“Domestic violence is a crime that can be stopped, and there are things that each and every one of us can do to help. Support those you know or suspect are facing violence at home, raise your children to not accept violence in relationships, raise awareness about domestic violence in your community, encourage people who work in the field, and take domestic violence seriously.” Governor Jeb Bush Jerry Regier Secretary Jeb Bush Governor Florida Department of Children & Families Office of the Secretary Dear Friends: It is my pleasure to present our 2002-2003 Domestic Violence Annual Report as mandated by Florida Statutes section 39.904. Thanks to the commitment of Governor Bush, the support of the Florida Legislature, and the work of many dedicated individuals across the state, this has been a year of notable achievements in response to domestic violence. This Annual Report highlights the best efforts of the Department of Children and Families and our state and community partners to effectively prevent domestic violence during this past year. Through these efforts, we were able to assist Florida’s certified domestic violence centers with providing emergency shelter to 13,887 clients, providing counseling to 209,550 people, answering 128,462 hotline calls, and assisting with 89,864 safety plans. Additionally, 82 percent of the Domestic Violence Program’s budget was used for community-based and statewide programs to support the provision of temporary emergency shelter, and related services to domestic violence victims and their dependents. Funding was also provided to law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, courts, and victim service providers in an effort to prevent or remediate the effects of domestic violence. The Department has focused our resources on ending violence in the home, assisting victims, and holding perpetrators accountable. It is our commitment to continue to do our part in making sure that victims of domestic violence are provided with the support and resources needed to help rebuild their lives. Sincerely, Jerry Regier Secretary 1317 Winewood Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700 Table of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................ 1 Legislative Update .............................................................................................. 3 Florida’s Domestic Violence Laws ............................................................................................................................. 6 Domestic Violence Centers .............................................................................. 11 Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence ........................................................................................................... 13 Batterers Intervention Programs .................................................................... 19 Fatality Review Teams ...................................................................................... 27 Community Education and Public Awareness ................................................. 29 Governor’s Violence Free Florida! Campaign .......................................................................................................... 29 Governor’s Peace at Home Awards: Stopping Domestic Violence ......................................................................... 30 Domestic Violence Training ...................................................................................................................................... 31 Grant Programs ................................................................................................ 33 Capital Improvement Program ................................................................................................................................ 33 Family Violence Prevention and Services Act .......................................................................................................... 33 TANF Domestic Violence Diversion Program ......................................................................................................... 33 Violence Against Women Act ................................................................................................................................... 34 Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders...................................................... 34 STOP Violence Against Women Grant ................................................................................................................. 34 Other Statewide Programs .............................................................................. 35 Attorney General’s Office ........................................................................................................................................ 35 Address Confidentiality Program .......................................................................................................................... 35 Relocation Assistance ............................................................................................................................................ 35 Florida Council Against Sexual Violence .................................................................................................................. 35 Florida Prosecuting Attorney’s Association ............................................................................................................. 36 National Health Care Standards Campaign ............................................................................................................. 37 Financial Highlights ........................................................................................... 39 Funding of STOP Violence Against Women Grant Programs .................................................................................. 40 Funding of Domestic Violence Centers ................................................................................................................... 48 Appendices ........................................................................................................ 54 FDLE Total Domestic Violence for Florida, 1993-2002 ........................................................................................... 54 FDLE 2002 Domestic Violence Crime Report ......................................................................................................... 55 FDLE 2002 Total Domestic Violence Offenses for Florida by County .............................................................. 56-57 FDLE January-June 2003 Domestic Violence Crime Report ................................................................................... 58 Office of Domestic Violence Program Staff .................................................................................Inside Back Cover The Department of Children and Families operates the statewide domestic violence program, which provides supervision, direction, coordination, and administration of activities related to domestic violence intervention and prevention services. Historically, the domestic violence program was administered through the Office of Family Safety; however, during Fiscal Year 2002-2003 the Department of Children and Families established the Domestic Violence Program Office. Services were also provided to perpetrators of domestic violence crimes by the state’s certified batterers intervention programs. During the year, 75 percent of the programs reported that there were 4,376 participants enrolled with 38 percent completing the program. Fiscal Year 2002-2003 was a year of many accomplishments in the state’s response to domestic violence. According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), after years of steady increases in total domestic violence numbers, the number of reported domestic violence offenses has been declining since 1998 and was down again in 2002 from 2001 by 1.8 percent. Arrests for these crimes have been steadily increasing as well and were up 4.3 percent compared to last year. Domestic violence crimes include murder, manslaughter, forcible rape, forcible sodomy, forcible fondling, aggravated assault, aggravated stalking, simple assault, simple stalking, threat, intimidation and arson. The Domestic Violence Office launched a series of continuing education courses for staff of the intervention programs at its annual meeting and training for batterers intervention programs in October. Initial certification