.orgVivid VisionsED: Jennie LyonsPO Box 882Live Oak, FL 32064ADM: (386) 364-5957FAX: (386) 364-1732CRISIS: (386) 364-2100vividv@alltel.netWomen in Distress/BrowardCo.CEO: Andrea BradleyPO Box 676Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33302ADM: (954) 760-9800FAX: (954) 687-0733CRISIS: (954) 761-1133abradley@womenindistress.orgYWCA Harmony HouseProgram Director: MaryCauthen2200 N Florida Mango RoadSuite 102West Palm Beach, FL 33409ADM: (561) 640-0050FAX: (561) 640-9155CRISIS: (561) 640-9844mcauthen@ywcapbc.orgFor Additional Information:Florida Coalition AgainstDomestic ViolenceED: Tiffany Carr425 Office Plaza DriveTallahassee, FL 32301ADM: (850) 425-2749FAX: (850) 425-3091HOTLINE: (800) 500-1119TDD: (800) 621-4202Carr_Tiffany@fcadv.orgDomestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200621

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Batterer Intervention ProgramsThe year 2006 marks the 10 th anniversary of state certificationof batterer intervention programs and assessorsin Florida.The Office of Certification and Monitoring of BattererIntervention Programs was established by the 1995 Legislaturein order to standardize intervention with batterersand establish statewide minimum standards. Theprimary purpose of certified batterer intervention programsis to increase safety for the victims and their children,and to hold the batterers accountable for theirviolence. The Department of Children and Familiesis responsible for the promulgation of the minimumstandards including the certification and monitoring ofboth programs and assessors. These community-basedprograms receive referrals from the civil courts throughthe injunction process and through the criminal courtsas the result of arrests culminatingin misdemeanor or felonyprobation. Programs may alsoreceive referrals from pretrial ordiversion programs of the stateattorney’s offices, through theDepartment of Children andFamilies, or through self-referral.Florida has established minimumstandards for certified battererintervention programs and assessorsin order to assist the courtsand referring agencies in identifyingappropriate programs and to provide guidance toprograms and assessors for maintaining the quality andintegrity of their programs. The state standards requirethat programs be a minimum of 29 weeks in length,including 24 weekly sessions, plus appropriate intake/enrollment, assessment, and orientation. Programs mustemploy a model that includes program content basedon tactics of power and control by one person overanother. (See §741.325, F.S.) The premise of the modelis that violence is a learned and chosen tactic to controland can be “unlearned” through education and intervention.The Certification Procedures and Minimum Standardsfor Assessors and Batterer Intervention Programs(January 2004) can be found on the following web site:www.dcf.state.fl.us/domesticviolence/The primary purpose ofcertified batterer interventionprograms is to increasesafety for the victims andtheir children, and to holdthe batterers accountable fortheir violence.During FY 2005-2006, the department contractedwith ENSYNC Diversified Management Services, Inc. toconduct on-site monitoring of batterer interventionprograms. At the end of the fiscal year, there were 140certified programs and 238 certified assessors in Floridaincluding initial certification for five programs and 25assessors. The list of programs and assessors is updatedmonthly and can be found on the above web site, as wellas in this report.TrainingAs part of the department’s commitment to strengthenand support certified batterer intervention programsand assessors in Florida, the Domestic Violence ProgramOffice provided training opportunities for staff of certifiedbatterer intervention programs and certified assessors.Building a Coordinated Community Response toDomestic Violence, presented bythe Domestic Abuse InterventionProject was held in Sanibel Islandon December 2, 2005. Communityactivists, domestic violence fatalityreview teams, domestic violenceworkers, criminal justice professionals,child welfare workers, and otherswere invited to attend as well.On February 8-9, 2006, in commemorationof the 10 th anniversaryof certification and monitoring ofbatterer intervention programs inFlorida, the Domestic Violence Program Office collaboratedwith the Coalition of Batterer Intervention Programsin Florida to hold a two-day training event in AltamonteSprings. The first day, Coalition board presidentFred Sulzbach, Director of Programming at FavorHouseof NW Florida, and Cliff Nehmer, Coalition Vice Presidentand Director of Programming at Hubbard House,brought together a panel of criminal justice professionalswho addressed the topic “Diversified Perspectives onBatterer Program Accountability.” Panel experts includedthe Honorable Ronald Swanson, Circuit Judge in SantaRosa County; Meg Baldwin, Executive Director of RefugeHouse in Tallahassee; Julie Agent, Assistant State Attorneyin Jacksonville; and Bob Smedley, Senior ProbationOfficer in Orlando. In a separate session, Judge Swansondiscussed the successful establishment of Santa RosaCounty’s Domestic Violence Court and the importanceDomestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200623

of open and honest communication between providersand the courts. Rose Thelen and Chuck Derry from theGender Violence Institute in Clearwater, Minnesota, conducteda thought provoking presentation on the event’ssecond day focusing on the accountability of battererintervention programs to victims of domestic violence,referral sources and to Florida’s communities as a whole.In addition, certified batterer intervention programs andassessors are notified of various training events on domesticviolence and other related topics throughout the year.EnrollmentThe department requests that all certified programs providedemographic, enrollment, and discharge information oncourt ordered perpetrators of domestic violence. The dataprovided in the table “BIP Participant Demographics” reflectstatewide enrollment from 85 percent of the state’s certifiedprograms during the fiscal year.During the FY 2005-2006, 7,936 individuals participatedin the program with 46 percent completing the programand 54 percent terminating from the program for variousreasons. The number of individuals completing theprogram is up six percent from FY 2004-2005. The medianage of participants was 35 years of age, with a range of 17to 83 years of age, and a mode of 25 years of age. Pleasenote that the entry of “unknown” on the following table isdue to incomplete responses to survey questions filled outby program participants.24 Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-2006

BIP Participant DemographicsNEW ENROLLMENT - 7936DISCHARGETerminated 4320 54%Completed 3616 46%EDUCATION1st - 8th Grade 521 7%9th - 11th Grade 1739 22%12th Grade or GED 3227 40%Some College/A.A. 1272 16%College Graduate 396 5%Post Graduate 87 1%Unknown 694 9%EMPLOYMENTFull-time 4779 60%Part-time 863 11%Retired 72 1%Unemployed 1136 14%Disabled 591 7%Active Military 87 1%Unknown 408 6%INCOME$0 - $4,999K 1526 19%$5K - $9,999K 848 11%$10K - $14,999K 1004 13%$15K - $19,999K 1069 14%$20K - $24,999K 872 11%$25K - $29,999K 427 5%$30K - $34,999K 306 4%$35K - $44,999K 258 3%$45K + 345 4%Unknown 1281 16%AGE18-21 320 4%22-25 1056 13%26-30 1344 17%31-35 1236 16%36-45 2059 26%46-55 982 12%56-65 208 3%66-75 41

Certified Batterer Intervention ProgramsCircuit 1Bridgeway Center137 Hospital DriveFt. Walton Beach, FL 32548(850) 833-7500Cordova Counseling Center4400 Bayou Blvd.Suite 8-DPensacola, FL 32503(850) 474-9882Pattison Professional CounselingCenter7 Vine Avenue NEFt. Walton Beach, FL 32548(850) 863-2873Hurlburt Field Family AdvocacyProgram16 MDOS/ SGOHFHurlburt Field, FL 32544(850) 884-5061C.O.P.E. Center3686 US Highway 331 SouthDeFuniak Springs, FL 32433(850) 892-8045Favorhouse of Northwest FLorida,Inc.2001 W Blount StreetPensacola, FL 32501(850) 434-1177Mental Health Associates14 West Jordan StreetSuite 2-BPensacola, FL 32501(850) 469-0128Circuit 2New Hope1621-D Metropolitan Blvd.Tallahassee, FL 32308(850) 386-9313Creative Counseling Services ofFlorida1106 Thomasville RoadSuite KTallahassee, FL 32303(850) 510-5133Joanna Johnson and Associates3295 Crawfordville HighwaySuite 10Crawfordville, FL 32327(850) 926-4953Circuit 3Praxis Network, Inc.1531 SW Commercial GlenLake City, FL 32025(386) 752-9937Creative Counseling Services ofFloridac/o Big Bend Community Based Care1476 SW Main StreetGreenville, FL 32331(850) 510-5133Praxis Network308 South Ohio AvenueLive Oak, FL 32060(386) 330-5147Circuit 4Salvation Army328 North Ocean StreetJacksonville, FL 32202(904) 301-4834First Step, Hubbard House, Inc.P.O. Box 4909Jacksonville, FL 32201(904) 354-0076Quigley House, Inc.P.O. Box 142Orange Park, FL 32067(904) 284-034026 Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-2006

Salvation Army191 Nassau PlaceYulee, FL 32041(904) 301-4834Circuit 5Western Judicial Services, Inc.807 SW 3rd AvenueSuite BOcala, FL 34474(352) 622-9006The CentersBatterer Intervention Program717 SW Martin Luther King Jr. AveOcala, FL 34474(352) 291-5440Benjamin Keyes, Ph.D.947 Candlelight BoulevardBrooksville, FL 34601(800) 983-8368(352) 797-5559Mid-Florida Counseling & Consulting Services1601 NE 25 th AvenueSuite 101Ocala, FL 34470(352) 620-0900Western Judicial Services, Inc.544 South Duncan DriveTavares, FL 32778(352) 742-9317Choices108 N. Magnolia AvenueSuite 219Ocala, FL 34475(352) 622-0062Baycare Inverness1515 White Lake DriveInverness, FL 34453(352) 341-4545(877) 894-4906Court Educational Programs220 E Main StreetTavares, FL 32778(352) 343-9399Growing Center Counseling275 W Jefferson StreetBrooksville, FL 34601(352) 544-5833Creative Changes, Inc.5331 Commercial WaySuite 212Springhill, FL 34606(352) 597-0969Praxis Network, Inc.500 SW 10 th StreetSuite 109Ocala, FL 34474(352) 335-1880Creative Changes, Inc.212 South Apopka AvenueInverness, FL 34451-0485(352) 597-0969Western Judicial Services, Inc.6161 Deltona Boulevard,Springhill, FL 34606(352) 596-6007Circuit 6Alpha Counseling Services10730 US Highway 19 NSuite 4Port Richey, FL 34668(727) 862-0111Glover and Associates7017 Central AvenueSt. Petersburg, FL 33710(727) 343-5158Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200627

Certified Batterer Intervention Programs (continued)Wellness Center8800 49th Street, NorthSuite 312Pinellas Park, FL 33782(727) 544-3352Mac Associates1501 ALT 19 SouthSuite ATarpon Springs, FL 34689(727) 937-7900A Better Solution5247 Park StreetSt. Petersburg, FL 33709(727) 458-7775David Swindall, LMFT5580 Park Blvd.Suite 6Pinellas Park, FL 33781(727) 544-9305Western Judicial Services6420 Ridge RoadNew Port Richey, FL 34668(800) 430-0503Prevention Projects, Inc.13743 US 98 BypassDade City, FL 33525(352) 523-0024Department of Veterans Affairs Medical CenterVeterans’ DVIP-SATP 116 DP.O. Box 5005Bay Pines, FL 33744(727) 398-6661, ext. 5750Benjamin Keyes, Ph.D.New Port Square4625 E Bay DriveSuite 301Clearwater, FL 33764(727) 572-0059Psychological Management Group7621 Little RoadSuite 100New Port Richey, FL(727) 996-0646Clinicians Group, P.A.d/b/a Batterer Intervention Project1661 East Bay DriveLargo, FL 33771(727) 582-8000Barbara Chism, LMHC8383 Seminole Blvd.Suite BSeminole, FL 33772(727) 393-8702Nautilus Counseling Center1950 First Avenue NorthSuite 217St. Petersburg, FL 33713-8998(727) 488-6366Men’s Work7901 4 th Street NorthSuite 3232St. Petersburg, FL 33702(727) 515-8482A First Step/Stepping Stones to Independence5313 Shaw StreetNew Port Richey, FL 34652(727) 841-0229Lifesource Counseling, Inc.5006 Trouble Creek RoadSuite 104New Port Richey, FL 34652(727) 845-3355ADR Adult Services3350 Ulmerton RoadSuite 24Clearwater, FL 33762(727) 573-184428 Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-2006

Integrity Counseling and Coaching1501 S Belcher Rd.Suite B-4Largo, FL 33771(727) 531-7988Circuit 7Domestic Abuse Council, Inc.Family Intervention ProgramP.O. Box 142Daytona Beach, FL 32115(386) 257-2297Change/Safety Shelter of St. Johns County, Inc.P.O. Box 3319St. Augustine, FL 32085(386) 808-8544New Horizons Domestic Violence Program4550 S Clyde Morris Blvd.Suite CPort Orange, FL 32119(386) 760-1501Deltona Counseling Associates2851 Enterprise Rd.Suite 102-BDeltona, FL 32713(386) 668-6989Responsible Choices955 Orange AvenueSuite LDaytona Beach, FL 32114(386) 248-2272Positive Changes2001 S Ridgewood Ave.South Daytona, FL 32118(386) 767-0523Preventive Abuse CounselingPo Box 3034Deland, FL 32723-3034(386) 216-4573(386) 738-7594Circuit 8Diversified Human Services, Inc.908 NW 57 th StreetSuite DGainesville, FL 32605(352) 332-9960Peaceful PathsP.O. Box 5099Gainesville, FL 32627-5099(352) 377-5690Creative Counseling Services4001 Newberry Road, D-4Gainesville, FL 32607(352) 373-1218First Step/Hubbard House, Inc.The Family Service Center418 8 th Street SouthMacClenny, FL 32063(904) 354-0076Circuit 9A No Abuse Program550 N Bumby AvenueSuite 105Orlando, FL 32803(407) 228-9503Families Against Abuse427 N. Primrose DriveOrlando, FL 32803(407) 260-6343Abolish Abuse4851 S Apopka-Vineland Rd.Orlando, FL 32819(407) 876-7757New Options, Inc.3203 Lawton RoadSuite 150Orlando, FL 32803(407) 894-8410Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200629

Certified Batterer Intervention Programs (continued)Family Court Education & Mediation Srvs., Inc.8 Broadway StreetSuite 226Kissimmee, FL 34741(407) 931-1778Beltran Behavioral Health201 Ruby AvenueSuite AKissimmee, FL 34741(407) 518-9161All Dimension, Inc.716 Main StreetKissimmee, FL 34741(407) 944-1155All Dimension, Inc.3336 Edgewater DriveOrlando,FL 32804(407) 944-1155Circuit 10Adjustment & Awareness Counseling Services243 3 rd Street South WestWinter Haven, FL 33880(863) 291-3155Social Solutions, Inc.1570 Lakeview DriveSuite 110Sebring, FL 33870(863) 402-1088BayCare Health Management305 E Peachtree StreetLakeland, FL 33801(863) 688-6262Step of Faith Counseling Services, Inc.223 East Oak StreetSuite 2Arcadia, FL 34266(863) 990-3259Circuit 11Families in Action, Inc.2734 N.W. 183 rd StreetCoral City, FL 33054(305) 621-6160Miami-Dade Family and Victim Services1251 NW 36th StreetMiami, FL 33142(305) 633-1634Alliance for Psychological Services8750 SW 132 StreetMiami, FL 33176(305) 251-3464The Recovery Project10300 Sunset DriveSuite 160Miami, FL 33173(305) 271-5500Perspectives in Mental Health7344 SW 48 th StreetSuite 302Miami, FL 33155(305) 663-0013Dade Family Counseling, Inc.1490 West 49 th PlaceSuite 410Hialeah, FL 33012(305) 827-3252Full Circle Counseling, Inc.220 71 st StreetSuite 218Miami Beach, FL 33141(305) 867-3330Lifeline of Miami, Inc.12955 Biscayne Blvd.Suite 320N. Miami, FL 33181(305) 270-040030 Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-2006