was provided to 11 programs and 27 assessors for a cumulative total of 137 certified programs and 340 certified assessors in Florida. Governor Bush signed several pieces of legislation during the 2002 and 2003 legislatures that enhanced victims’ rights and safety; including dating relationships of at least six months in the list of those relationships eligible for an injunction for protection against violence; eliminated the filing fee for protective orders; and made it a crime “The 194 deaths for a batterer to go within 500 feet and 121,834 other of the victim’s residence or within 100 feet of their car. Additionally, domestic violence he signed legislation that transfers crimes reported in the responsibility for the administration of funds for certified the state during 2002 domestic violence centers from do not begin to tell the Department of Children and Families to the Florida Coalition us the enormity of Against Domestic Violence. More than one-fifth (21 percent) of all murders in the state were domestic violence related. In the quest to better understand, intervene, and prevent domestic violence homicides, many communities throughout the state have developed Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams. FDLE released its report in June 2003 with data and recommendations the compiled from 12 participating teams. Of the domestic violence fatalities reviewed by the teams, the spouse or live-in partner was the victim in 52 percent, children accounted for 16 percent of the victims and in 63 percent of the cases a firearm was involved in the fatality. problem.” An abundance of services was provided to domestic violence victims and their children during the year by various private and public organizations. Florida’s certified domestic violence centers sheltered over 13,880 people, counseled over 209,500 people, assisted with over 89,800 safety plans, and answered over 128,400 hotline calls. The Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence and area Legal Service Offices provided countless hours of pro bono legal assistance to over 3,600 victims. In October, Governor Bush unveiled his new domestic violence health care program, Volunteer for Ending Abuse, Improving Lives, an initiative of the Governor’s Violence Free Florida! domestic violence public awareness and education campaign. As part of the Violence Free Florida! campaign, Governor Bush held his annual Peace at Home Awards: Stopping Domestic Violence ceremony in April. This event provides Governor Bush an opportunity to annually recognize the outstanding accomplishments in domestic violence prevention and intervention. Awards were given in the areas of services to children, survivor support, justice system programs, health care, public education and awareness, and an overall category. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Executive Summary 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY To assist with efforts for a Violence Free Florida!, the 2002 Legislature appropriated over $28 million for FY 2002-2003 including $4 million in state funding for capital improvements to domestic violence centers. Sixty-four percent of the funding was through federal programs such as the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). State funding accounted for 36 percent of the budget, with fees and fines providing for most of the revenue. You may wonder why domestic violence has received so much attention from the Governor, the Legislature, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, victim advocates, and many public and private organizations throughout the state. While domestic violence may appear to be personal, private, and removed from the lives of most Floridians, in reality it is a serious criminal justice and public health concern. The 194 deaths and 121,834 other domestic violence crimes reported in the state during 2002 do not begin to tell us the enormity of the problem. According to The National Violence Against Women Survey, most domestic violence incidences are not reported to the police. Only one-fifth of all rapes, onequarter of all physical assaults, and one-half of all stalkings perpetrated against female respondents by intimates were reported to the police. 2 The Survey found that intimate partner violence is pervasive in U.S. society and accounted for nearly 25 percent of women reporting they were raped and/or physically assaulted by a current or former spouse, cohabiting partner, or date at some time in their lifetime. According to this estimate, approximately 1.5 million women are raped and/or physically assaulted by an intimate partner annually in the United States. The US Department of Justice reports that 37 percent of all women who sought hospital emergency medical care for violence related injuries were injured by a current or former spouse, or intimate partner. In addition to the long-term physical harm that may be caused by violence, there is a growing body of research linking domestic violence with a wide range of emotional and behavioral effects. Children are also profoundly affected by violence in the home. Numerous studies on the overlap of domestic violence and child abuse indicate that approximately 50 percent of the men who assault their wives or partners also abuse their children. Childhood exposure to domestic violence is associated with increased aggression, depression and anxiety, lower levels of social competence, and poorer academic functioning. “Family violence threatens child” is the alleged maltreatment most reported to the Florida Abuse Hotline every year. Childhood exposure to family violence also significantly increases the likelihood of either perpetrating or being the victim of violence as an adult. Not only does domestic violence carry over from youth to adulthood, but from home to neighborhood, and community to state. The effects of this violence are seen in the burdens placed upon our criminal justice, health care, educational, social service, and child welfare systems. Family violence touches each of us, and this report highlights the best efforts of the Department of Children and Families with state and community partners to effectively intervene in and, ultimately, provide for a Violence Free Florida! “Childhood exposure to domestic violence is associated with increased aggression, depression and anxiety, lower levels of social competence, and poorer academic functioning.” Florida has some of the most progressive domestic violence laws in the country. With the commitment of Governor Bush and the support of the Legislature, Florida continues to lead the way in addressing domestic violence. During FY 2002-2003, significant initiatives from the 2002 legislative session became effective as well as several new measures were passed by the 2003 Legislature. 2002 Legislature Domestic Violence, Senate Bill 716 (Chapter 2002-55, Laws of Florida) sponsored by Senator Durell Peaden of Crestview • clarifies that people who have a child in common, or who are in a dating relationship, are not required to have resided together to be eligible for an injunction for protection against violence; • defines dating relationship; • eliminates the filing fee for protective orders; • clarifies current law regarding the court’s role over pretrial diversion programs for batterers; • provides that venue is proper where the respondent or petitioner resides (permanently or temporarily), or where the act of domestic violence occurred; • creates a checklist for petitioners to consider when completing the petition; • amends statutes to make the definition of domestic violence consistent; • provides a checklist for the court to consider prior to issuing an order; • allows certified domestic violence center advocates, prosecution, or law enforcement advocates to be present during injunction hearings; • makes it a crime for a respondent to go within 500 feet of the petitioner’s residence or within 100 feet of the petitioner’s motor vehicle; • mandates that all injunction hearings be recorded; and • effective January 1, 2003. Florida Access to Civil Legal Assistance Act, House Bill 491 (Chapter 2002-288, Laws of Florida) by Rep. Goodlette of Naples • creates Florida Access to Civil Legal Assistance Act; • requires Department of Community Affairs to contract for delivery of civil legal assistance to the poor through not-for-profit legal aid organizations; and • effective May 30, 2002. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, House Bill 549 (Chapter 2002-65, Laws of Florida) sponsored by Rep. Gaston Cantens of Miami • creates the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act; • provides specific support and assistance to victims of domestic violence that go from one jurisdiction to another and wish to fight for custody of their children; • creates a provision for parents to post bonds in child custody cases when a parent abducts or conceals a child, which exempts victims of domestic violence; • continues to require domestic violence victims and others to comply with s. 787.03, F.S., regarding parental kidnapping; and • effective October 1, 2002. Appropriations $4,000,000 was appropriated from non-recurring administrative trust funds for the construction, renovation, and maintenance of certified domestic violence centers in accordance with the provisions of section 39.9055, F. S. The Department of Children and Families administered the funds under the Capital Improvement Program. See the Grants Program section on page 33 for further explanation of the program. Governor Jeb Bush signs Senate Bill 716 in a ceremony held at the Leon County Courthouse in Tallahassee on April 22, 2002. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Legislative Update 3 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE 2003 Legislature Address Confidentiality Program for Domestic Violence Victims, House Bill 1763 (Chapter 2003185 Laws of Florida) sponsored by House State Administration Committee • reenacts the public records exemption for the Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic Violence (ACP); • repeals the section of law prohibiting the Attorney General from disclosing the name, address, or telephone number of a participant in the ACP; • provides that the Office of the Attorney General is the custodian of the exempt information; • repeals the section of law prohibiting the supervisor of elections from disclosing a participant’s name, address, or telephone number; • recreates the public records exemption for the name, address, or telephone number of an ACP participant held by the supervisor of elections; • provides for retroactive application and future review and repeal of the exemption; • provides a statement of public necessity; and • effective upon becoming law, June 23, 2003. Cyberstalking, House Bill 479 (Chapter 2003 –23 Laws of Florida) sponsored by Rep. John Stargel of Lakeland 4 • expands current law relating to the offense of stalking to include cyberstalking; • expands the scope of aggravated stalking to including threats made against the child, sibling, spouse, parent or dependent of he person to whom the harassment is directed; and • effective October 1, 2003. Confidentiality of Reports and Records in Cases of Child Abuse, CS/CS/Senate Bill 1454 (Chapter 2003-146, Laws of Florida) sponsored by Senator Jeff Atwater of Palm Beach Gardens • expands access to confidential reports and records in cases of child abuse and neglect to include certified domestic violence centers when working at the Department of Children and Families’ request as case consultants or with shared clients; • effective July 1, 2003. At a Mother’s Day luncheon for single mothers at the Governor’s Mansion, Governor Bush signed House Bill 1099. Also present were Secretary Jerry Regier, Tiffany Carr, Executive Director of FCADV, First Lady Columba Bush, Lt. Governor Toni Jennings and Melane Byrd, wife of Rep. Johnnie Byrd, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Domestic Violence Center Funding and Evaluation, House Bill 1099 (Chapter 2003-11 Laws of Florida) sponsored by Rep. Littlefield of Zephyrhills • provides that the Department of Children and Families will continue to receive and approve or reject the certification of domestic violence centers; • transfers the responsibility for the administration of funds for certified domestic violence centers from the Department of Children and Families to the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, which includes the approval or rejection of funding requests from certified domestic violence centers; • provides that the Department of Children and Families approves the funding distribution formula for state funds provided to certified domestic violence centers; • requires FCADV to perform an evaluation of the services provided by the certified domestic violence centers; and • effective on January 1, 2004. • creates the Commission on Marriage and Family Support Initiatives to replace the Commission on Responsible Fatherhood within the Department of Children & Families; • specifies that public policy should not operate to force people to get married, should not withdraw or diminish benefits to single mothers merely because they are not married, and should not keep people in abusive relationships; • directs commission to coordinate its work with community-based organizations, including, among others, certified domestic violence centers; and • effective July 1, 2003. Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund, Senate Bill 146 (Chapter 2003-114 Laws of Florida) sponsored by Senator Anna Cowin of Leesburg • creates the Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund for the purpose of providing funds to rape crisis centers for victims of sexual assault; • establishes the Trust Fund within the Department of Health; • provides that the source of funds credited to the Trust Fund are from court assessments collected from offenders who are guilty of an act of sexual battery; • provides for the termination of the Trust Fund on July 1, 2007; and • effective July 1, 2003. Sexual Battery Victims Access to Services Act, Senate Bill 144 (Chapter 2003-114 Laws of Florida) sponsored by Senator Anna Cowin of Leesburg • provides an additional $151 surcharge against offenders who violate specified statutes concerning assault, battery stalking or sexual battery; • requires the Department of Health to contract with the Florida Coalition Against Sexual Violence; • requires the Department of Health to submit an annual report to the Legislature; • appropriates $917,000 from the Trust Fund to the Department of Health for the implementation of the act; and • effective July 1, 2003. Victims’ Freedom Act, House Bill 561 (Chapter 2003-117) sponsored by Representative Bruce Kyle of Ft. Myers • expands current law that relates to injunctions against repeat violence and dating violence to create a new category of protective injunctive relief against sexual violence; • prohibits the assessment of filing fees for injunctions against repeat violence, dating violence and sexual violence; • shifts authority to serve an injunction against sexual violence upon a state prisoner from a law enforcement officer to a correctional officer at the state prison; • sets the period of effect for an ex parte temporary injunction against sexual violence to be based on the expiration of an offenders’ state prison term at 15 days from the day the offender is released, rather than 15 days from the date of issuance; • redesignates the statewide injunction verification system as the “Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Violence and Repeat Violence Injunction Statewide Verification System;” and • effective on July 1, 2003. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Marriage and Family Support Initiatives Commission, Senate Bill 480 (Chapter 2003-122 Laws of Florida) sponsored by Senator Evelyn Lynn of Ormond Beach 5 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Florida’s Domestic Violence Laws SUBJECT .................................................................................................... FLORIDA STATUTES Advocate, Victim Privilege ........................................................................................................ 90.5036(b) Address Confidentiality Program .........................................................................................741.401, .465 Aggravated Assault ........................................................................................................................ 784.021 Aggravated Battery ........................................................................................................................ 784.045 Arrest Without Warrant ............................................................................................ 741.2902, 901.15(7) Assault ........................................................................................................................................... 