New Era Health Center, Inc.9600 SW 8 th StreetSuite 1Miami, FL 33174(305) 559-8838Reflections Wellness Center5753 Miami Lakes Drive EMiami Lakes, FL 33014(305) 403-0006Circuit 12Domestic Abuse Intervention Project4506 26 th Street WSuites A & BBradenton, FL 34207(941) 746-6778Domestic Violence Intervention Project200 S Washington Blvd.Suite 7-ASarasota, FL 34236(941) 957-1416Behavior Management Services, Inc.200 S Washington Blvd.Suite 9Sarasota, FL 34236(941) 954-1105The Halcyon Group2021 Englewood Road,Suite DEnglewood, FL 34223(941) 475-7337C & C Family Services of Manatee, Inc.544 12 th Street WestBradenton, FL 32405(941) 750-0430Cambridge Health Assoc. Domestic Abuse Program333 Tamiami Trail SouthSuite 203Venice, FL 34285(941) 486-1990Mayra Cestero Counseling Services, Inc.4301 32nd Street WestSuite A-7Bradenton, FL 34205(941) 545-6511Step of Faith Counseling Services, Inc.223 East Oak StreetSuite 2Arcadia, FL 34266(863) 990-3259Mental Health Center of Englewood, Inc1460 S McCall RoadSuite 1 AEnglewood, FL 34223(941) 475-8392Fisher Counseling and Mediation Services, Inc.750 South Orange AvenueSarasota, FL 34236(941) 758-2529Fisher Counseling & Mediation Services, Inc.Wildwood Professional Park3653 Cortez Rd. WSuite 110 CBradenton, FL 34210(941) 758-2529Circuit 13MacDill Air Force BaseFamily Advocacy Program8415 Bayshore BoulevardTampa, FL 33621(813) 827-9172Interventions Entreprises, Inc.1420 West Busch Blvd.Tampa, FL 33612(813) 933-8865Veteran’s DVIPJames A. Haley VA Hospital13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.Tampa, FL 33612(813) 631-7135 x 4367Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200631

Atlantic Coast Counseling4047 Okeechobee Blvd., #225West Palm Beach, FL 33409(561) 242-9287Drug Testing & Counseling Services.2677 Forest Hill Boulevard, Suite 102West Palm Beach, FL 33406(561) 433-0123Counseling Services of Lake Worth, Inc.416 N. Dixie HighwayLake Worth, FL 33460(561) 547-0303Florida Family Care370 Camino Gardens Blvd., Suite 204Boca Raton, FL 33432(561) 447-9121Wellington Counseling and Consulting12794 W. Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 19EWellington, FL 33414(561) 795-1518Knowledge Is Power3600 BroadwayWest Palm Beach, FL 33407(561) 845-1919Circuit 16Perspectives on Mental Health dba Domestic SafetyProgram11400 Overseas HighwayTown Hall Square #203Marathon, FL 33050(305) 743-9588Alliance for Psychological Services8750 SW 132nd StreetMiami, FL 33176(305) 251-3464Circuit 17Families in Action, Inc.160 NW 176 th StreetSuite 302-4Miami, FL 33169(954) 433-8520Professional Counseling & Consulting Group1326 SE 3rd AvenueFt. Lauderdale, FL 33316(954) 761-9333Family Service Agency, Inc.3347 N University DriveDavie, FL 33024(954) 587-7880The Glass House5255 NW 33 rd AvenueFt. Lauderdale, FL 33309(954) 938-0055Family Therapy Center of West Broward9950 Stirling RoadSuite 108Pembroke Pines, FL 33024(954) 436-1222Fifth Street Counseling4121 NW 5 th StreetSuite 206Plantation, FL 33317(954) 797-5222Lifeline of Miami, Inc.6550 Griffin RoadSuite 104,Davie, FL 33314(954) 791-5484Alliance for Psychological Services8750 SW 132nd StreetMiami, FL 33176(305) 251-3464Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200633

Certified Batterer Intervention Programs (continued)Reflections Wellness Center of Broward, Inc.6848 Stirling RoadDavie, FL 33024(954) 362-0104Circuit 18Families Against Abuse282 Short AvenueSuite 106Longwood, FL 32750(407) 260-6343Family Counseling Center220 Coral Sands RoadRockledge, FL 32955(321) 632-5792New Options, Inc.254 Wilshire Blvd.P.O. Box 180957Casselberry, FL 32718(407) 830-1662Abolish Abuse/Resolution Counseling457 S Grant StreetLongwood, FL 32750(407) 876-7757Central Florida Psychological Services202 N Park AvenueSanford, FL 32772-2524(407) 330-0418Fields Counseling, Inc.801 W State Road 436Suite 2001Altamonte Springs, FL 32714(407) 880-2131(407) 463-1197Western Judicial Services1600 Sarno RoadSuite 24Melbourne, FL 32935(321) 752-7557Heartwork300 Wilshire Blvd.Suite 237Casselberry, FL 32750(407) 830-0417New Life Connections404 W. 25 th StreetSanford, FL 32771(407) 322-7779A No Abuse Program550 N Bumby AvenueSuite 105Orlando, FL 32803(407) 228-9503Circuit 19Stop Battering NowMental Health Association of Indian River County777 37th StreetSuite D-104Vero Beach, FL 32960(772) 569-9788Stop Battering NowMental Health Association of Indian River CountyMiracle Prayer Temple Church3215 Avenue QFort Pierce, FL 34950(772) 467-2672Recovery Associates, Inc.8241 South US 1Port St. Lucie, FL 34952(772) 878-9368Alcohol & Drug Abuse Program959 SE Central ParkwayStuart, FL 34994(772) 286-8933Breakthrough Recovery Services, Inc.202 NW 5th AvenueOkeechobee, FL 34972(863) 467-230034 Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-2006

Breakthrough Recovery Services, Inc.1623 US Highway 1Suite A-1Sebastian, FL 32958(772) 581-0610Breakthrough Recovery Services, Inc.2142 N. US Highway 1Ft. Pierce, FL 34950(772) 489-0005Kathairein Center for Human Development, Inc950 SE Central ParkwayStuart, FL 34994(888) 331-0744Kathairein Center for Human Development, Inc601 SE Port St. Lucie Blvd.Port St. Lucie , FL 34984(888) 331-0744Kathairen Center for Human Development, Inc.638 SW Old Dixie HwyVero Beach, FL 32962(888) 331-0744Kathairein Center for Human Development, Inc.2923 S Federal HighwayFort Pierce, FL 34982(888) 331-0744D.A.R.T.1005 10th StreetLake Park, FL 33403(561) 881-1411Innovative Treatment Services, Inc.410 NW 3 rd StreetOkeechobee, FL 34972(863) 467-5335Circuit 20Abuse Counseling & Treatment, Inc.P.O. Box 60401Ft. Myers, FL 33906-6401(239) 939-2553AIM Target Programs, Inc.3677 Central AvenueSuite HFt. Myers, FL 33901(239) 939-3363S.A.F.E.The David Lawrence Center2806 South Horseshoe DriveNaples, FL 34104(239) 643-6101Collier County Counseling/Peace Program3375 Tamiami Trail EastSuite 300Naples, FL 34112(239) 417-0181Alcoholism Treatment ServicesAztec Realty PlazaSuite A54456 Tamiami TrailCharlotte Harbor, FL 33980(239) 505-1187Atwell Center5647 Naples BlvdNaples, FL 34109(239) 514-4550The Halcyon Group, Inc.3596 Tamiami Trail #203Port Charlotte, FL 33952(941) 255-5900Step of Faith Counseling Services, Inc.223 East Oak StreetSuite 2Arcadia, FL 34266(863) 990-3259Mental Health Center of Englewood, Inc1460 S McCall RoadSuite 1 AEnglewood, FL 34223(941) 475-8392Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200635

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Domestic Violence Fatality Review TeamsIn 2005, there were 881 murders in Florida. Of those murders,176 or 20 percent were domestic violence related.These figures are up a half percent from 2004, whenthere were 946 homicides, of which 184 were domesticviolence related. Of these offenses, the spouse or live-inpartner was the victim in 54 percent of the cases. Thenumber of child victims of domestic violence homicidedeclined sharply from 18.5 percent in 2004 to seven percentin 2005.In an effort to prevent these tragic deaths, many Floridacommunities have developed fatality review teams toinitiate better interagency cooperation, influence publicpolicy, and educate the public on heightened risks oflethal domestic violence. The community-based teamsare comprised of community members that representlaw enforcement agencies, state attorneys, the courts,probation and parole, social services, medical examiners,batterer intervention programs, domestic violencecenters, animal shelters, clergy, child death reviewteams, child welfare, and various other interested communityrepresentatives.In 2005, there was one new and fourteen active domesticviolence fatality review teams covering 23 counties:Bay, Brevard, Broward, Columbia (also reporting for Dixie,Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Taylor, and Suwannee),Miami-Dade, Duval, Escambia, Lee, Orange, Palm Beach,Pinellas, Pasco, Polk, Sarasota (also reporting for Manateeand DeSoto), and Seminole.The Domestic Violence Program Office continued toprovide technical assistance to the local teams, which includedtravel scholarships for training. One such trainingincluded The National Conference on Domestic ViolenceFatality Review. This is an annual training event sponsoredby the National Domestic Violence Fatality ReviewInitiative (NDVFRI) to facilitate a sharing of informationand resources with teams across the country. The ProgramOffice was able to secure funds to provide financialscholarships to 33 members of local fatality review teamsto attend the 2005 training event.The 2005 conference was held in Phoenix, Arizona. Thetheme was “experience” and encouraged sharing of differentexperiences of various professionals, survivors, andcommunity members. Dr. Byron Johnson, Director, NDV-FRI made opening remarks and Lieutenant Mark Wynn, amember of the Nashville, Tennessee Metropolitan PoliceDepartment, was the keynote speaker. Lieutenant Wynnconducts training regarding domestic violence issues forprofessionals across the United States and has been arecipient of many awards.In addition to the department, the Florida Departmentof Law Enforcement (FDLE) also provides support to thefatality review teams by furnishing a standardized collectionform for the recording of their findings. FDLE issuesa report each year that documents the team activities,findings, and recommendations. (See §741.316, F.S.)In July 2006, FDLE released the Florida Domestic ViolenceFatality Review Annual Report 2006 with data andrecommendations compiled from ten of the fourteenteams. In 2005, many of the teams were still attemptingto recover from the devastating hurricanes of 2004. Thisrecovery effort contributed to several teams inabilityto review reports as usual, and in turn affected the dataused to compile the Florida Domestic Violence FatalityReview Annual Report. The participating teams includedBay, Brevard, Broward, Columbia, Lee, Orange, PalmBeach, Pinellas, Polk, and Seminole counties. Miami-Dadeand Duval review teams provided only summary informationfor inclusion in the statewide report.Data reviewed include the average age and sex of perpetratorsand decedents, the location of the incidents,weapons used, relationship, and history. The reportindicates an overwhelming number of perpetrators ofdomestic violence are male (89 percent) with the averageage being 41. Additionally, 74 percent of decedentsare female. Of the 19 fatality cases reviewed in 2005,42 percent (8) had reported prior incidents of domesticviolence and in 63 percent or 12 cases, the parties hadexperienced a significant change in the relationship.Because of the fatality review findings, the teams implementedmany changes locally, which included:• Fatality review teams are working in conjunctionwith the Domestic Violence Councils to deliver trainingon domestic violence to area clergy;• Findings and recommendations are now shared withthe public and county domestic and sexual violencetask forces;• Several policies and procedures have been institutedby multiple justice systems and community agen-Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200637

cies. One such example is the implementation of lethalityassessment by local law enforcement respondingto domestic violence incidents. In these cases, thepresence of a death threat is viewed as a risk factorand police respond accordingly; and• Procedures were implemented whereby related agenciesare immediately notified of all domestic violencerelatedfatality incidents.Major findings of the teams included:• Faith based counseling, although many times beneficial,was questioned in one case where the clergy hadadvised the victim to re-contact the perpetrator afteran extended separation;• Cross disciplinary training is needed between domesticviolence professionals, clergy and healthcare workers;• Education awareness on lethality indicators includingmental health and substance abuse is needed;• Certain patterns/trends were seen during reviews(e.g., an age difference of six years or more, substanceabuse was present in all cases reviewed, a prior criminalhistory for the perpetrator was found in all casesreviewed, and in 80 percent of the cases reviewed,prior domestic violence arrests had occurred);• The majority of those perpetrators with prior criminaland domestic violence histories did not serve the nowmandatory 85 percent of their sentences;• There is a need for improved coordinated communityresponse to domestic violence in the judicial circuitand sharing of information between agencies;• Mental health issues and prior domestic violencehistory known to family members were found in themajority of cases reviewed; and• Public awareness is needed to target immigrants toeducate them on domestic violence.Recommendations made by fatality review teams include:• Laws relating to judges ordering batterer interventionprograms need to be more consistent;• Batterers should not be given an option, but ratherautomatically qualify for a certified batterer interventionprogram when the crime is of a domesticviolence nature;• Near-fatalities and a loss of life as a result of a possibledomestic violence situation should be reviewed tobroaden the scope of cases reviewed and submittedto the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)for the annual report;• The teams recommend that the state issue writtenguidance regarding interviews of parties, friends, andrelatives for the purposes of fatality review;• If the perpetrator is attending a batterer interventionprogram he/she should not be allowed to drinkalcohol;• It would be beneficial for the Medical Examiner’s Officeto be staffed with a social worker that can providecrisis intervention and referrals to survivors;• Mechanisms should be established statewide toidentify children who are raised in high risk environments;• Perform stand-by service in an effort to provide protectionfor potential victims while removing themselves,their children and/or pets and possessionsfrom the home when domestic violence is feared oranticipated; and• Victim safety would benefit from domestic violenceproviders, law enforcement, and judicial access toa centralized database containing civil and criminalcase information.Comments and concerns expressed by the teams include:• Teams feel that their in-depth review of the fatalities,including speaking to family members, puts a humanface to the case and not just statistics;• The continual supportive outreach network in manyof the teams’ communities encourages residents toask for assistance when they suspect cases of domesticviolence; and• In addition to policy changes, the work of the teamshas produced results that while not necessarily quantifiable,are equally important.A copy of the Florida Domestic Violence Fatality ReviewAnnual Report may be accessed on the FDLE website at:http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/publications/Domestic_Violence_Fatality_Report_2006.pdf38 Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-2006