784.011 Batterers Intervention Programs Certification ......................................................................................................................... 741.32 Court Ordered Attendance ............................................................................................... 741.281 Fees .................................................................................................................................... 741.327 Guidelines ........................................................................................................................... 741.325 Probation, Condition of ................................................................................................ 948.03(12) Battery, Felony ................................................................................................................ 984.03(2) Centers, Domestic Violence Advocate, Victim Privilege ................................................................................................. 90.5036 Capital Improvement Grant Program ................................................................................ 39.9055 6 Certification ......................................................................................................................... 39.905 Confidential Victim/Client Information ................................................................................ 39.908 Children In the Presence of a Child ................................................................................................ 921.0014 Rebuttable Presumption of Detriment to the Child .................................................. 61.13(2)(b)2 Children & Families, Department of Annual Report to Legislature ............................................................................................... 39.904 Batterers Intervention Programs, Certification of ............................................................... 741.32 Capital Improvement Grant Program ................................................................................ 39.9055 Confidential Victim/Client Information ................................................................................ 39.908 Duties and Functions ............................................................................................................ 39.903 Domestic Violence Centers, Certification of ....................................................................... 39.905 Domestic Violence Trust Fund ................................................................................741.01, 938.01 Cyberstalking ................................................................................................................................. 784.048 Aggravated Assault ............................................................................................................. 784.021 Aggravated Battery ............................................................................................................ 784.045 Assault ................................................................................................................................ 784.011 Battery ...................................................................................................................... 784.03 & .041 Dating Violence ......................................................................................................... 784.046(1)(c) Domestic Violence .......................................................................................................... 741.28(2) Family or Household Members ...................................................................................... 741.28(3) Repeat Violence ....................................................................................................... 784.046(1)(b) Sexual Violence ......................................................................................................... 784.046(1)(c) LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Definitions Stalking ............................................................................................................................... 784.048 Violence ..................................................................................................................... 784.046(1)(a) Education/Training Child Protective Investigators ......................................................................................39.301(9)(f) Health Care ........................................................................................................................ 456.031 Law Enforcement ............................................................................................................... 943.171 Public Awareness Campaign ........................................................................................... 741.01(2) Fatality Review Teams .................................................................................................................... 741.316 Fees Clerk of Court ...................................................................................................................... 741.01 Batterers’ Intervention Program ........................................................................................ 741.327 Injunction for Protection ...................................................................................................... 741.30 Marriage License ............................................................................................................. 741.01(2) Trust Fund, Domestic Violence ............................................................................ 741.01 & 938.08 Firearms, Possession of ................................................................................................................. 790.233 Foreign Protection Orders ............................................................................................................ 741.315 Grant Capital Improvement Program .......................................................................................... 39.9055 Health Care Licensure/Training ..................................................................................................... 456.031 7 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Imprisonment, Minimum Term ...................................................................................................... 741.283 Injunctions for Protection ................................................................................................................ 741.30 Arrest Without Warrant .............................................................................. 741.2902 & 901.15(7) Clerk’s Duties ...................................................................................................................... 741.30 Fees, Prohibited .................................................................................................... 741.30(2)(a), (i) Foreign Protection Orders ................................................................................................ 741.315 Law Enforcement Arrest Powers to Enforce ....................................... 741.30 6(d) 2 & 901.15(6) Mutual Orders, Prohibited ................................................................................................... 741.30 Penalties for Violating ......................................................................................................... 784.047 Violation ............................................................................................................................... 741.31 Insurance, Discrimination ....................................................................................................... 626.9541(3) Law Enforcement Arrests Without Warrant ..................................................................................................... 901.15 Investigation of Incidents ...................................................................................................... 741.29 Notice of Legal Rights ........................................................................................................ 746.327 Primary Aggressor ...................................................................................................... 741.29(4)(b) Training ............................................................................................................... 741.29 & 943.171 Uniform Statewide Policies and Procedures .................................................................... 943.1701 Victim Referral & Rights ...................................................................................................... 39.906 Law Enforcement, FL Department of Fatality Review Teams ........................................................................................................ 741.316 8 Statistics............................................................................................................................ 943.1702 Training ............................................................................................................................... 943.171 Uniform Statewide Policies & Procedures ....................................................................... 943.1701 Primary Aggressor ................................................................................................................. 741.29(4)(b) Prosecutor Duties ....................................................................................................................... 741.2901 Protection Orders ........................................................................................................................... 741.30 Relocation Assistance .................................................................................................................... 960.198 Repeat Violence ................................................................................................................... 784.046(1)(b) Reports Department of Children & Families ..................................................................................... 39.904 Florida Department of Law Enforcement ......................................................................... 741.316 Sexual Violence ..................................................................................................................... 784.046(1)(c) Stalking ........................................................................................................................................... 784.048 State Attorney Duties .................................................................................................................. 741.2901 Training – See Education Trust Fund, Domestic Violence ....................................................................................................... 741.01 Victim Address Confidentiality .................................................................................... 408.465 & 741.401 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Sentence ........................................................................................................................................ 741.283 Advocate ....................................................................................................................... 90.5036(b) Assistance .................................................................................................................................. 960 Confidentiality ...................................................................................................................... 39.908 Notice of Legal Rights .......................................................................................................... 741.29 Privilege .............................................................................................................................. 90.5036 Relocation Assistance ......................................................................................................... 960.198 Voting ................................................................................................................................. 741.406 Welfare Child Support Enforcement Disclosure, Exemption ............................................. 414.095(15)(d) Diversion Program ............................................................................................................. 414.157 Hardship Extension ....................................................................................................... 414.105(5) Relocation Program ............................................................................................................ 445.021 Right to Receive Information ................................................................................... 414.095(10)(g) Work Requirement Exemption ........................................................................... 414.065(4)(b)-(c) 9 In FY 2002-2003 there were 6,980 children 17 years old and younger who accompanied a parent or guardian and were served in the state’s domestic violence centers. The Domestic Violence Program Office has oversight for the certification and re-certification of domestic violence centers, the primary providers of services to domestic violence victims in Florida. During the fiscal year, two centers received initial certification and the 38 existing centers’ were re-certified. The list is provided in this report on page 15. Certified domestic violence centers are typically community-based not-for-profit programs that provide a wide range of services dependent on state, federal, and local resources. While the adult domestic violence victim is the primary client, several centers have on-site day care and schooling, and most have additional specialized services for children beyond the required child needs assessment. Annual service reports completed by each individual center are compiled in the Annual Report of Domestic Violence Center Services published by the Department and provide a detailed picture of service provision by each center. A copy of the report may be obtained by contacting the Department’s Domestic Violence Program Office. Centers are involved in a wide range of activities that vary by community. Section 39.905, F.S. mandates centers provide a minimum of nine services including emergency shelter for more than 24 hours, counseling, case management, child assessments, information and referral, 24-hour hotline, safety planning, community education, and professional training. Services are accessed through a 24-hour hotline maintained by each program or the toll-free statewide hotline number, 1800-500-1119, maintained by the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Data submitted by the centers reflects statewide provision of the minimum services during the fiscal year. The data demonstrates a slight decrease in the number of individuals seeking shelter over the past three years, however, there are noticeable increases in the number of individuals seeking face-to-face outreach services. For FY 2002-2003, 13,887 individuals were sheltered compared to 13,925 in FY 2001-2002, a difference of less than one percent. Individuals seeking face-to-face outreach services continue to increase from 110,473 clients in FY 2001-2002 to 116,215 in FY 2002-2003, an increase of five percent. Several factors may be responsible for this upward trend. Anecdotally, it is believed that the increase in demand for outreach services is due in part to the success of the Governor’s domestic violence public education campaign promoting a Violence Free Florida, which provides information on assessing domestic violence services. Additionally, increases in individuals who select face-to-face outreach SERVICE PROVIDED FY 02-03 UNITS Emergency Shelter Clients Served .......................................... 13,887 Days of Shelter ....................................... 347,040 Counseling Clients Served by Telephone .................... 93,335 Clients Served Face to Face ................... 116,215 Counseling Hours ................................... 502,789 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTERS Domestic Violence Centers Case Management ..................................... 27,291 Child Assessments ....................................... 8,366 Information & Referral ........................ 1,042,396 Hotline Calls ............................................. 128,462 Safety Planning .......................................... 89,864 Community Education Units ........................................................... 8,105 Attendance ............................................. 267,172 11 Professional Training Units ........................................................... 2,225 Attendance ............................................... 