Domestic Violence Fatality Review TeamsBayCheryl Murray, ChairDepartment of Health597 W. 11 th StreetPanama City, FL 32401PH: (850) 872-4455, ext.175FAX: (850) 747-5475Cheryl_murray@doh.state.fl.usBrevardNancy Slater, ChairBrevard Co. Criminal Justice, Inc.1040 S. Florida AvenueRockledge, FL 32955PH: (321) 633-2006nancy.slater@brevardcounty.usBrowardNancy Tanner, ChairState Attorney’s Office16 SE 6 th StreetFt. Lauderdale, FL 33301PH: (954) 765-4133FAX: (954) 765-4178ntanner@sao17.state.fl.usColumbia/Dixie/Hamilton/Lafayette/Madison/Taylor/SuwanneeNatalie Land, ChairThird Judicial CircuitP.O. Box 1569Lake City, FL 32056PH: (386) 719-7418FAX: (386) 719-7576land.natalie@jud3.flcourts.orgDuvalLibby Senterfitt, ChairState Attorney’s Office330 E Bay Street, Rm 504Jacksonville, FL 32202PH: (904) 630-2502.FAX: (904) 630-1848libbys@coj.netEscambiaGreg Marcille, Co-ChairState Attorney’s OfficePost Office Box 12726Pensacola, FL 32591PH: (850) 595-4200FAX: (850) 595-4762Greg_marcille@co.escambia.fl.usLeeNica Bobak, Co-ChairAbuse Counseling & TreatmentP.O. Box 60401Ft. Myers, FL 33906PH: (239) 335-2140FAX: (239) 335-2135nboback@sao.cjis20.orgMiami/DadeLauren Lazarus, Esq., ChairAdmin. Offices of Courts175 NW 1 st Avenue, Rm 1502Miami, FL 33128PH: (305) 349-5555Fax: (305) 349-5559llazarus@jud11.flcourts.orgOrangeGarnett Ahern, ChairOrange Cty. CorrectionsP.O. Box 4970Orlando, FL 32802PH: (407) 836-3013FAX: (407) 836-3081Garnett_ahern@yahoo.comPalm BeachCynthia Rubenstein, Co-ChairYMCA Harmony House2200 N Florida Mango Rd #102West Palm Beach, FL 33409PH: (561) 338-3764FAX: (561) 640-0050 or 640-9155chosenpath@bellsouth.netPascoTerri O’Brien, ChairSunrise of Pasco CountyPost Office Box 928Dade City, FL 33526PH: (352) 521-3358FAX: (352) 521-3099to’brien@sunrisepasco.orgPinellasFrieda Widera, ChairLargo Police Department201 Highland AvenueLargo, Fl. 33770PH: (727) 586-7481FAX: (727) 586-7400fwidera@largo.comPolkCherie Simmers, ChairP.O. Box 9000, J153Bartow, FL 33831PH: (863) 534-4173FAX: (863) 534-7783CCSimmers@jud10.flcourts.orgSarasota/Manatee/DesotoOlivia ThomasSPARCC2139 Main StreetSarasota, FL 34237PH: (941) 365-0208.FAX: (941) 365-4919othomas@sparcc.netSeminoleJeanne Gold, ChairSafe House of SeminolePO Box 2921Sanford, FL 32772ADM: (407) 302-5220ADM: (407) 302-5219FAX: (407) 302-5218CRISIS: (407) 330-3933jgold@safehouseofseminole.orgDomestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200639

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Community Education and Public AwarenessOne of the most important roles of the DomesticViolence Program Office is to coordinate with theGovernor’s Office and the Florida Coalition AgainstDomestic Violence to ensure a clear message is conveyedto the citizens of Florida that domestic violenceis a serious crime that is no is longer tolerated in oursociety. By providing the community with informationand participating in public awareness campaigns, thedomestic violence program exhibits leadership thatdefines opportunity for social change, proposes appropriatelegislative initiatives and develops communitypartnerships. Over the past eight years, Governor Bushhas reached out to the Legislature and the departmentthrough his encouragement andsupport of several initiatives thathave successfully contributed toFlorida’s commendable educationalprograms aimed at endingdomestic violence. Throughthese efforts, Florida has becomea national frontrunner known forinnovative campaigns that createa state of public awarenessand strong community involvement.The following programshighlight the department’s effortsto increase Floridians knowledge and participation inattaining a Violence Free Florida!The Domestic Violence Program Office is responsible fordeveloping and implementing:DV DigestThe DV Digest is an electronic newsletter highlightingFlorida’s domestic violence initiatives, activities, andachievements. The newsletter is published twice per yearand is emailed to more than 1500 people. It is also postedon the Internet and can be found at: http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/domesticviolenceGovernor’s Peace at Home: Stopping DomesticViolence AwardsApril 24, 2006 marked the 12 th Annual Governor’s Peaceat Home Awards ceremony held at the Capitol in Tallahassee.Each year during National Crime Victims’ Weekthe Governor’s office in conjunction with the Departmentof Children and Families honors those individualsthat excel in helping women and children who areFlorida has become anational frontrunner knownfor innovative campaignsthat create a state of publicawareness and strongcommunity involvement.victims of domestic violence. The theme “Victims’ Rights:Strength in Unity” highlighted this year’s event. TheDepartment of Children and Families Secretary LucyHadi presided at this year’s awards ceremony, whichincluded a reception provided by the Florida Network ofVictim Witness Services (FNVWS). Secretary Hadi spoketo a crowd of nearly 100 guests who assembled at theCapitol to honor this year’s winners.Lt. Governor Toni Jennings, First Lady Columba Bush,and Tiffany Carr, Executive Director of the Florida CoalitionAgainst Domestic Violence attended the ceremony.During her remarks, Lt. Governor Jennings enthusiasticallyspoke of the tremendousstrides that Florida has accomplishedunder the leadership ofGovernor Bush. Throughout theirtenure, Governor Bush and Lt.Governor Jennings have remainedsteadfastly committed to ensuringthat domestic violence has noplace in Florida.Several exhibits were on displayat the event, including the “emptytable” sponsored by Refuge Houseand the “Silent Witness” sponsored by FNVWS.This year’s winners exemplify the types of individualsand organizations that have established a tradition ofexcellence in the service of victims of domestic violence.Recipients of this year’s awards come from an array ofdiverse programs aimed at assisting women and theirchildren who have been victimized by domestic violence.This year’s award recipients are:Children Services: Barry Krischer, State Attorney for the15 th Judicial Circuit, West Palm Beach, Florida. Mr. Krischeris one of the strongest advocates in his community for victimsof domestic violence, especially the children who areconfronted with and are witnesses to their parents’ abuse.Mr. Krischer goes above and beyond what is expected inhis normal scope of work when it comes to the issue ofdomestic violence.Survivor Support: Domestic Abuse Council, Inc., a fullservice,certified domestic violence center has been atthe forefront of domestic violence since its inception in1979, providing emergency shelter to 12,726 women andDomestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200641

children. The center is known throughout Florida for itsexemplary program and services.Justice System: Judge Susan Wadsworth Roberts, CircuitJudge for the 10 th Judicial Circuit, Bartow, Floridaand Cheryl Simmers, Family Court Case Coordinator,Polk County, Florida, both received awards in theJudicial System category based on their outstandingcontributions to legal programs. Both Judge Robertsand Ms. Simmers work diligently developing programsand providing services in the justice system that helpprotect thepublic andhold perpetratorsaccountablefor crimesagainstwomen.PublicAwarenessand Education:VerizonWireless, FloridaRegionreceived thePublic AwarenessandEducationAward for itspromotionof awarenessaboutdomestic violence.Verizoncreated andfunded theClothesline Project — over the course of the project,Verizon donated more than $10,000 to shelters acrossFlorida and brought the stories of healing and freedomto many women and children. Since 1995, Verizonhas been working through its Hopeline Programto put wireless products to work to benefit the community.In Florida alone, Verizon has collected morethan 80,000 phones and donated more than $250,000because of this program. Verizon created the “Drawthe Line” program to focus on educating teens aboutunhealthy relationships as they begin to date. VerizonWireless is a public sector company that has pushedthe message that domestic violence is businesses’business. It created a Corporate Summit on DomesticViolence in Jacksonville to bring awareness of the needfor guidelines, policies, and procedures in companies.Verizon will take on allcosts to relocate an employee who is a victim of domesticviolence.The Governor’s Overall service award was bestowedon Domestic Abuse Council, Inc., for its outstandingcontributions to services for women who are victims ofdomestic violence.Congratulations to this year’s winners, finalists and themany other individuals and organizations that remaincommitted to promoting policy and programs that supportending domestic violence and holding perpetratorsaccountable for their crimes.Domestic Violence TrainingThe Domestic Violence Program Office works with andprovides resources to many public and private agenciesto provide domestic violence training. The department iscommitted to ensure that quality education and trainingis provided to professionals who come in contact with do-42 Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-2006

mestic violence issues in their work, as well as supplyinginformation to the public on domestic violence. Belowis a summary of educational events sponsored by thedepartment in partnership with various agencies.Batterer Intervention Programs (BIP)Continuing education is an integral component ofthe minimum standards and the Domestic ViolenceProgram Office is committed to assisting battererintervention program staff and assessors in meetingtheir training and educational requirements. As part ofthis commitment, the department collaborated withthe Coalition of Batterers’Intervention Programs inFlorida to conduct the annualmeeting and trainingfor certified providers in AltamonteSprings on February8-9, 2006. This annual eventprovides an opportunity forproviders to exchange ideasand hold discussions onmany topics including policies,procedures, accountability,and victim safety.In addition to the annualmeeting, the departmentprovided a regional trainingto BIP providers on Buildinga Coordinated CommunityResponse to DomesticViolence, presented by theDomestic Abuse InterventionProject. This training washeld on Sanibel Island on December2, 2005. Communityactivists, domestic violencefatality review teams, domesticviolence workers, criminaljustice professionals, child welfare workers, and otherswere invited to attend as well.Child WelfareOn October 20, 2005, the department, in partnershipwith the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence,hosted a one-day workshop in Orlando to commemoratethe 1st National Day of Unity, which was firstcelebrated 25 years ago. Domestic violence advocatesand child welfare professionals gathered to discusshow they could work collaboratively to protect andserve victims and their children exposed to domesticviolence. The program also featured The Yellow Dresstheatrical presentation and a lecture by Lydia Walker, anationally known speaker and trainer.Additionally, on June 22, 2006, the Domestic ViolenceProgram Office sponsored a one-day training event,in Ocala, Florida designed to bring together domesticviolence advocates and child welfare professionals todiscuss how a coordinated community response assiststhose providing services to women and their childrenwho are victims of domestic violence. Graham Barnesand Rose Thelen of theDomestic Abuse InterventionProject facilitated theevent. More than 170 multidisciplinaryprofessionalsattended the training andthe department was able toprovide travel reimbursementto 24 individuals.Florida Coalition AgainstDomestic Violence (FCADV)The FCADV providednumerous professionaltraining and technical assistanceservices to domesticviolence programs, lawenforcement, social services,the judiciary, the healthcare fields, and others. Publiceducation on domesticviolence was held throughconferences, seminars, institutes,and presentations.The Coalition’s educationalgoals are to:• Strengthen direct service provision to victims of domesticviolence who receive welfare;• Increase domestic violence center and economicservice staffs’ understanding of domestic violence;• Strengthen the ability of domestic violence centers,law enforcement agencies, medical personnel andcommunity based organizations to meet the needsof rural and underserved victims of domestic violence;and• Increase victim safety by enhancing the competency ofattorneys representing victims of domestic violence.Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200643

During FY 2005-2006, the FCADV provided training andtechnical assistance through:• Twelve trainings on domestic and sexual violence inHispanic communities;• Six trainings on domestic and sexual violence in AfricanAmerican communities;• A total of 184 participants attended the statewiderural conference;• A total of 25,199 calls for information and assistancewere forwarded to domestic violence centers via thetoll-free statewide domestic violence hotline;• Conducted 44 technical assistance visits to domesticviolence centers and partneringagencies;• Conducted 62 onsitetrainings to over 849participants from the localdomestic violence centers;• A total of 11,868 technicalassistance calls andelectronic contacts werereceived;• Received 956 technical assistancecalls and electroniccontacts for specializedinformation on personsliving with disabilities whoexperience domestic violence;• Eleven technical assistancevisits were made to certifieddomestic violencecenters to address workingwith persons living withdisabilities who experiencedomestic violence;• Twenty-seven articles,12,131 brochures and 949posters were designed anddistributed in rural communities about domestic andsexual violence; and• Twelve technical assistance visits were provided toprivate, public, and local community organizationsregarding shelter programs and other related topicsincluding lack of transportation, task force training,injunctions, and confidentiality.Florida Council Against Sexual Violence (FCASV)The FCASV provided training and technical assistance tosexual violence program staff, allied professionals, andthe public through:• Twenty-two on-site training and technical assistancevisits to rape crisis centers, including 5 visits tosites in support of Sexual Assault InteragencyCouncil development;• 5,022 units of technical assistance to sexualviolence victim service providers, allied programsand the public;• Annual Conference andLeadership Forum, attendedby 225 and 240 programstaff and allied professionals,respectively;• Sexual violence training tomore than 1,300 sexual violenceadvocates and alliedprofessionals;• Various local trainings,focusing on building communitycollaborations tobetter serve victims ofsexual violence throughSexual Assault InteragencyCouncil and Sexual AssaultResponse Team development;• The Spring TeleconferenceTraining Series, featuringnationally recognizedexperts on response to sexualviolence in the ArmedForces, human trafficking,sexual assault on collegecampuses, drug-facilitatedsexual assault, and community-basedchildsexual abuse prevention initiatives; and• Implementation of the Advocate Core Training Trainthe-Trainercurriculum, including three trainings forsixty-three rape crisis program staff and twenty-oneallied professionals.44 Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-2006

Florida Prosecuting Attorney’s Association (FPAA)The FPAA provided five training seminars to 209 prosecutors,law enforcement officers, victim advocates,and, health and mental health professionals on thefollowing subjects:• Civil Commitment of the Sexually Violent Predator;• Stalking;• DNA;• Domestic Violence Basic Prosecution; and• Domestic Violence Basic and Advanced Prosecution.The Office of State Courts Administrator (OSCA)The OSCA’s Office of Court Improvement is committedto enhancing the quality and effectiveness of domesticviolence injunction case processes in the court system.To facilitate this endeavor, the following training eventswere held:• Approximately 500 judges, court staff, and communitycourt stakeholders attended the Family Court Conference“Understanding Family Conflict” in October2005. Four workshops offered presentations specificallygeared to domestic violence: "Domestic RelationsMediation in the Shadow of Domestic Violence,”“Helping Pro Se Parties While Avoiding the UnlicensedPractice of Law,” “Improving the Injunction Process,”and “Overview of Full Faith and Credit and the FederalFirearms Prohibitions.” Two hundred twelve individualsattended these workshops;• Staff from the Office of the State Courts Administratorand the Tenth Judicial Circuit presented a workshop“Coordination between the Courts and DomesticViolence Advocates” at the Florida Coalition AgainstDomestic Violence’s annual rural conference in LakeCity, March 2006. The presentation compared andcontrasted the roles and responsibilities of court domesticviolence case managers and domestic violenceadvocates. Sixty-two individuals attended this workshop;and• Two statewide meetings of domestic violencecoordinators were held to provide training andgather input on a proposed manual for Best PracticeGuidelines for Domestic Violence Case Management.Training was also provided on judicial checklists forChapter 784, F.S., injunctions for protection from repeat,dating, or sexual violence. The coordinators discussedproposed updates to the Domestic ViolenceFamily Law forms for Chapter 39, F.S., injunctions toprotect a child witness of domestic violence fromabuse in cases where a shelter or dependency petitionhas been filed. Other topics addressed includedstatutory changes, best practices, court effectiveness,domestic violence case management, and localdomestic violence initiatives. Attendees at thesemeetings were domestic violence case coordinatorsand court administration staff.Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200645

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Grant ProgramsThe Domestic Violence Program Office was responsiblefor administering and managing several federal and stategrant programs, totaling approximately $27.6 million duringFY 2005-2006. These funds went to community andstatewide programs to operate domestic violence centers;assist victims transitioning from welfare to work; enhancevictim services; provide domestic violence education forlaw enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges, and thepublic; and many other life saving activities. A descriptionof each grant program is provided.Family Violence Prevention and Services ActThe Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA)allots funds to states based on a formula, for the purposeof assisting in the prevention of family violence and theprovision of immediate shelter and related assistance forvictims of family violence and their dependents. Florida’sallotment is allocated by the Legislature to Florida’s certifieddomestic violence centers in order to provide emergencyshelter, counseling, information and referral, twenty-fourhour hotline, case management, child assessment, communityeducation and professional training services todomestic violence victims and the public at large. During FY2005-2006, the department received $3,888,144 from the USDepartment of Health and Human Services, which providesan integral part of each certified domestic violence center’sbudget. A small percentage goes to support the trainingand technical assistance efforts of the Florida CoalitionAgainst Domestic Violence.TANF Domestic Violence Diversion ProgramThe Federal Personal Responsibility and Work OpportunityReconciliation Act of 1996 provided states the option ofdeveloping a state program to address issues of domesticviolence for recipients of the Temporary Assistance for NeedyFamilies (TANF) program. In recognition of the federal option,the Florida Legislature created the Domestic Violence DiversionProgram to provide support services to victims who areunable to participate in training or work requirements due tosafety considerations or the residual effects of the violence.(See Chapter 414, F.S.) Florida’s certified domestic violencecenters play a pivotal role in providing safety and support tothese TANF clients.The department provided $7,750,000 in TANF funds in FY2005-2006 to certified domestic violence centers for provisionof counseling and other related services to eligibleclients. Regional Workforce Boards, service agencies andother sources refer clients to the certified domestic violencecenters. The funds ($500,000) also allow the FloridaCoalition Against Domestic Violence to provide domesticviolence training for the department’s Welfare TransitionProgram employees who work with TANF recipients. TheUS Department of Health and Human Services providesfunds to the department.Violence Against Women ActThe department directed three grants under the ViolenceAgainst Women Act Program, which is administered by theUS Department of Justice. The Grants to Encourage ArrestPolicies and Enforcement of Protection Orders and the RuralDomestic Violence and Child Victimization EnforcementGrant are discretionary grants. The STOP Violence AgainstWomen is a formula grant.Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcementof Protection OrdersThe Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcementof Protection Orders program is a discretionary grant toencourage states, units of local government, and Indiantribal governments to treat domestic violence as a seriousviolation of criminal law. Funding from this grant was usedto support training for the state’s fatality review teams. Thegrant period ended in December 2005.Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization EnforcementProjectThe Department of Children and Families received a$900,000 federal grant in September 2003, for domesticviolence services in Florida’s rural communities. The grantfunds the Rural Domestic Violence and Child VictimizationEnforcement Project, a two-year statewide initiative to helpchildren from violent homes by providing direct servicesto rural areas and migrant farm working communities. Theproject also is intended to increase awareness of the effectsof domestic violence on children and of the relationshipbetween domestic violence and child maltreatment.The project is coordinated by a partnership between theDomestic Violence Program Office, the Florida CoalitionAgainst Domestic Violence, the Florida State University Institutefor Family Violence Studies, and ten local domesticviolence service providers. The grant funds the followingmeasures:• Places child advocates in rural communities;• Provides advocacy, crisis counseling, supportgroups, safety planning, and community educationservices to rural and migrant farm working childrenDomestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200647

from violent homes;• Develops for use by advocates a basic curriculum onthe correlation between domestic violence and childmaltreatment, and the effects of domestic violence onchildren;• Evaluates the effectiveness of the curriculum;• Develops and uploads a web-based tutorial on thecurriculum to facilitate distance learning;• Evaluates the effectiveness of the tutorial; and• Assists each project area’s domestic violence taskforce in creating a children’s sub-committee in thedevelopment of a strategic plan for addressing childvictimization.STOP Violence Against Women GrantThe STOP (Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors)Violence Against Women formula grant funds are usedfor the training of law enforcement officers and prosecutorsto more effectively identify and respond to domesticviolence, sexual assault, and stalking; to develop domesticviolence units in police departments and prosecutors’offices; to enhance victim services; and to improve courtresponses to these crimes. Each year’s grant award mustallocate 25 percent to law enforcement; 25 percent toprosecution; five percent to state and local courts includingjuvenile courts; and 30 percent to nonprofit, nongovernmentalvictim services providers. This is a federalregulation that applies to the states. These allocationsmay not be redistributed or transferred to another area.The remainder of the funds may be spent at the discretionof the state to address the statutory program purposesdescribed previously.The department received $5,577,000 during FY 2005-2006and, in turn, awarded sub-grants to local programs. Theprograms included local police and sheriff departments,state attorneys’ offices, victim services agencies and theFlorida Supreme Court.Social Services Block GrantThe Department of Children and Families received a$2,000,000 federal grant from the US Department ofHealth and Human Services in 2005 for increased domesticviolence services to those counties in Florida hit hardest byHurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne. The anticipatedincrease in services was based on experience in 1992in Dade County, Florida following Hurricane Andrew whenthe request for domestic violence center services increasedover 100 percent beginning several weeks after the passageof the storm, according to the local domestic violencecenters. The trend continued for several months prior tosubsiding. However, the demand for shelter services remainedapproximately 20 percent higher than pre-Andrewlevels for two subsequent years.During FY 2005-2006, the funds were used to provideservices to victims of domestic violence to promote a reductionin the incidents of domestic violence. Services providedinclude emergency shelter, shelter management services,child assessments, safety plans, 24-hour hotline assistance,counseling, information and referral services, temporaryhousing, transportation, day care services, emergency foodassistance, relocation expenses, community education, andoutreach services. Florida’s certified domestic violence centersand the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence were thekey players in providing these increased services to victims ofdomestic violence.Capital Improvement Grant ProgramMany of Florida’s 41 domestic violence centers continueto need renovations and repairs. Others are inadequateand beyond repair, making it necessary for those centersto build or purchase a new facility. Many of the sheltersbegan as residential homes, not designed for group living,let alone for providing privacy or special accommodationsfor children. In 2005, shelters ranged from small eight-bedfacilities to larger 102-bed facilities, averaging 37 beds pershelter and totaling 1,534 shelter beds available for victimsand their children. There has been an increase of 190 bedsin the last three years, due to centers building or renovatingfacilities using capital improvement grants.Outreach services, including group and individual counseling,for victims are provided in facilities placed strategically withinthe community. Larger outreach offices and transitionalhousing in these urban areas are becoming necessary dueto new and improved services being offered at the centers.More accessible outreach offices are greatly needed in therural counties, as the residents of those counties have little orno transportation to visit the urban outreach offices. Fourteenof the existing outreach facilities are in disrepair or not up tobuilding codes. Most are small buildings or offices that havebeen donated or leased.In addition, hundreds of victims continue to be shelteredby facilities, already over capacity, by sleeping on the shelterfloors and sofas or being placed in hotels. Florida’s populationis on the rise in leaps and bounds with an estimated increaseof approximately nine percent since 2000, according to theUS Census Bureau. In some areas of the state, the reportedincrease was more than 15 percent. 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in previous years because affordable housing is limited. Inmany of our cities, minimal housing is set aside for domesticviolence centers to offer to survivors, and the homes availableare too few compared to the actual number of survivorsleaving the shelters. In lieu of transitional housing, a survivorstays an additional 42 days in shelter, which keeps the centersat or over capacity.The 2000 Legislature enacted the Capital ImprovementGrant Program for construction, acquisition, repairs, improvements,or upgrades to systems, facilities, or equipmentof Florida’s certified domestic violence centers. Theprogram was funded $500,000 in 2005 for a cumulativetotal of $12.5 million since the program was established.The General Services Office within the department isa critical partner in theprogram’s implementation.Their expertise in constructionand building renovationensures maximum efficiencyin the expenditure of thecapital funding.Each year, in preparationfor awarding of grantawards, the departmentconducts a domestic violencecapital needs assessmentof all state certifieddomestic violence centers.(See §39.9055, F.S.) In 2005,the assessment, using a survey tool, was conducted inAugust with 32 of the 41 certified centers responding.As in previous years, repairs, or renovations to facilitiesfor safety, to meet code requirements, and the buildingof new shelters and outreach centers, continue tobe the most urgent need of certified domestic violencecenters. Transitional housing became a vital need in theFY 2005-2006 capital needs assessment.The assessment established that ten of the centers’ officesor shelters were built prior to 1950 and eleven between1950 and 1970. The obsolete infrastructures and air-conditioningand heating systems are putting a drain on thecenters’ funds with repeated repairs and the need to catchup with building codes. Additionally, due to the devastatinghurricanes that plagued Florida in 2004 and 2005,centers have reported extensive damage that rangedfrom the loss of privacy fencing, roof damage, and floodingto the loss of entire centers and offices. Some havebeen able to recoup their losses and rebuild, but othersCAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANT AWARDS FOR2005-2006CENTER AWARDLee Conlee HousePalatkaSafe Space, Inc.Ft. PierceTOTALare still in a state of disrepair or unable to use the facilitiesthey once owned. The Federal Emergency ManagementAgency (FEMA) and insurance were not able to cover all ofthe expense of repairing the damages inflicted upon thecenters, thus exhausting many of the centers’ fiscal assets.After the completion of the capital needs assessment,the Solicitation of Application for the Capital ImprovementGrant Program was released in October 2005.Twelve applicants responded and on December 9,2005, grants amounting to $500,000 were awarded totwo certified domestic violence centers.The Capital Improvement Grant Program has made it possibleto build new shelters and much more. Safety Shelterof St. John’s County, (Betty$304,490$195,510$500,000Griffin House) completedtheir new shelter in October2006, which added 23 beds.During the past year, othercenters have completedupgrades to their security,expanded their currentfacilities, added bed space,and upgraded outreachcenters to accommodateexpanded services. At leastfive more new shelters andtwo new outreach officesare now in the constructionphase and should be up andrunning in the next two years. Security and upgrades atthe centers now allow the families sheltered a safer andmore comfortable shelter stay.The department was able to award two additional sheltersgrant monies from 2004 with left over funds fromother projects. These centers were The Haven of RCS inClearwater for renovations to their shelter and DomesticAbuse Council in Daytona Beach for renovations totheir outreach.The two centers awarded grants this year will be morethan doubling their bed space. Lee Conlee Housein Palatka has purchased a building, which is in therenovation phase. When completed, the center will accommodate20 residents, a 300 percent increase, in theshelter and add twelve beds for transitional housing.Safespace in Fort Pierce will now be able to begin thefirst phase of their new shelter that had been destroyedin the 2004 hurricanes.Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200649

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Other Statewide ProgramsAttorney General’s OfficeThe Attorney General’s Office Division of Victim Servicesand Criminal Justice Programs operate two programsthat provide services to domestic violence victims: theDomestic Violence Relocation and Address Confidentialityprograms. These two programs enable victimsof domestic violence to provide for their own safety.Additionally, continuing in FY 2005-2006 Charlie Crist,Attorney General sponsored a Cut Out Domestic Violenceinitiative that provides domestic violence training tohair-care professionals.Address Confidentiality ProgramThe 1998 Legislature found that many victims of domesticviolence who were fleeing from domestic violencesituations were establishing new addresses to preventtheir abusers from finding them. The Address ConfidentialityProgram “enables state and local agencies torespond to requests for public records without disclosingthe location of a victim of domestic violence, to enableinteragency cooperation with the Attorney General inproviding address confidentiality for victims of domesticviolence, and to enable state and local agencies to accepta program participant’s use of an address designated bythe Attorney General as a substitute mailing address.”(See ss. 741.401-741.409, F.S.)financial assistance to domestic violence victims escapingfrom a domestic violence environment. (See s. 960.198,F.S.) For victims to be eligible for the benefit there mustbe proof that a domestic violence offense was committedpursuant to s. 741.28(1), F.S.; the incident must be reportedto the proper authorities; and the victim’s need mustbe certified by a state certified domestic violence center.The Domestic Violence Relocation benefit is fundedthrough the Crimes Compensation Trust Fund (CCTF) andadministered through the Bureau of Victim Compensation.According to the Attorney General’s Office, 3,811victims of domestic violence filed claims and a total of$3,262,611 in domestic violence benefits were approvedfor payment during FY 2005-2006.Information regarding the relocation benefit can be obtainedby calling the Attorney General’s Information andReferral Line at (800) 226-6667. Compensation application,brochures, and other program information can beaccessed on-line at:http://myfloridalegal.com/victimsFurther information may be obtained from GwenRoache, Bureau Chief, or Julie Elliott, Assistant Chief, at(850) 414-3300.The Address Confidentiality Program provides a substitutemailing address for relocated victims of domestic violence;serves as legal agent for receipt of mail and service of process;trains and certifies application assistants statewide toassist victims in the registration process; and prevents publicaccess to information regarding clients through votingrecords and state and local governmental agencies. Theprogram is administered by the Bureau of Advocacy andGrants Management, which reports that 125 participantswere certified during FY 2005-2006, making a cumulativetotal of 530 participants as of June 30, 2006.Information regarding the Address Confidentiality Programcan be obtained by calling the Attorney General’sInformation and Referral Line at (800) 226-6667 or bycontacting Debbie Smith at (850) 414-3300.Domestic Violence RelocationThe Domestic Violence Relocation benefit was createdby the 1999 Legislature and established in the AttorneyGeneral’s Office in January 2000 to provide immediateCut Out Domestic ViolenceContinuing in 2005-2006, the Office of the AttorneyGeneral sponsored a program to raise awareness aboutdomestic violence and to provide hair-care professionalswith information on how to help if they have a clientwho is being abused. Training for the program includestopics about the condition of domestic violence in Florida,recognizing the signs of domestic violence, and how todiscuss domestic violence with clients. Participants inthe program received referral information on domesticviolence programs in Florida, and a certificate of attendance.In addition, attendees received Cut Out DomesticViolence palm cards and flyers, pens, stickers and emeryboards publicizing the Florida Coalition Against DomesticViolence toll free hotline (1-800-500-1119) and website(www.fcadv.org) to make available to their clients. Thisis the third and final year of this campaign. Looking backat the results of this successful initiative, seventy salonsand cosmetology schools received training and more than1400 hair-care professionals and nail technicians participatedin the trainings.Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200651

Florida Council Against Sexual Violence(FCASV)Every two and a half minutes, somewhere in America,someone is sexually assaulted. The Rape Abuse andIncest National Network (RAINN) reports one in sixAmerican women are victims of sexual assault with approximately59 percent of those assaults never reportedto police. Contrary to the belief that rapists are hidingin the bushes or in the shadows of the parking garage,almost two-third of all rapes are committed by someonewho is known to the victim, with 28 percent committedby an intimate partner.The Florida Council Against Sexual Violence (FCASV) isthe statewide non-profit agency that serves as Florida’scoordinating body advancing the issue of sexual violencein the state. The mission of FCASV is to lead, educate,advocate, serve, and network on behalf of individualsimpacted by sexual violence. This mission is accomplishedthrough the efforts of its network members and the dailywork of its staff. FCASV provides training, communityawareness, public policy advisory and technical assistancearound specific service delivery issues to Florida’s rapecrisis centers through an annual conference and specifictraining initiatives. Service to underserved populationshas been an important aspect of this training initiative.The department contracts with FCASV to provide technicalassistance and training to the rape crisis centersand to expand and enhance services to victims of sexualviolence. During FY 2005-2006, FCASV received $229,346in funding from the STOP Violence Against Womengrant program. Sexual violence victims require a varietyof services in response to the many issues and systemsinvolved in this crime. Sexual assault advocates and alliedprofessionals must be well educated regarding the needsof sexual assault victims. To meet this need, the followinggoals have been addressed: 1) improving Florida’s sexualviolence programs, including development of resourcesand services; 2) collaborating with agencies from manydifferent fields, including prosecutors, law enforcement,social workers and medical professionals, to advance theissue of sexual violence; 3) providing up-to-date informationand training to Florida’s professionals; 4) raisingpublic awareness about the impact of sexual violence; 5)working with policy makers on issues that affect sexualviolence survivors and the programs that serve them; and6) supporting the reduction of the risk of sexual violencethrough prevention education and through increasedprosecution and criminal justice system accountability forperpetrators.As a statewide organization, FCASV has the opportunityto provide high quality, up-to-date training on issues ofsexual violence through an annual conference, on-sitetechnical assistance, and specific training initiatives.An annual Leadership Forum is coordinated by FCASVto serve as a resource for the leaders of Florida’s sexualviolence programs including such topics as resourcedevelopment, service standards and legislative updates,and enhancing services to sexual violence victims withdisabilities, particularly the developmentally disabled.Additionally, regional meetings allow sexual violenceprogram staff to share their best practices with each otherand to network with allied service providers and providersof similar services in their local areas.Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association(FPAA)The FPAA is a nonprofit corporation of the twenty electedState Attorneys, created to serve the needs of prosecutors.The primary function of the Association’s office isto educate through seminars, publications, and technicalsupport. The department contracts with the FPAA toprovide technical assistance, training, and newslettersto state prosecutors, victim advocates, law enforcement,and investigators who are assigned to domestic violenceand sex crimes units in State Attorney Offices and in otherrelated criminal justice agencies. The FPAA is a valuableresource for state prosecutors on complex topics suchas domestic violence, sex crimes, the civil commitmentof the sexually violent predator, juveniles as domesticviolence perpetrators, the proper utilization of DNA evidence,effectively prosecuting stalking crimes, domesticviolence homicide prosecution, and sex offender registrationlaws.Florida prosecutors and domestic violence experts begana public awareness campaign in November 2003 todeliver the message that spousal abuse in the home hasa negative impact on children. The campaign is aimedat preventing domestic violence before it starts throughpublic information announcements. The advertisementencourages victims, family members, and friends to getinformation about the signs of abuse and report domesticviolence by calling the toll free number (800) 500-1119.The campaign provides the public with information aboutthe adverse effects domestic violence has on children.During FY 2005-2006, FPAA received $128,937 throughfunding from the STOP Violence Against Women grantprogram. In addition, fifteen of the twenty State Attorneys’Offices received individual funding from the STOP52 Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-2006

grant, totaling $1,017,757. See the Financial Highlightssection below for further details of each program.FPAA’s activities during the year included:• Five training seminars on domestic and sexual violence,for a total of 209 participants;• Over 300 technical assistance requests; and• Three published issues of the Domestic Violence/SexCrimes Newsletter with 1,800 copies distributed.The Office of the State Courts Administrator(OSCA)The OSCA was created by the Supreme Court to assist incarrying out its management and administrative responsibilities.The State Courts Administrator serves as theliaison between the court system and legislative branch,executive branch, auxiliary agencies of the court, and nationalcourt research and planning agencies. Other OSCAresponsibilities include overseeing a uniform case reportingsystem, assisting in the preparation of the court-operatingbudget, and projecting the need for judges andspecialized court divisions.Over the past few years, Florida’s STOP Violence AgainstWomen program has developed a coordinated relationshipwith OSCA to address the following issues affectingdomestic violence victims:• Developing and expanding training for judges andother court personnel in effectively responding todomestic violence;• Identifying more effective court policies and servicesin response to petitions for injunctions for protectionagainst domestic violence;• Providing communication equipment and educationalresources to circuit courts;• Providing a variety of domestic violence educationalmaterials to judges, court personnel, and other keyparticipants in the justice system; and• Providing resources and technical assistance tocircuits regarding domestic violence court improvementefforts.The department also contracts with OSCA to:• Increase opportunities for domestic violence relatededucation and information for judges, court administrationstaff, clerks of court, and other key participants;• Increase levels of information and technical assistanceprovided to circuit domestic violence coordinators,court administration staff, and other key participants;and• Improve usability of Domestic Violence Injunctionforms for litigants as well as judges.During FY 2005-2006, OSCA received $241,110 throughfunding from the STOP Violence Against Women grantprogram. The funds supported training in the area ofdomestic violence at the Family Court Conference andthe Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence annualrural conference, as well as at statewide meetings of courtadministration staff and the circuit domestic violence casecoordinators. Additionally, educational resource materialswere generated including judicial checklists for Chapter784, F.S., injunctions for protection from repeat datingand sexual violence for judges, a Best Practice GuidelinesManual for Domestic Violence Case Management and abi-monthly newsletter that highlights court improvementinitiatives related to family court issues, including dependency,domestic violence delinquency, drug court andchild support.Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200653

For the past eight years, Governor Bush hasdemonstrated his strong commitment toprotect Florida’s victims of domestic violenceby signing significant legislation, which hehas continued this year.54 Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-2006

Financial HighlightsThe department’s Domestic Violence Program is fundedthrough state fees, general revenue, and federal grantprograms from the US Departments of Health and HumanServices and Justice. Fees include batterer interventioncertification, divorce filings, marriage licenses, anddomestic violence fines. These fees comprise 31 percentof the department’s budget for domestic violence. Federalprograms include the Temporary Assistance for NeedyFamilies (TANF), Family Violence Prevention and ServicesAct (FVPSA), and the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).See the Grant Programs section on page 47 for furtherdiscussion of the individual programs.Ninety-five percent of the Domestic Violence Program’sbudget is used for community-based and statewide programsto support the provision of temporary emergencyshelter and related services to domestic violence victimsand their dependents. It also provides funding to lawenforcement agencies, prosecutors, courts, and victimservice providers in an effort to prevent and/or remediatethe effects of domestic violence.Three percent of the Domestic Violence Program’s budgetis used for administrative oversight of all domestic violenceprograms and the remaining two percent is designatedfor the operation of the Certification and Monitoringof Batterer Intervention Programs.ProgramManagement2%Utilization of FundsAdministration3%Services 95%Funding SourcesState Funds$10,289,37136%VAWA$5,260,90718%GR$1,567,493SSBG 5%$ 2,000,0007%Fees$8,721,87831%Federal Funds$18,381,66564%FVPSA$3,370,75812%TANF$7,750,00027%Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200655

Funding of Florida’s CertifiedDomestic Violence CentersDCFDistrictCounty ServedCenterDomesticViolence TrustFundFamily ViolencePrevention &Services Act GrantDVDiversionProgramTANFViolenceAgainstWomen ActGrantTotal1 OkaloosaWalton1 OkaloosaWalton2 BayCalhounGulfHolmesJacksonWashingtonShelter House Ft. WaltonBeachFavor House of NW FloridaPensacolaSalvation Army DomesticViolence ProgramPanama City$156,522 $46,626 $125,961 $329,109$192,194 $70,108 $186,123 $448,425$176,840 $81,948 $216,462 $475,2502 FranklinGadsdenJeffersonLeonLibertyMadisonTaylorWakullaRefuge HouseTallahassee$251,984 $144,854 $377,634 $31,000 $805,4723 ColumbiaDixieGilchristHamiltonLafayetteLevySuwanneAnother WayChiefland$172,729 $78,507 $207,644 $458,8803 AlachuaBradfordPutnamUnionPeaceful PathsGainesville$176,213 $50,788 $136,624 $363,6253 Suwannee Vivid VisionsLive Oak3 Putnam Lee Conlee HousePalatka$90,800 $9,922 $31,922 $132,644$93,957 $12,565 $38,693 $145,21556 Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-2006

DCFDistrictCounty ServedCenterDomesticViolence TrustFundFamily ViolencePrevention &Services Act GrantDVDiversionProgramTANFViolenceAgainstWomen ActGrantTotal4 BakerDuvalNassauHubbard HouseJacksonville$251,242 $144,233 $382,542 $778,0174 Clay Quigley HouseOrange Park4 Nassau Micah’s PlaceFernandina Beach4 St. Johns Safety Shelter ofSt. Johns Co.St. Augustine7 Brevard Salvation Army DomesticViolence ProgramCocoa7 Orange Harbor House, OrangeCounty Center AgainstDomestic ViolenceOrlando7 Brevard Serene HarborPalm Bay$110,155 $26,125 $66,935 $203,215$94,078 $12,666 $38,952 $31,000 $176,696$108,524 $21,465 $61,495 $31,000 $222,484$203,421 $34,416 $94,678 $332,515$278,879 $167,368 $435,317 $881,564$120,060 $34,416 $94,679 $249,1557 OrangeOsceolaPolkSeminoleHelp NowKissimmee$130,982 $43,560 $118,108 $292,6507 Seminole Safehouse of SeminoleSanford8 Collier Shelter for Abused WomenNaples$152,933 $61,935 $165,186 $380,054$128,679 $41,632 $113,166 $10,530 $294,0078 GladesHendryLeeACT (Abuse Counseling &Treatment)Ft. Myers$196,727 $98,597 $259,116 $554,440Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200657

Funding of Florida’s Certified Domestic Violence Centers continuedDCFDistrictCounty ServedCenterDomesticViolence TrustFundFamily ViolencePrevention &Services Act GrantDVDiversionProgramTANFViolenceAgainstWomen ActGrantTotal8 Charlotte CARE (Center for Abuse &Rape EmergenciesPunta Gorda9 Palm Beach AVDA (Aid to Victims ofDomestic Abuse)Delray Beach9 Palm Beach YWCA Harmony HouseWest Palm Beach10 Broward Women in Distress ofBrowardFt. Lauderdale11 Dade Metro Dade Advocates forVictims, Safespace NorthMiami11 Monroe Domestic Abuse ShelterMarathon Shores12 Volusia Domestic Abuse CouncilDaytona Beach12 Flagler Family Life Center/Safe-House Women’s CenterBunnell13 Hernando Dawn Center of HernandoCountyBrooksville13 Marion Ocala Rape CrisisDomestic Violence Center/Creative ServicesOcala13 Citrus CASA (Citrus County AbuseShelter AssociationInverness$126,084 $18,344 $53,498 $10,530 $208,456$181,378 $85,748 $226,197 $493,323$174,618 $84,344 $217,917 $476,879$618,714 $241,788 $625,989 $1,486,491$521,198 $370,221 $955,051 $8,500 $1,854,970$494,196 $49,688 $133,807 $677,691$218,602 $64,519 $171,803 $10,140 $465,064$89,796 $9,082 $29,769 $10,125 $138,772$119,810 $17,175 $50,504 $187,489$139,719 $38,960 $106,321 $285,000$126,850 $15,291 $45,678 $187,81913 LakeSumterHaven of Lake &Sumter CountiesLeesburg$128,005 $41,067 $111,720 $31,000 $311,79258 Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-2006

DCFDistrictCounty ServedCenterDomesticViolence TrustFundFamily ViolencePrevention &Services Act GrantDVDiversionProgramTANFViolenceAgainstWomen ActGrantTotal14 HardeeHighlandsPolkPeace River Center/Domestic Violence ShelterBartow$224,032 $99,684 $261,903 $585,61915 Okeechobee Martha’s HouseOkeechobee$194,270 $10,648 $33,783 $10,530 $249,23115 Indian RiverMartinSt. LucieSun CoastSun CoastSun CoastSun CoastSun CoastSun CoastSun CoastManateePinellasPinellasPascoPascoDeSotoSarasotaHillsboroughStatewideTotalAdministeredBy FCADVSafespaceFt. PierceHope Family ServicesBradentonThe Haven of RCSClearwaterCASA (Community ActionStops Abuse, Inc)St. PetersburgSunrise of Pasco CountyDade CitySalvation Army DomesticViolence ProgramPort RicheySPARCC (Safe Place andRape Crisis Center)SarasotaThe Spring of Tampa BayTampa$153,221 $62,177 $165,804 $381,202$218,562 $37,432 $102,406 $358,400$155,276 $63,897 $170,212 $389,385$155,277 $63,897 $170,213 $389,387$233,295 $23,597 $66,960 $30,965 $354,817$218,437 $23,597 $73,459 $315,493$204,867 $52,079 $139,932 $31,000 $427,878$285,979 $173,312 $450,537 $909,828$8,069,105 $2,828,278 $7,514,700 $246,320 18,658,403Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200659

Violence Against Women ActLaw Enforcement, Courts, and Victim Services ProjectsCounty Project and Contact Information FundingBrowardCollierColumbiaSpecialized Law Enforcement Domestic & Sexual Violence Units,Equipment & PersonnelBroward County Sheriff’s Office, Ft. LauderdaleMary Bernsen(954) 831-8932; mary_bernsen@sheriff.orgVictim education, counseling, investigation, suspect release notification, and referrals to other appropriatesocial services for victims of domestic and sexual violence.Specialized Law Enforcement Domestic & Sexual Violence Units,Equipment & PersonnelCollier County Sheriff’s Office, NaplesJoyce Houran, Grant Coordinator(239) 793-9346; grants@colliersheriff.netIncrease victim and community awareness of domestic violence and the resourcesavailable to victims.Direct Services to Victims of Domestic and Sexual ViolenceProject HELP, Inc., NaplesAnke Stimpson, Executive Director(239) 649-1404; projecthelpinc@juno.comComprehensive counseling and forensic examinations to sexual assault victims and communityeducation on prevention of sexual assault.Specialized Law Enforcement Domestic & Sexual Violence Units,Equipment & PersonnelColumbia County Sheriff’s Office, Lake CityPaige Carter Milligan, Staff Services Director(386) 758-1155; pmilligan@columbiasheriff.comVictim advocacy, counseling, child-care, case management, safety planning, investigations, informationand referrals to appropriate social services for victims of domestic and sexual violence.$119,812$135,633$89,983$67,81660 Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-2006

County Project and Contact Information FundingDadeDuvalSpecialized Law Enforcement Domestic & Sexual Violence Units,Equipment & PersonnelHomestead Police Department, HomesteadSandra Nanni(305) 242-5924; snanni@homesteadpolice.comCombined law enforcement and tri-lingual (English, Spanish & Creole) social service programs toaddress family violence using a culturally appropriate service delivery model targeted to Homestead’sunderserved Haitian population.City of Opa Locka Police DepartmentJannie Beverly, City Manager(305) 953-2821; city_manager@cityofopalocka.orgServices to female victims of crime including transportation to court, shelters, depositions, andinjunctions for protection. A special emphasis is placed on decreasing repeat domestic violence.Direct Services to Victims of Domestic and Sexual ViolenceLegal Aid Society of Dade County, MiamiSharon L. LangerPhone: (305) 579-1024; slanger@dadelegalaid.orgTarget underserved victims of domestic violence and provide clients with free legal representationin obtaining an injunction for protection.Mujeres Unidas En Justicia, Educacion y Reforma, Inc. (MUJER)Susan J. Reyna, Executive Director(305) 247-1388; susan@mujerfla.orgComprehensive bi-lingual services to mostly Hispanic migrant and immigrant farm worker womenliving in rural S. Dade.Victim Service Center, Inc., MiamiTeresa Descilo, Executive Director(305) 374-9990; dakini11@bellsouth.netHealing the wounds of sexual assault by providing effective interventions and counseling thatempowers victims. Link victims to social services, and assist in criminal justice system navigation(including injunction protection, witness testimony, and court advocacy.Direct Services to Victims of Domestic and Sexual ViolenceWomen’s Center of Jacksonville, Inc., JacksonvilleShirley K. Webb, LMHC(904) 722-3000; shirleykwebb@hotmail.comProvide crisis intervention, advocacy, individual and group counseling to sexual assault victims, andrape prevention education to the community.$119,016$119,812$86,925$89,983$44,993$79,063Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200661

Violence Against Women ActLaw Enforcement, Courts, and Victim Services Projects (continued)County Project and Contact Information FundingHernandoLeeLeonOkaloosaSpecialized Law Enforcement Domestic & Sexual Violence Units,Equipment & PersonnelHernando County Sheriff’s Office, BrooksvilleMajor Royce Decker(352) 754-6830; rdecker@hernandosheriff.orgProvide investigative and advocacy services to domestic violence victims. Promote communityinvolvement and domestic violence prevention.Specialized Law Enforcement Domestic & Sexual Violence Units,Equipment & PersonnelLee County Sheriff’s Office, Ft. MyersSergeant Tammey Gray(239) 477-1055; tgray@sheriffLeefl.orgInvestigation of sex crimes and assistance to victims of sex crimes through the judicial process,helping them to maintain a positive outlook during and after the investigative contact initiated atthe onset of reporting the offense.Direct Services to Victims of Domestic and Sexual ViolenceRefuge House, Inc., TallahasseeMeg Baldwin(850) 922-6062; mbaldwin@refugehouse.comDomestic and sexual violence assistance to victims in underserved population.Specialized Law Enforcement Domestic & Sexual Violence Units,Equipment & PersonnelOkaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, Fort Walton BeachSandy Norris, Finance Administrator(850) 609-3053; Snorris@sheriff-okaloosa.orgProvides an investigator to perform case review and analysis that is supplemented and coordinatedwith victim advocates to generate additional documentation specifically designed to target casesinvolving underserved populations of sexual violence victims. Also provides leadership and coordinationamong community stakeholders to organize the local Sexual Assault Interagency Council.Direct Services to Victims of Domestic and Sexual ViolenceBridgeway Center, Inc., Fort Walton BeachLenore Wilson, Community Coalitions and Grants Manager(850) 833-7405; lwilson@bridgway.orgThe program targets the specific needs of underserved populations by providing individual counselingand group therapy for sexually traumatized women from high risk groups such as sufferingfrom mental disorders and substance abuse. Also provides leadership and coordination amongcommunity stakeholders to organize the local Sexual Assault Interagency Council.$55,697$135,074$178,436$78,516$70,76362 Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-2006

County Project and Contact Information FundingPascoPinellasPolkPutnamSpecialized Law Enforcement Domestic & Sexual Violence Units,Equipment & PersonnelPasco County Sheriff’s Office, New Port RicheyConnie Cunningham, Grants Administrator(727) 847-5878; ccunningham@pascosheriff.comDomestic violence and sexual assault investigation, data tracking and advocacy.Direct Services to Victims of Domestic and Sexual ViolenceSunrise of Pasco County, Inc., Dade CityPenny Morrill, Executive Director(352) 521-3358; pmorrill@sunrisepasco.orgProvide direct services to victims of sexual assault. Including counseling, information and referrals,and sexual violence prevention education.Direct Services to Victims of Domestic and Sexual ViolenceCommunity Action Stops Abuse, Inc. (CASA), St. PetersburgSue Nichols, Grants and Compliance Coordinator(727) 895-4912; snichols@casa-stpete.orgA licensed mental health clinician provides needed therapeutic services for both residential andoutreach participants. Two community outreach advocates provide specialized services to theelderly and women of color.Specialized Law Enforcement Domestic & Sexual Violence Units,Equipment & PersonnelPolk County Sheriff’s OfficeFred DeLoach(863) 534-6350; fdeloach@polksheriff.orgInvestigation of sex crimes and assistance to victims of sex crimes through the judicial process,helping them to maintain a positive outlook during and after the investigative contact initiated atthe onset of reporting the offense.Specialized Law Enforcement Domestic & Sexual Violence Units,Equipment & PersonnelPutnam County Sheriff’s OfficeMajor Keith B. Riddick(386) 329-0820; kriddick@putnamsheriff.orgInvestigation, thorough follow-up and advocacy on all reported incidents of domestic violence.Special emphasis on rural victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.$88,917$84,304$65,958$135,632$67,816Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200663

Violence Against Women ActLaw Enforcement, Courts, and Victim Services Projects (continued)County Project and Contact Information FundingSt. JohnsStatewideSpecialized Law Enforcement Domestic & Sexual Violence Units,Equipment & PersonnelSt. Johns County Sheriff’s OfficeMary Ann Pettigrew, Grant & Research Assistant(904) 810-3626; mpettigrew@sjso.orgProvide advocacy services from first response throughout judicial process for victims and theirfamilies.Direct Services to Victims of Domestic and Sexual ViolenceSafety Shelter of St. Johns County, Inc. dba Betty Griffin House, St. AugustineBeth Hughes, Executive Director(904) 808-8544; director@bettygriffinhouse.orgFull range of legal representation to victims of domestic violence and adult/teen sexual assault suchas counsel, negotiation, court representation and advocacy.Judicial Training,Office of the State Courts Administrator, Florida Supreme Court, TallahasseeJoanne Snair, Senior Court Analyst II(850) 414-1507; snairj@flcourts.org.Develop and implement various trainings, meetings, and educational materials on domestic violencefor judges, court personnel, and others, including a workshop at the Florida Coalition AgainstDomestic Violence’s Annual Rural Conference. Develop a judicial checklist for Chapter 784 injunctions,propose family law forms for Chapter 39 injunctions and otherwise provide guidance to circuitsin the development and implementation of their court improvement efforts, consistent withthe goals of the Unified Family Courts. Disseminate and provide training on new domestic violenceCase Management guidelines to all twenty judicial circuits.Domestic Violence ServicesFlorida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc., TallahasseeTiffany Carr, Executive Director(850) 425-2749; tiffany@fcadv.orgStatewide coordinating functions for certified domestic violence centers in the following areasrural; legal advocacy for victims; domestic violence hotline; and clemency for battered women.Sexual Violence ServiceFlorida Council Against Sexual Violence, Inc., TallahasseeJennifer Dritt, Executive Director(850) 297-2000; jdritt@fcasv.orgActivities to improve the continuum of care for victims of sexual violence throughout the state bystrengthening the ability of service providers to respond to the needs of their clients, including anAnnual Conference and a Leadership Forum. Additionally, the presentation of regional AdvocacyCore Training events and the development of Sexual Assault Interagency Councils to implement acoordinated community response to the needs of victims of sexual violence.$113,314$88,891$241,110$1,088,960$229,34664 Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-2006

Violence Against Women ActSpecialized Prosecution UnitsCircuit County Project and Contact Information Funding1 st EscambiaSanta Rosa2 nd FranklinGadsdenJeffersonLeonLibertyWakulla3 rd SuwanneeHamiltonDixieLafayetteTaylorMadisonColumbia4thClayDuvalNassau5 th CitrusLakeMarion7 th PutnamSanta RosaSt. Johns8 th AlachuaBakerBradfordGilchristLevyUnionState Attorney’s Office, PensacolaContact: Janet Gilbert, Family Court Manger(850) 595-0379; Janet_gilbert@co.escambia.fl.usSpecialized assistance to victims, monitoring and enforcement of injunctionsfor protection, court action, public awareness education, and resourceinformation to victims.State Attorney’s Office, TallahasseeContact: Holly Francis(850) 606-6114; Francis@leoncountyfl.govProsecution of felony and misdemeanor domestic violence cases and assistanceto victims.State Attorney’s Office, Live OakContact Fabray Smith-Wiggins(386) 362-2320; fabrayw@mail.sa3.state.fl.usProsecution of domestic violence cases, meetings with victims, network withother agencies, provides training to the community, and participate in specializeddomestic violence training.State Attorney’s Office, JacksonvilleContact: Debroah Garrett(904) 630- 2075; dgarrett@coj.netProsecutions of domestic violence cases, one-on-one meetings with victims,network with other agencies, provide training to the community, and participatein specialized domestic violence training.State Attorney’s Office, OcalaContact: Suz Geeraerts(352) 620-3700; sgeerae@jud5.flcourts.orgStrengthen criminal domestic violence cases for successful prosecutionthrough early intervention with victims.State Attorney’s Office, Daytona BeachContact: Nancy Olbert(386) 239-7710; olbertn@sao7.comVictim advocacy for victims of domestic violence focusing on assisting theunderserved migrant population. Technical assistance and support to lawenforcement agencies.State Attorney’s Office, GainesvilleContact: Dave Remer, Director of Victim Services(352) 374-3627; dmr@sa.co.alachua.fl.usProvides a law enforcement officer to aggressively contact and locate victims,perform follow-up investigations, provide training and other expertise to arealaw enforcement agencies.$62,850$48,849$43,473$73,419$67,403$62,892$48,021Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200665

Violence Against Women ActSpecialized Prosecution Units (continued)Circuit County Project and Contact Information Funding11 th Dade State Attorney’s Office, MiamiContact: Juan Ferreiro(305) 547-0278; JuanFerreiro@miamisao.comProvides for the Mobile Operations Victim Emergency Service, MOVE, project;developed to address the inconsistencies in both services and legal interventionsafforded domestic violence victims.13 th Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office, TampaContact: Nancy Lopez, Director, Victim Assistance Program(813) 272-5454; lopez_n@sao13th.comProvides an investigator to assist in the location, service, and transportationof domestic violence victims.14 th BayCalhounGulfHolmesJacksonWashingtonState Attorney’s Office, MariannaContact: Peggy Peacock, Executive Director(850) 482-9559; ppeacock@sa14.state.fl.usProvides an investigator to work together with the victim advocates in makingpersonal contact with victim of domestic violence to increase the likelihoodof the victim’s participation in the successful prosecution of their case.The investigator will also review violations of domestic violence injunctionsfor protection and assist in case preparation for prosecution of violations.15th Palm Beach State Attorney’s Office, West Palm BeachContact: Lincoln Fry(561) 355-7057; LFry@sa15.state.fl.usVictims advocacy and services to domestic violence victims includingenhanced case assessment through the computerized Domestic Violence InformationSystem (DVIS) which links and shares information on all aspects ofa domestic violence case through a secured website to participating agencieswithin the social services and criminal justice system.16 th Monroe State Attorney’s Office, Key WestContact: Sylvia Reams(305) 292-3400; sreams@keyssao.orgVictim advocacy and services to domestic violence victims.17th Broward State Attorney’s Office, Ft. LauderdaleContact: Sarahnell Murphy(954) 831-7978; smurphy@sao17.state.fl.usProvides an attorney and advocate on weekends to assist victims of domesticviolence and follow-up after first appearance.18 th Brevard State Attorney’s Office, VieraContact: Brenda A. Quinn, Grant Administrator(321) 264-6933; bquinn@sa18.state.fl.usMonitoring of domestic violence cases, assistance to misdemeanor trial divisions,and training.$139,207$74,394$47,137$80,829$37,627$101,731$65,30866 Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-2006

Circuit County Project and Contact Information Funding19 th Indian RiverMartinOkeechobeeSt. LucieState Attorney’s Office, Fort PierceContact: Harriett Rowe(772) 463-1306; rowe@stlucieco.govProvides for the Sexual Violence 24-Hour Hotline and the Domestic ViolenceFirst Appearance Project with a focus on rural victims of sexual assault anddomestic violence. These projects provide immediate call back assistance,advocacy, transportation, referrals and follow-up.20 th Lee State Attorney’s Office, Ft. MyersContact: Rosemarie Mitchell(239) 335-2409; rmitchell@sao.cjis20.orgIntervention in domestic cases to improve safety for the victims includinginvestigation and victim advocacy.StatewideFlorida Prosecuting Attorney’s Association, Inc.David Rothamer(850) 488-3070; drothamer@myfpaa.orgProvide specialized staff to function as a central clearinghouse for informationneeded by domestic violence and sex crimes prosecutors. In addition totechnical assistance, several training seminars are held annually to address issuesincluding: how to effectively interview victims of domestic violence, howto make filing decisions, how to prosecute a case with an absent or recantingvictim, DNA use in Sex Crimes cases, Civil Commitment of the Sexually ViolentPredator, issues of cultural sensitivity, and assisting Florida’s underservedpopulations.$51,901$75,566$128,937Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200667

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AppendicesTotal Domestic Violence Rate for Florida1996-2005Ten Year Trend1996-2005After years of steady increases in total domestic violence numbers,the total number of reported domestic violence offensesbegan its decline in 1998. From 2004 to 2005, there was a slightincrease (0.5 percent) in volume, but a continued decrease (-1.7percent) in rate. See table below.Domestic Violence Crimes include: Murder, Manslaughter, ForcibleRape, Forcible Sodomy, Forcible Fondling, Aggravated Assault,Aggravated Stalking (1996-present), Simple Assault, SimpleStalking, Threat/Intimidation & Arson (1992-1995).This graph illustrates changes in the volume and rate (per100,000 population) of domestic violence since 1996. From 1996to 2005, domestic violence is down 9.3 percent in number anddown 27.0 percent in rate.1996Total Domestic Violence132,704Rate920.82005Total Domestic Violence120,386Rate671.9Year Population Murder ManslaughterStatewide Domestic Violence, 1992 - 2005ForcibleRapeForcibleSodomyForcibleFondlingAggravatedAssaultAggravatedStalkingSimpleAssaultThreat/Intimidation ArsonSimpleStalkingTotal%ChangeRate per100,000populationRateChange1992 13,424,416 245 10 1,622 475 1,233 23,906 * 79,722 2,136 100 * 109,449 -- 815.3 --1993 13,608,627 234 16 1,636 527 1,430 23,649 * 82,301 2,678 114 * 112,585 2.9 827.3 1.51994 13,878,905 230 10 1,667 578 1,190 23,765 * 89,583 2,808 99 * 119,930 6.5 864.1 4.41995 14,149,317 195 14 1,465 526 1,138 25,817 * 98,628 3,273 96 * 131,152 9.4 926.9 7.31996 14,411,563 192 17 1,426 408 1,021 25,680 255 99,116 4,022 ** 567 132,704 1.2 920.8 -0.71997 14,712,922 161 9 1,365 460 932 26,561 298 101,305 4,681 ** 610 136,382 2.8 927 0.71998 15,000,475 190 22 1,440 411 955 25,162 247 99,428 4,817 ** 673 133,345 -2.2 888.9 -4.11999 15,322,040 186 13 1,186 409 989 23,414 241 94,765 4,378 ** 463 126,044 -5.5 822.6 -7.52000 15,982,378 168 10 1,266 341 939 23,484 227 93,475 4,261 ** 458 124,629 -1.1 779.8 -5.22001 16,331,739 193 18 1,154 447 1,183 22,658 256 92,893 4,786 ** 428 124,016 -0.5 759.4 -2.62002 16,674,608 188 6 1,210 495 1,179 21,987 268 91,299 4,673 ** 529 121,834 -1.8 730.7 -3.82003 17,071,508 179 11 1,196 447 1,146 21,440 254 90,939 4,602 ** 483 120,697 -0.9 707 -3.22004 17,516,732 184 14 1,146 407 1,146 21,494 255 90,079 4,551 ** 496 119,772 -0.8 683.8 -3.32005 17,918,227 176 17 1,240 434 1,137 21,676 254 90,455 4,157 ** 840 120,386 0.5 671.9 -1.7* Data not collected until 1996 ** Data not collected after 1995SOURCE: Florida Statistical Analysis Center: FDLE (1992-2005). Crime in Florida, Florida uniform crime report [Computer program]. Tallahassee, FL.Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200669

CRIME IN FLORIDAJanuary - December 2005The statistics presented in this release are an indication of crime and criminalactivities known to, and reported by, law enforcement agencies for 2005.Florida Department ofLaw EnforcementDomestic Violenceby Offense TypePRIMARY OFFENSE20042005PercentChangeMurderManslaughterForcible RapeForcible SodomyForcible FondlingAggravated AssaultAggravated StalkingSimple AssaultThreat/IntimidationSimple StalkingTOTAL184 176 -4.314 17 21.41,146 1,240 8.2407 434 6.61,146 1,137 -0.821,494 21,676 0.8255 254 -0.490,079 90,455 0.44,551 4,157 -8.7496 840 69.4119,772 120,386 0.5Domestic Violenceby Offense Type to Victim's Relationship to OffenderRELATIONSHIP VICTIM TO OFFENDEROFFENSESTotalSpouseParentChildSiblingOtherFamilyCohabitantOtherArrestsMurder 176 51 16 20 9 13 40 27 117Manslaughter 17 3 0 10 1 0 2 1 9Forcible Sex Offenses 2,811 200 129 718 339 762 235 428 898Forcible Rape 1,240 172 61 270 95 245 153 244 453Forcible Sodomy 434 18 14 96 73 150 32 51 168Forcible Fondling 1,137 10 54 352 171 367 50 133 277Aggravated Assault 21,676 4,153 1,896 2,036 1,922 1,614 5,920 4,135 13,218Aggravated Stalking 254 92 11 8 4 18 49 72 133Simple Assault 90,455 23,166 9,256 6,307 6,506 4,929 28,857 11,434 48,390Threat/Intimidation 4,157 1,340 402 157 215 313 692 1,038 736Simple Stalking 840 176 16 19 30 30 205 364 246TOTAL OFFENSES 120,386 29,181 11,726 9,275 9,026 7,679 36,000 17,499 63,74770 Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-2006

CRIME IN FLORIDAJanuary - June 2006The activities presented in this release are a preliminary indication of crime and criminalactivities known to, and reported by, law enforcement agencies for the first half of 2006.This report amended this date: 11/21/2006.Florida Department ofLaw EnforcementDomestic Violenceby Offense TypePRIMARY OFFENSE20052006PercentChangeMurderManslaughterForcible RapeForcible SodomyForcible FondlingAggravated AssaultAggravated StalkingSimple AssaultThreat/IntimidationSimple StalkingTOTAL68 100 47.16 8 33.3641 531 -17.2229 170 -25.8574 488 -15.010,596 10,380 -2.0103 141 36.943,496 43,397 -0.22,267 1,897 -16.3204 195 -4.458,184 57,307 -1.5Domestic Violenceby Offense Type to Victim's Relationship to OffenderRELATIONSHIP VICTIM TO OFFENDEROFFENSESTotalSpouseParentChildSiblingOtherFamilyCohabitantOtherArrestsMurder 100 31 8 17 4 10 20 10 46Manslaughter 8 0 2 4 1 0 1 0 6Forcible Sex Offenses 1,189 86 42 306 140 358 103 154 357Forcible Rape 531 66 21 98 51 133 71 91 187Forcible Sodomy 170 11 3 46 30 48 13 19 54Forcible Fondling 488 9 18 162 59 177 19 44 116Aggravated Assault 10,380 1,944 949 916 933 861 2,871 1,906 6,302Aggravated Stalking 141 48 9 2 3 8 29 42 76Simple Assault 43,397 10,784 4,589 2,780 3,178 2,504 13,860 5,702 22,798Threat/Intimidation 1,897 585 197 83 88 142 341 461 324Simple Stalking 195 64 9 5 2 5 36 74 60TOTAL OFFENSES 57,307 13,542 5,805 4,113 4,349 3,888 17,261 8,349 29,969Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200671

Total Domestic Violence Offenses for Florida by County, 2005CriminalHomicide ManslaughterForcibleRapeForcibleSodomyForcibleFondlingAggravatedAssaultAggravatedStalkingCounty PopulationAlachua 240,764 1 0 35 16 11 414 13 1,188 27 12 1,717 -10.8 713.1 -12.5SimpleAssaultThreat/Intimidation Stalking Total% Change04/05*Baker 23,953 0 0 0 0 7 24 0 80 0 0 111 15.6 463.4 15.7Bay 161,721 1 0 6 0 2 172 7 1,106 26 9 1,329 1.5 821.8 -0.6Bradford 28,118 1 0 6 0 1 28 0 166 4 2 208 7.8 739.7 6.3Brevard 531,970 6 0 32 21 41 691 8 2,897 63 32 3,791 -5.9 712.6 -7.7Broward 1,740,987 8 3 88 27 93 1,571 18 6,069 345 21 8,243 -0.8 473.5 -1.8Calhoun 13,945 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 34 0 0 41 -39.7 294.0 -41.2Charlotte 154,030 2 0 14 0 2 167 0 624 2 0 811 26.5 526.5 28.9Citrus 132,635 4 0 6 4 7 95 2 775 21 4 918 6.5 692.1 3.7Clay 169,623 4 0 16 6 14 166 0 970 14 7 1,197 38.4 705.7 33.4Collier 317,788 0 0 26 5 36 323 1 1,429 66 1 1,887 -5.3 593.8 -8.8Columbia 61,466 1 0 9 0 1 108 0 427 3 0 549 9.6 893.2 7.8Desoto 32,606 0 0 0 0 1 30 0 66 0 0 97 -19.2 297.5 -15.5Dixie 15,377 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 57 1 0 69 11.3 448.7 8.0Duval 861,150 11 0 53 32 36 836 8 5,971 14 0 6,961 -2.6 808.3 -5.0Escambia 303,623 4 0 32 19 31 478 1 2,015 99 1 2,680 19.4 882.7 20.8Flagler 78,693 0 0 1 1 8 68 2 456 96 3 635 21.6 806.9 7.8Franklin 10,845 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 30 2 2 39 21.9 359.6 19.7Gadsden 47,713 6 0 1 0 2 213 0 346 0 395 963 129.3 2,018.3 125.2Gilchrist 16,221 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 38 0 0 39 0.0 240.4 -2.0Glades 10,729 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 54 0 0 71 -7.8 661.8 -7.8Gulf 16,479 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 15 0 0 24 -67.1 145.6 -67.7Hamilton 14,315 1 0 0 0 1 9 0 47 2 0 60 -45.9 419.1 -46.0Hardee 27,333 1 0 1 0 0 58 0 131 0 0 191 1.6 698.8 3.3Hendry 38,376 0 0 0 0 1 42 0 200 17 2 262 -19.9 682.7 -21.9Hernando 150,784 0 2 8 4 5 177 0 1,056 30 0 1,282 4.6 850.2 0.7Highlands 93,456 0 0 9 1 7 87 0 460 2 0 566 1.6 605.6 0.1Hillsborough 1,131,546 8 1 114 47 128 1,943 26 7,660 117 6 10,050 2.5 888.2 0.4Holmes 19,157 0 0 3 1 4 20 0 95 0 0 123 50.0 642.1 48.9Indian River 130,043 0 0 4 0 0 86 1 491 2 0 584 19.2 449.1 16.2Jackson 49,691 0 0 2 0 0 36 0 122 2 0 162 -23.2 326.0 -24.5Jefferson 14,233 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 24 1 0 29 -25.6 203.8 -26.5Lafayette 7,971 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 0 14 -30.0 175.6 -33.8Lake 263,017 3 0 15 18 31 424 8 1,522 37 11 2,069 26.5 786.6 21.2Lee 549,442 7 0 25 5 26 414 4 2,359 47 5 2,892 4.5 526.4 -0.8Leon 271,111 2 0 12 0 7 162 3 632 7 4 829 -25.8 305.8 -27.8Levy 37,985 0 0 2 0 0 66 0 170 1 0 239 -30.9 629.2 -31.8Liberty 7,581 0 0 3 0 2 9 0 34 0 0 48 -2.0 633.2 -5.0Rate Per100,000PopulationRateChange04/05*72 Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-2006

Madison 19,696 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 73 0 0 92 -4.2 467.1 -5.1Manatee 309,436 7 0 12 4 4 547 0 1,900 56 3 2,533 11.9 818.6 8.6Marion 304,926 5 0 6 1 0 429 0 1,787 1 2 2,231 -9.8 731.7 -13.3Martin 141,059 0 0 4 0 2 116 1 557 18 12 710 9.4 503.3 6.7Miami Dade 2,422,075 16 0 218 97 260 3,388 54 8,410 1,983 48 14,474 -8.2 597.6 -9.8Monroe 82,413 0 0 1 0 2 24 4 347 0 2 380 -3.3 461.1 -4.7Nassau 65,759 0 1 0 0 0 325 0 62 0 0 388 -7.2 590.0 -8.2Okaloosa 188,939 0 0 9 0 1 92 2 751 21 5 881 -15.5 466.3 -16.9Okeechobee 37,765 0 0 1 0 0 25 0 253 2 1 282 20.5 746.7 21.3Orange 1,043,437 14 3 88 33 88 1,735 15 6,056 238 10 8,280 -0.6 793.5 -3.4Osceola 235,156 2 0 11 0 5 258 3 1,498 13 4 1,794 1.2 762.9 -2.8Palm Beach 1,265,900 8 3 51 11 40 1,226 5 4,820 230 22 6,416 2.6 506.8 0.6Pasco 406,898 1 0 50 12 12 344 1 2,928 13 10 3,371 1.1 828.5 -3.1Pinellas 947,744 16 2 51 16 83 1,281 2 6,798 178 62 8,489 -1.3 895.7 -1.7Polk 541,840 6 0 66 26 35 542 4 3,813 57 0 4,549 2.4 839.5 -0.1Putnam 73,764 0 0 12 2 0 244 0 681 9 0 948 122.5 1,285.2 120.9Santa Rosa 136,443 2 0 6 1 2 64 0 586 22 0 683 -7.3 500.6 -9.2Sarasota 362,795 2 0 20 2 13 218 3 1,306 13 2 1,579 -16.1 435.2 -18.4Seminole 411,744 2 0 23 2 12 233 17 1,825 63 6 2,183 -4.5 530.2 -6.4St. Johns 157,278 0 0 1 1 11 246 0 630 58 57 1,004 -12.3 638.4 -16.7St. Lucie 240,039 10 1 46 7 28 565 18 1,612 36 26 2,349 63.2 978.6 53.8Sumter 74,052 0 0 3 4 0 61 0 219 5 1 293 -14.8 395.7 -23.2Suwannee 38,174 0 0 2 0 0 38 0 138 0 0 178 -33.6 466.3 -34.4Taylor 21,310 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 109 0 0 156 -3.1 732.1 -4.8Union 15,046 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 25 7 0 45 -16.7 299.1 -19.0Volusia 494,573 7 0 34 6 31 470 22 2,854 72 50 3,546 -6.5 717.0 -8.5Wakulla 26,867 3 0 0 2 1 8 0 58 6 0 78 11.4 290.3 5.8Walton 53,525 2 1 0 0 0 140 0 412 8 0 563 25.1 1,051.8 18.1Washington 23,097 1 0 1 0 0 10 1 118 0 0 131 -14.9 567.2 -17.4Total 17,918,227 176 17 1,240 434 1,137 21,676 254 90,455 4,157 840 120,386 0.5 671.9 -1.7* Percent changes in number and rate should be interpreted with caution. In small counties with low numbers of crime, a small increase in crime can produce a large percent change.SOURCE: Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Crime in Florida, Florida uniform crime report, 2005 [Computer program]. Tallahassee, FL: FDLE. Florida Statistical Analysis Center.Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200673

STOP Violence Against Women. This project was supported by Grant No.2004-WF-AX-0003 awarded by the Violence Against Women Grants Office,Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Deapartment of Justice. Points of view inthis document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent theofficial position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice, the FloridaDepartment of Children and Families or any other agency of the state orfederal government.74 Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-2006

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Planeando para la Seguridaden el TrabajoEs importante que las sobrevivientes de la violenciadoméstica estén alertas y preparadas para posiblescontactos con el abusador durante el día de trabajo.Un plan de seguridad para el trabajo te puede ayudarsi el abusador llama o se aparece. ¿Cuáles de estospuntos puedes usar?Si/No:Cuéntale tu situación a tus compañeros de ______trabajo/jefePresente a la recepcionista ó seguridad con ______fotos del abusadoroPídele a la(s) persona(s) que llamen a la ______policía en caso de emergencia.Ten una persona de respalda si la primera ______persona no está en el trabajo o no está cerca.Pídele a alguien que te recoja las llamadas. ______Ṗídele a alguien que te ayude a protejerte. ______Planea tu entrada y salida cada día. ______Ṁantén una copia de la Orden de Protección ______en el trabajo.Deja que otros sepan de la Orden de ______Protección.Pide que tu oficina o escritorio esté en un ______lugar seguro.Pide ayuda del programa de asistencia para los _____empleados.Planea una ruta de escape. ______Ten una seña para pedir ayuda (silbato/alarma). _____Mantén diferentes rutas de ida y vuelta al ______trabajo cada dia.Encuentra un cuarto seguro para usar en caso ______de emergencia. Asegura que tenga cerradura,teléfono y una ventana o puerta segunda.Encuentra parqueo cerca de la puerta y en un ______lugar bien alumbrado.Si es posible, se dejada y recogida, ______cambia carros con alguien, maneja conotros del trabajo.Llama al 1-800-500-1119 para recibir laayuda de un intercesor para la violenciadoméstica con tu plan.Si Vives en una Área RuralPorque la población es pequeña en lugares rústicos, porlos lazos familiares, y la proximidad social, puede serdifícil que las sobrevivientes que viven en áreas rústicasreciban ayuda. Muchas personas que viven en áreasrústicas no pueden irse de sus casas sin ser observadaso detenidas (hasta por conversación social). Cuandoalbergues y servicios son localizados en las cuidadesmás grandes, las sobrevivientes tienen que viajar a lasciudades para recibir ayuda. Quedándose o volviendoa una área rústica puede ser segura para muchas, perolos centros para la violencia doméstica (Teléfono 1-800-500-1119) te pueden ayudar a decidir y planear.Si/No:Ve si es seguro quedarte con amistades o ______familiares locales o fuera del área.Haz un plan de escape especial porque la ______policía se demora mucho en llegar.Haz un plan de escape especial por los ______problemas con la transportación o el horario.Ve sí te puedes llevar el carro/camión familiar ______sin ser observada o detenida.Pídele a una armistad de confiaza o a un ______familiar que te lleven.Pídele tranportación al condado o ______departamento de salud.Mantén una bolsa de escape en la iglesia, el ______departamento de salud, u otro local seguro.Ve si el irte y escaparte seguramente sin que ______nadie le avise al abusador te es posible.Preparándote para los SentimientosEl dejar una relación, aunque sea abusiva, es muydifícil. Es importante que sepas que te puedes sentirtriste, sola o culpable. El tener amistades y otroscon quienes puedas hablar hace mucha diferencia.Por favor considera:• Llamando al 1-800-500-1119 cuando te sientas solao adolorida.• Asóciate con una iglesia, sinagoga, templo omezquita si es apropiado.• Participa en clases, lecturas y seminarios.• Envuélvete con las actividades de los niños.• Servicio voluntario – llama al United Way o tucentro local para la violencia doméstica.¿Dónde Puedes Llamar para Recibir Ayuda?[Escribe los números de teléfonos para tu área.]Línea de emergencia para la violencia doméstica:1-800-500-1119 número local: _______________________Consejero o Centro para la Violencia Doméstica:______________________________________________________AIAnon o AA: __________________________________________Grupos de la Iglesia: __________________________________Clubs Sociales: _______________________________________Grupos de la Escuela: _________________________________¿Quién Te Dará Apoyo?[Escribe los números de teléfonos de cualquiera quepuedas llamar.]Miembro(s) familiar(es): _______________________________Amistad(es): __________________________________________Compañeros/Compañeras de trabajo: __________________Vecinos: ______________________________________________Iglesia: _______________________________________________Otros: ________________________________________________Otros Números Importantes[Escribe los números de teléfonos que puedas necisitar.]Oficina del Médico: ____________________________________Transportación del Condado: __________________________Transportación Médica: ________________________________Taxi: __________________________________________________Autobús Greyhound o Trailways: _______________________Escuela(s) de los Niños: _______________________________Abogado: _____________________________________________Asistencia Pública: ____________________________________Sellos de Comida: _____________________________________Tarjetas de EBT: _______________________________________Para Asistencia Sin Cobro TelefóniicoLínea de Emergencia para la ViolenciaDoméstica del Estado de la Florida 1-800-500-1119Línea de Emergenciia para la ViolenciaDoméstica de los Estados Unidos 1-800-799-7233Asistencia con el Soporte de los Niños 1-800-622-KIDSLínea de Ayuda para el SIDA/VIH delEstado de la Florida 1-800-FLA-AIDSEspañol 1-800-545-SIDACreolé 1-800-AIDS 101Registro para Abuso del Estado dela Florida (anteriormente HRS) 1-800-962-2873(Llame aquí para reportar el abuso de los niños, delos ancianos o de los incapacitados.)Números Importantes para Tu Uso Personal[Escribe todos los números de teléfonos que apliquen.]Policía o Sheriff 911 (si obtenible)(otro número local): ___________________________Defensor de Víctimas de la Policía: _____________________El Agente de Policía o Diputado que te asistió ___________Defensor del Abogado Estatal: _________________________Consejero de Orden de Protección: ____________________Consejero para la Violencia Doméstica: _________________Para Asistirte en los Tratos con el Abusador[Escribe toda la información conocida sobre el abusador.]Dirección o alguien que lo pueda localizar: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Número de Seguro Social: _____________________________Empleo: ______________________________________________Número de Teléfono: _________________________Horas de trabajo: ____________________________Abogado: _____________________________________________Número de Teléfono: _________________________Tipo de Carro: _______________ Modelo: ________________Año: ____ Color: _____ Número de Chapa: _____________Si conoces a alguien queesta siendo abusada–No la ignores• Déjale saber que estás preocupada por ella.• Escúchala.• Respeta sus decisiones, pero aconséjale quehable con profesionales sobre los puntos deseguridad.• Ofrece toda la ayuda que puedas, pero no tepongas en peligro. Ejemplos de ayuda:cuidado de los niños, transportación, unlugar para quedarse, trabajo, préstamo dedinero.• Dale este folleto.PLAN DE SEGURIDADparaLA VIOLENCIADOMÉSTICAPara Quienes:Viven con Abusadoresporque el peligro puede ocurriren cualquier momentoPlanean dejar su Relaciónporque pocos abusadores dejanir a su víctima sin violenciaViven Separadas delAbusadorporque el peligro a menudoaumenta después que unasobreviviente dejao termina una relación1-800-500-1119Florida Domestic Violence Hotline76 Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-2006

¿Qué Es La Violencia Doméstica?La violencia doméstica es una crimen serio. Incluyeconducta indeseable como empujar, agarrar, atizar,pellizcar, golpear, abofetear, dar piñazos y amenazasde hacer daño. Incluye el ser atacada en cualquiermanera indeseada. Personas que pueden ser incluidasen casos de la violencia doméstica son:• esposa o esposo• novia o novio• el padre o la madre de su hijo o hija• un miembro de tu familia• alguien con quien has vivido como si fuera de lafamiliaSi has sido obligada a hacer algo sexual que no deseabashacer o si te han negado comida, medicina o cuidadomédico, eres víctima de la violencia doméstica. No estu culpa. El abusador es el responsable. Hay quieneste escucharán y te apoyarán en tus decisiones. Haypasos que puedes tomar para ayudar a ponel fin alabuso.¿Cuáles son Algunas de lasOpciones que PuedesConsiderar?• Llama a la policía en caso de emergencia.• Haz un reporte con la policía sobre la violencia.• Llama a la línea de emergencia para la violenciadoméstica para hablar, obtener información oideas, encontrar un albergue, o hacer un plan deseguridad o de escape.• Haz que el abusador sea ordenado a mantenersu distancia por la corte, con la solicitación deuna Orden de Protección.• Ve a un médico por las heridas (y considerapedirle que anote lo que cauzó la heridas).• Habla con una amistad, un miembro de tu familia,vecino o alguna otra persona para apoyoy ayuda.El Uso y Cuidado deTu Plan de Seguridad• Manténlo en un lugar seguro. (En el trabajo, en casade una amistad, etc.)• Léelo con cuidado. Llama a la línea de emergenciapara la violencia doméstica (1-800-500-1119) y pídelea un consejero que te ayude a hacer un plan. Todo elmundo es diferente y tu plan debe cubrir tu situaciónpersonal.• Pon todos tus números de teléfonos importantes juntospara que estén a mano si te vas.• Marca los puntos que aplican a tu situación. Decidecuáles partes te serán de más beneficio y concéntrateen esas partes.• Pon tu plan de seguridad en fecha a menuno.Repásalo con alguien que te apoye o un conserjo enla línea de emergencia para la violencia doméstica.• Revela tu plan solamente a los que te den apoyoabsoluto. ABSOLUTAMENTE NO se lo reveles acualquiera que pueda decirlo por descuido o apropósito al abusador o sus apoyantes.Si Estás Viviendo o Saliendo ConAlguien ViolentoPorque el peligro puede ocurrir en cualquier momento,considera lo siguiente:Si/No:Practica un plan de escape para emergencias. ______Repásalo con un consejero o un defensor. ______Enséñales a tus hijos acciones de emergencia ______o escape y el uso del teléfono.Mantén cambio para el teléfono público para ______ti y tus hijos en un lugar seguro.Si es posible, una teléfonos portátiles o ______celulares. Una hace-ruidos (un silbato, alarmapersonal, etc.) para pedir ayuda.Pídele a los vecinos que den oido, observen ______y llamen a la policía si ven personas oactividades sospechosas.Déjale saber a alguien si sientes que la ______violencia está por ocurrir.Cuando la violencia te parece cerca, evita la cocina, elbaño y cuartos sin puertas que den afuera. Empiezaacción en el plan de seguridad a cualquier señal dedisturbio.Si Planeas Dejar una RelaciónViolenta: ¿Qué es Necesario?Siempre es mejer planear para las emergencias antesde que ocurran.• Planea cómo te escaparás del abusador o cómoconseguirás que la ayuda venga a ti.Número de teléfono para llamar encaso de emergencias: ___________________________La transportación será: __________________________Ayudantes o apoyantes: _________________________• Planea a donde iras, si te decides o eres forzada a irte.• Planea lo que te llevarás si te vas.• Planea lo que harás con los niños y animales.• Planea por otras responsabilidades y necesidades.¿Cuáles de las Siguientes CosasNecesitarás?El mantenimiento de estas cosas en una bolsa o cajafuera del hogar es lo mejor. Evita guardarlas en tucarro o cartera.___ Identificación (licencia de manejar, pasaportes,tarjetas de Inmigración, permisos de trabajo)___ Certificados de nacimiento para ti y tus hijos___ Tarjetas de Seguro Social para ti y tus hijos___ Llaves adicionales para el carro, la casa, elespacio de almacenar u otras llaves___ Chequera, tarjeta del banco___ Tarjetas de crédito, libretas del banco___ Libreta de números de teléfonos y direcciones___ Sellos de Comida, Tarjetas de Medicaid, Tarjetasde EBT___ Registro del carro___ Papeles de seguro del carro, médico y de vida___ Documentos escolares y médicos___ Papeles de divorcio, custodia u orden de protección___ Prueba del sueldo de tu paraja (talonario decheques)___ Tarjeta de larga distancia pagada por adelantado___ Tarjeta de llamadas para la casa (las llamaaspueden ser trazadas)___ Copias de cuentas que debes con tu pareja___ Cambio de ropas___ Medicinas y prescripciónes (extra)___ Productos de higiene personal (tapones, cepillosde dientes, desordorantes, etc.)___ Pañales, fórmula, juguetes, frazadas___ Retratos, joyas, recuerdosAlgunos Puntos de SeguridadImportantes• Acuérdate: el peligro puede empeorar duranteel escape o después de dejar una relaciónviolenta.• Ten un plan de seguridad por todo el tiempoque haya comunicación con el abusador y más.Repásalo con un consejero a menudo.• Si te mudas, pon el alquiler, teléfono, y serviciospúblicos a nombre de otra persona.• Asegura que todas las cerraduras (puertas,ventanas) y luces (adentro y afuera) trabajen bien.• Instala alarmas en las puentas y ventanas. Instaladetectores de humo, puertas de metal y otrosartículos de seguridad.• Consigue un número de teléfono privado. (Cambiael número viejo si es necesario.)• Consigue una Orden de Protección. (Llama al1-800-500-1119 para información)• Mantén copias de la Orden de Protección enla casa, el trabajo, y la cartera.• Ten a otra persona para entregar y recoger alos niños en caso de que la corte ordenederecho de visitas.• Usa una caja de correo en vez de la dirección.Revísala durante horas de más actividad.• Reporta cosas sospechosas a la policía,reporta violaciones de la Orden deProtección cuando sea necesario.• Mantén una copia del divorcio, órdenes decustodia, etc. en la escuela.• Haz arreglos especiales para recoger a losniños en la escuela.• Pídele a la escuela que te llamen si tienenalgún contacto no acostumbrado con elabusador.• Haz los mismos arreglos marcados arriba conquienes te cuidan a los niños.• Usa como dirección de correo el centro paraviolencia doméstica y que ellos te remitan lacorrespondencia a ti o a otro local seguro.No llenes tarjetas de cambio de dirección enel correo (no son privadas).Usando servicios telefónicoso aparatos especiales puede tener parteen recibir ayudao documentar amenazas.Algunas compañías de teléfono ofrecen servicios quepueden ayuder a las sobrevivientes de la violenciadoméstica. Estos servicios también pueden ser usadospor los abusadores para atormentar, perseguir, amenazar,o encontrar a la sobreviente. La mayoría exigen cargosde la compañía. Algunos de los servicios incluyen:Asistencia de la Operadora: Las operadoras puedenmarcar el número de la policía y otros número deemergencia si tú puedes o no sabes el número. Si notienes algunos de los servicios mencionados abajo, lasoperatoras de tu área te pueden indicar cuáles otrosservicios existen.Correo de Voz: Te deja tener un número de teléfonoy recibir recados sin tener que contestar el teléfono.Nadie tiene que saber que es solamente un correo devoz.Identificación del Llamador: Muestra y anota losnúmeros que llaman a tu teléfono. Tienes que compraruna caja electrónica especial que se conecta al teléfono.Bloqueador de Llamadas: No deja que la identificacióndel llamador reconosca tu número.Traza y Entrapa: Compañías de teléfonos localespueden tener la habilidad de verificar mecánicamentelas llamadas repetidas.Trazo de Llamadas: Marcando la *57 en un teléfonooperado por tono o el 1157 en un teléfono rotatorioverifica a la policía la última llamada hecha a tu número.Retorno del ultimo número: Marcando la *69 enun teléfono operado por tono o el 1169 en un teléfonorotatorio identifica y devuelve la última llamada hechaa tu número.Llamadas a colectar y llamadas cargadas a otronúmero: Usa cuidado cuando hagas estas llamadas.Pueden ser trazadas. Si estas llamando al abusador usateléfonos públicos fuera de tu vecindario o pueblo.Considera comprar una trajeta de teléfono pagada poradelantado.This brochure was prepared by FCADV in cooperation with the U.S. Departmentof Justice. It was published February 15, 1999 as a project supported bygrant no. MJ940 awarded by the Violene Against Women Grants Office, Officeof Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Information contained withinthis brochure does not necessarily reflect the official position or policies of theState of Florida, the U.S. Department of Justice, or any other agency of the stateor federal government.Domestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200677

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Domestic Violence Program Office1317 Winewood Boulevard, Building 2, Suite 302Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700PH: (850) 921-2168; SUNCOM 291-2168FAX: (850) 922-6720; SUNCOM 292-6720http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/domesticviolence/Trula E. Motta, DirectorTaj-Mah Smith, Administrative Assistant IIIProgram DevelopmentRenee C. Starrett, Senior Management Analyst SupervisorBarbara Carter, Government Operations Consultant IIIDebra Westerman, Government Operations Consultant IIIProgram PlanningMary L. Marotta, Senior Management Analyst SupervisorMaggie Greenwald, Government Operations Consultant IIPippin Whitaker, Research AssistantResource ManagementDiane Sunday, Senior Management Analyst IIDomestic Violence Annual Report 2005-200679

Office of Domestic Violence Program1317 Winewood Boulevard, Building2, Suite 302Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700PH: 850/921-2168; SUNCOM 291-2168FAX: 850/922-6720; SUNCOM 292-6720