43,642 services may be a result of domestic violence centers providing an array of community-based services aimed at educating and assisting victims and their children, as well as advocates from law enforcement agencies, state attorneys and judges who continue to provide victim support. Community education is considered a viable component in the centers efforts to assist the public in understanding the dynamics of domestic violence. This fiscal year domestic violence centers conducted 8,105 presentations on domestic violence compared to 7,626 presentations in FY 2001-2002, an increase of six percent. Furthermore, there were 267,172 attendees for this year’s presentations compared to 244,330 who attended last year, an increase of nine percent. This increase may be attributed to the domestic violence DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTERS 12 centers commitment to provide training and technical assistance to community partners. In FY 2002-2003 there were 6,980 children 17 years old and younger who accompanied a parent or guardian and were served in the state’s domestic violence centers. Data continues to be consistent with the 6,993 served during FY 2001-2002. Additionally, current data reflects a continuing trend from the previous year with the majority of adult clients served being between the ages of 30-44 and Caucasian as the most common ethnicity. The ethnicity of clients served in shelter has changed over the previous fiscal year with overall underserved populations experiencing an increase. Hispanic women served in shelter for FY 2002-2003 increased by nine percent, Asian-American women increased by seven percent and Native American women by two percent from last year’s data, however, there was a five percent decrease for African-American women served in shelter during the previous fiscal year. The overall focus on reaching underserved populations with funds provided through the Violence Against Women Act may be responsible for the all-inclusive increase in services to underserved populations. The ethnicity of clients served in outreach programs has also increased in all categories except for Asian-American clients who decreased in FY 2002-2003 by four percent. In addition to client services, the Department continues to collect data for performance evaluation. The legislature established a performance measure for certified centers to implement a family safety and security plan for each adult and child victim in shelter for more than 72 hours. For FY 2002-2003, 98 percent of adult and child victims served in shelter for more than 72 hours received a safety plan compared to 97 percent the previous year. The measure demonstrates the centers continued efforts to assist victims in planning how to remain safe once they leave shelter services. Successful safety planning is based on a variety of factors that involve education on the dynamics of domestic violence, knowledge and availability of community resources, and assistance in exercising the plan. The centers continue to exceed the 97 percent goal established by the legislature for safety planning. CLIENT DEMOGRAPHICS FOR FY 02-03 NUMBER Age of Clients Served in Shelter 0-17 years ................................................... 6,980 18-29 years ................................................. 2,718 30-44 years ................................................. 3,176 45-59 years .................................................... 884 60 years and older ........................................... 81 Age of Clients Served in Outreach 0-17 years ................................................... 8,346 18-29 years ............................................... 18,343 30-44 years ............................................... 24,326 45-59 years ................................................. 7,278 60 years and older ...................................... 1,741 Ethnicity of Clients Served in Shelter Caucasian ................................................... 6,458 African-American ....................................... 4,093 Hispanic ...................................................... 2,663 Asian American ............................................. 148 Native American ............................................. 77 Other ............................................................. 448 Ethnicity of Clients Served in Outreach Caucasian ................................................. 37,852 African-American ..................................... 10,860 Hispanic ...................................................... 9,112 Asian American ............................................. 434 Native American ........................................... 266 Other .......................................................... 1,762 The Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence (FCADV) is the professional organization for the state’s certified domestic violence centers. Their mission is “to create a violence-free world by empowering women and children through the elimination of personal and institutional violence and oppression against all people.” FCADV’s primary function is to provide educational services to the centers; to assist centers resolve problematic agency challenges; to maintain the privilege communications database; and, to oversee the statewide domestic violence hotline. FCADV also provides leadership, advocacy, education, and public policy development on domestic violence and related issues to private and public organizations. The Department contracts with FCADV to provide technical assistance and training to the certified domestic violence centers and expand and enhance services to victims of domestic violence. During FY 2002-2003, FCADV received $2,514,924 through state and federal funding. The following highlights their activities for FY 2002-2003. Community Education and Technical Assistance: A total of 20,898 calls for information and assistance were forwarded to domestic violence centers via the FCADV toll-free statewide domestic violence hotline. In addition, 1,892 technical assistance calls and electronic contacts were received. Topics of inquiry included information on Florida Statutes, statistics, library resources, information on becoming a certified FCADV’s primary center, setting up function is to meetings and conferences and provide educational other related services to the issues. FCADV conducted 14 centers; to assist technical assiscenters resolve tance visits to domestic violence problematic agency centers and challenges; to partnering agenmaintain the cies, and conducted 26 privilege communitrainings to cations database; centers and allied agencies. Training and, to oversee the institutes offered statewide domestic information on a variety of topics violence hotline. including faith- based initiatives, child welfare and advocacy training. Also during the year, a statewide conference provided insight on the topic of Mental Health and Substance Abuse as Impacts Domestic Violence. It featured presentations to an audience of 230 participants by recognized experts in their respective fields. Statewide Rural Initiative: A focus on increased rural services resulted in the competitive distribution of funds in rural communities. Successful applicants provided a total of 53 domestic and/or sexual violence trainings for law enforcement, health departments, civic organizations and local businesses. As a result of this funding, 882 victims received services, including injunction assistance, crisis intervention and advocacy. FCADV offered additional training which addressed domestic violence and/or sexual violence issues in rural communities. Focus was placed on specific underserved populations including Latino women, migrant farm workers and the elderly. Technical assistance was provided to private, public and local community organizations regarding shelter programs and other related topics. Statewide Legal Initiative and Legal Hotline: FCADV provided 2,651 individual legal consultations to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, during the 2002-2003 fiscal year. Two thousand seventy-six representations were provided in injunction hearings as well as technical assistance for filed appeals. Legal training targeted civil and criminal justice system professionals to expand their knowledge of domestic violence legal issues. Domestic violence advocates received training on courtroom decorum, preparing for crossexamination, the unlicensed practice of law, and other topics necessary to ensure the professionalism of the domestic violence advocate in the courtroom. Statewide Legal Hotline staff responded to a total of 3,228 requests for legal advice and/or information. Services specific to Spanish and Creole-speaking callers were also available through the domestic violence hotline. Statewide Clemency Project: Twenty-one onsite interviews were conducted for individuals that currently have clemency cases filed. In addition, a statewide needs assessment was conducted to report on specific criminal justice issues. The goal of this assessment was the prevention of future clemency cases. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTERS Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence 13 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTERS 14 Certified Domestic Violence Centers 23 16 07 10 03 14 30 37 08 02 39 01 28 35 22 32 06 17 15 13 38 09 20 34 21 19 24 12 18 33 31 11 04 26 27 28 05 25 36 40 Bartow .............................. Peace River Center Domestic Violence Shelter Bradenton ......................... Hope Family Services, Inc. Brooksville ........................ Dawn Center of Hernando County Burnell .............................. Family Life Center/SafeHouse Women’s Center Chiefland .......................... Another Way, Inc. Clearwater ....................... The Haven of R.C.S. Cocoa ............................... Salvation Army Domestic Violence Program of Brevard County Dade City ......................... Sunrise of Pasco County, Inc. Daytona Beach ................. Domestic Abuse Council, Inc. Delray Beach .................... Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse, Inc. Fort Lauderdale ................ Women in Distress of Broward County, Inc. Fort Myers ........................ Abuse Counseling & Treatment (ACT) Fort Pierce ....................... Safespace, Inc. Fort Walton Beach ........... Shelter House Gainesville ........................ Peaceful Parts Hudson ............................. Salvation Army Domestic Violence Program of West Pasco Inverness .......................... Citrus County Abuse Shelter Association (CASA) Jacksonville ....................... Hubbard House, Inc.. Kissimmee ........................ Help Now, Inc. Leesburg ........................... Haven of Lake & Sumter Counties Live Oak ........................... Vivid Visions Marathon Shores .............. Domestic Abuse Shelter Miami ................................ Metro-Dade Advocates for Victims, Safespace (North) Naples .............................. Shelter for Abused Women Ocala ................................ Ocala Rape Crisis - Domestic Violence Center/Creative Services, Inc.. Ockeechobee ................... Martha’s House, Inc. Orange Park ..................... Quigley House, Inc. Orlando ............................ Harbor House, Orange County Center Against Domestic Abuse Palatka .............................. Lee Conlee House Palm Bay ........................... Serene Harbor, Inc. Panama City ..................... Salvation Army Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Program og Panama City Pensacola .......................... Favorhouse of Northwest Florida, Inc. Punta Gorda ..................... Center for Abuse and Rape Emergencies Sanford ............................. SafeHouse of Seminole Sarasota ............................ Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center (SPARCC) St. Augustine .................... Safety Shelter of St. Johns County, Inc. (dba Betty Griffin House) St. Petersburg ................... CASA (Center Against Spouse Abuse) Tallahassee ........................ Refuge House, Inc.. Tampa ............................... The Spring of Tampa Bay, Inc. West Palm Beach .............. YWCA Harmony House Abuse Counseling & Treatment, Inc. ED: Jennifer Benton PO Box 60401 Ft. Myers, FL 33906 ADM: (239) 939-2553 FAX (239) 939-4741 CRISIS: (239) 939-3112 [email protected] Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse ED: Pam O’ Brien PO Box 667 Delray Beach, FL 33447 ADM: (561) 265-3797 or (800) 355-8547 FAX: (561) 265-2102 CRISIS: (561) 265-2900 Po’[email protected] Another Way, Inc. ED: Donna Fagan PO Box 1028 Lake City, FL 32056-1028 ADM: (386) 719-2757 ADM FAX: (386) 719-2758 CRISIS: (352) 493-6743 [email protected] [email protected] C.A.R.E. of Charlotte County, Inc. ED: Kay Tvaroch PO Box 510234 Punta Gorda, FL 33951 ADM: (941) 639-5499 FAX: (941) 639-7079 CRISIS: (941) 627-6000 [email protected] CASA ED: Linda Osmundson PO Box 414 St Petersburg, FL 33731 ADM: (727) 895-4912 x111 FAX: (727) 821-7101 CRISIS: (727) 898-3671 www.casa-stpete.org [email protected] Citrus County Abuse Shelter, Assoc. ED: Diana McIntosh PO Box 205 Inverness, FL 34451 ADM: (352) 344-8111 FAX: (352) 344-0548 CRISIS: (352) 344-8111 [email protected] Dawn Center of Hernando Co. ED: Stephanie Walley PO Box 6179 Springhill, FL 34611 ADM (352) 686-8759 FAX: (352)684-0348 CRISIS: (352) 799-0657 [email protected] Haven of Lake and Sumter Co. ED: Ruth Harvey Gilligan PO Box 492335 Leesburg, FL 34749-2335 ADM: (352) 787-5889 FAX: (352) 787-4125 CRISIS: (352) 753-5800 [email protected] Domestic Abuse Council, Inc. ED: M.F. Warren PO Box 142 Daytona Beach, FL 32115 ADM: (386) 257-2297 FAX: (386) 248-1985 CRISIS: (386) 255-2102 DeLand: (386) 738-4080 [email protected] Help Now ED: Lisa Swaine PO Box 420370 Kissimmee, FL 34742 ADM: (407) 847-3260 FAX (407) 847-8121 CRISIS: (407) 847-8562 [email protected] Domestic Abuse Shelter ED: Venita Garvin Valdez PO Box 522696 Marathon Shores, FL 33052 ADM: (305) 743-5452 FAX: (305) 289-1589 CRISIS: (305) 743-4440 [email protected] Family Life Center ED: Diana Christen PO Box 2058 Bunnell, FL 32110 ADM: (386) 437-7610 FAX: (386) 437-1243 CRISIS (386) 437-3505 [email protected] FavorHouse of NW Florida, Inc. ED: Sue Hand 2001 W. Blount Street Pensacola, FL 32501 ADM: (850) 434-1177 FAX: (850) 434-9987 CRISIS: (850) 434-6600 [email protected] [email protected] Harbor House ED: Margaret Anglin PO Box 680748 Orlando, FL 32868-0748 ADM: (407) 886-2244 FAX: (407) 886-0006 CRISIS: (407) 886-2856 [email protected] Hope Family Services, Inc. ED: Laurel Lynch PO Box 1624 Bradenton, FL 34206 ADM: (941) 747-8499 FAX: (941) 749-1796 CRISIS: (941) 755-6805 [email protected] Hubbard House ED: Ellen Siler PO Box 4909 Jacksonville, FL 32201 ADM: (904) 354-0076 x300 FAX: (904) 354-1342 CRISIS: (904) 354-3114 [email protected] Lee Conlee House ED: Shandra Riffey PO Box 2558 Palatka, FL 32177 ADM: (386) 325-4447 FAX: (386) 328-9499 SHELTER: (386) 325-3120 CRISIS: (386) 325-3141 [email protected] Martha’s House ED: Stephanie Locke PO Box 727 Okeechobee, FL 34973 ADM: (863) 763-2893 FAX: (863) 763-6712 CRISIS: (863) 763-0202 [email protected] DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTERS Certified Domestic Violence Centers 15 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTERS 16 Metro-Dade Advocates for Victims, Safespace (North) ED: Pat Sims 7831 NE Miami Court Miami, FL 33138 ADM: (305) 758-2804 FAX: (305) 756-1347 CRISIS: (305) 758-2546 CRISIS (305) 247-4249 in Homestead [email protected] Ocala Rape Crisis-Domestic Violence Center/Creative Services, Inc. ED: Judy Wilson PO Box 2193 Ocala, FL 34478 ADM: (352) 622-5919 FAX: (352) 351-9455 CRISIS: (352) 622-8495 [email protected] Safe House of Seminole ED: Jeanne Gold PO Box 2921 Sanford, FL 32772 ADM: (407) 302-5220 ADM: (407) 302-5219 FAX: (407) 302-5218 CRISIS: (407) 330-3933 [email protected] Safe Space Domestic Violence Services ED: Hylan Bryan PO Box 4075 Ft Pierce, FL 34948 ADM: (772) 595-0042 FAX: (772) 595-0367 Martin CRISIS: 772-288-7023 St. Lucie CRISIS: (772) 464-4555 Indian River CRISIS: (772) 569-7233 [email protected] Peaceful Paths ED: Theresa Harrison PO Box 5099 Gainesville, FL 32627-5099 ADM: (352) 377-5690 FAX: (352) 378-9033 CRISIS:800-393-7233 352-377-8255 [email protected] Safety Shelter of St Johns County dba Betty Griffin House ED: Beth Hughes PO Box 3319 St Augustine, FL 32085 ADM: (904) 808-8544 FAX: (904) 808-8338 CRISIS: (904) 824-1555 [email protected] Peace River Center - Domestic Violence Shelter Program Manager: Joy Kruppa PO Box 1559 Bartow, FL 33831-1559 ADM: (863) 413-2708 FAX: (863) 582-7280 CRISIS: (863) 413-2700 Sebring: (863) 386-1167 [email protected] Salvation Army Domestic Violence & Rape Crisis Program ED: Kimberly Swanson 651 W. 14th St., Unit-C Panama City, FL 32401 ADM: (850) 769-7989 FAX: (850) 769-2183 CRISIS: 1-800-252-2597 Quigley House, Inc. ED: Sharon Youngerman PO Box 142 Orange Park, FL 32067-0142 ADM: (904) 284-0340 FAX: (904) 284-5407 CRISIS: 1-800-339-5017 or 284-0061 [email protected] Salvation Army Brevard Co. Domestic Violence Program ED: Cindy Flachmeier PO Box 1540 Cocoa, FL 32923-1540 ADM: (321) 631-2766 x18 FAX: (321) 631-7914 CRISIS: (321) 631-2764 [email protected] Refuge House, Inc. ED: Kelly Otte PO Box 20910 Tallahassee, FL 32316-0910 ADM: (850) 922-6062 FAX: (850) 922-5611 CRISIS: (850) 681-2111 [email protected] Salvation Army Domestic Violence Program of W. Pasco ED: Michele Anderson PO Box 5517 Hudson, FL 34674-5517 ADM: (727) 856-6498 FAX: (727) 857-1907 CRISIS: (727) 856-5797 Serene Harbor, Inc. ED: Melody Keeth PO Box 100039 Palm Bay, FL 32910-0039 ADM: (321) 726-8282 FAX: (321) 726-8588 CRISIS: (321) 726-8282 [email protected] Shelter for Abused Women & Children CEO: Kathy Herrmann PO Box 10102 Naples, FL 34101 ADM (239) 775-3862 FAX: (239) 775-3061 CRISIS: (239) 775-1101 [email protected] [email protected] http://www.naplesshelter.org Shelter House, Inc. ED: Elizabeth Risch PO Box 220 Ft Walton Beach, FL 32549-0220 ADM: (850) 243-1201 FAX (850) 243-6756 CRISIS: (850) 863-4777 800-44-ABUSE [email protected] SPARCC ED: Stephanie Woods 2139 Main Street Sarasota, FL 34234 ADM: (941) 365-1976 FAX: (941) 365-4919 CRISIS: (941) 365-1976 [email protected] Sunrise of Pasco Co., Inc. ED: Penny Morrill PO Box 928 Dade City, FL 33526 ADM: (352) 521-3358 FAX: (352) 521-3099 CRISIS: (352) 521-3120 [email protected] The Haven of R.C.S. ED: Linda Amidei PO Box 10594 Clearwater, FL 33757 ADM: (727) 443-6148 FAX: (727) 461-5057 CRISIS: (727) 442-4128 Outreach (727) 441-2029 [email protected] Vivid Visions ED: Jennie Lyons PO Box 882 Live Oak, FL 32064 ADM: (386) 364-5957 FAX: (386) 364-1732 CRISIS: (386) 364-2100 [email protected] Women in Distress ED: Christine Thrower PO Box 676 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33302 ADM: (954) 760-9800 FAX: (954) 687-0733 CRISIS: (954) 761-1133 [email protected] DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTERS The Spring of Tampa Bay ED: Sue Spitz PO Box 4772 Tampa, FL 33677 ADM: (813) 247-5433 FAX: (813) 247-2930 CRISIS: (813) 247-7233 [email protected] YWCA Harmony House ED: Liz Foxall 2200 N Florida Mango Road Suite 102 West Palm Beach, FL 33409 ADM: (561) 640-0050 FAX: (561) 640-9155 CRISIS: (561) 640-9844 For Additional Information: Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence ED: Tiffany Carr 425 Office Plaza Drive Tallahassee, FL 32301 ADM: (850) 425-2749 FAX: (850) 425-3091 HOTLINE: 800-500-1119 TDD 800-621-4202 [email protected] 17 The premise of the intervention program model is that violence is a learned and chosen tactic to control and can be ‘unlearned’ through education and intervention. Batterers intervention programs provide direct services to perpetrators of domestic violence and are used as a tool by the criminal justice system to hold perpetrators of domestic violence accountable for their actions, to deter re-offense, and protect victims. Participants of batterers intervention programs are referred from the civil courts through the injunction process or through the criminal courts as the result of arrests culminating in misdemeanor or felony probation. Programs may also receive referrals from pre-trial or diversion programs at the State Attorney’s Office, through the Department of Children and Families, or through self-referral. To assist the courts and referring agencies in identifying appropriate programs and to provide guidance to programs and assessors for maintaining the quality and integrity of their programs, Florida has established minimum standards. The Department of Children and Families is responsible for the promulgation of these guidelines and the certification and monitoring of both programs and personnel. (See ss. 741.32 and 325, F. S.) Programs and assessors are monitored annually for both administrative functions and group observation. Certified programs must be 26 weeks in length, including 24 weekly sessions, plus appropriate intake, assessment, orientation and enrollment. Programs must use a model that employs a program content based on tactics of power and control by one person over another. (See s. 741.325, F. S.) The premise of the model is that violence is a learned and chosen tactic to control and can be “unlearned” through education and intervention. The Certification Procedures and Minimum Standards for Assessors and Batterers Intervention Programs (January 2000) can be found on the following web site: http://www5.myflorida.com/cf_web/myflorida2/ healthhuman/domesticviolence/ During FY 2002-2003, the Department contracted with a private provider, ENSYNC Diversified Management Services, Inc., to conduct on-site monitoring of batterers intervention programs, of which 118 programs and 180 assessors were successfully completed. Additionally, 11 programs and 27 assessors received initial certification, and four programs that applied for certification were denied. At the end of the fiscal year there were 137 certified programs and 340 certified assessors in Florida. The list is updated frequently and can be found on the above web site, as well as in this report. Training The Department of Children and Families completed its first year of providing continuing education for staff of certified batterers intervention programs during FY 2002-2003. The Domestic Violence Program Office in partnership with the Department’s Education and Training Office offered training on the co-occurrence of domestic violence and child abuse. The newly offered continuing education course was provided regionally and launched at the Annual Meeting of Batterers Intervention Programs in October 2002. At the annual meeting, courses on learning principles and diversity within batterers intervention programs were also provided. The Domestic Violence Program Office is committed to not only meeting the educational needs of the program staff, but making it convenient as well. After numerous requests, an additional curriculum was developed for victim liaisons and added to the training. Two courses have been offered in partnership with the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Participants have commented that the class has provided them with the victim perspective as well as a reminder that their goal is to increase victim safety. BATTERERS INTERVENTION PROGRAMS Batterers Intervention Programs Enrollment The Department requests that all certified programs provide demographic, enrollment, and discharge information on court-ordered perpetrators of domestic violence. The data on page 20 reflects statewide enrollment as reported from 75 percent of the state’s certified programs during the fiscal year. During the fiscal year, 4,376 participants were enrolled with 38 percent completing the program and 62 percent were terminated from the program for nonparticipation. The median age of participants was 34 years, with the youngest at 17 years of age and the oldest at 84 years of age. The greatest number of participants was 31 years of age. Please note that the entry of “unknown” on the following table is due to incomplete responses to survey questions, which are filled out by program participants. 19 BATTERERS INTERVENTION PROGRAMS PARTICIPANT DEMOGRAPHICS Demographic % Demographic # % ENROLLED 4376 Terminated 2706 62% Married 1013 23% Completed 1670 38% Divorced 386 9% MARITAL STATUS 1246 28% Living Together 434 10% Single EDUCATION 1st - 8th Grade 329 8% Separated 655 15% 9th - 11th Grade 1103 25% Unknown 642 15% 12th Grade or GED 1665 38% Some College 835 19% College Graduate 274 6% White 1960 45% 49 1% African American 1274 29% 121 3% Hispanic 869 20% Asian 26 1% Other 142 3% Unknown 105 2% Post Graduate Unknown EMPLOYMENT RACE Full-time 2319 53% Part-time 472 11% 53 1% Unemployed 969 22% Disabled 191 4% Nonparticipation Other 117 3% Unknown 255 6% Retired 20 # INCOME REASONS FOR TERMINATION Recurrence/Arrest 86 3% 1676 62% Noncompliance 85 3% Drug/Alcohol Use 23 1% Other 55 2% 781 29% Unknown $0 - $5K 904 21% $5K - $10K 485 11% $10K - $15K 618 14% $15K - $20K 504 12% $20K - $25K 407 9% $25K - $30K 206 5% $30K - $35K 141 3% $35K + 191 4% Unknown 920 21% Data reported by 75% of the certified batterers intervention programs. DEFINITIONS: • Recurrence/Arrest – violence against their partner that may have culminated in an arrest. • Nonparticipation - excess absences. • Noncompliance - failure to follow program rules. • Drug/Alcohol Use - attending group while intoxicated; failure to attend court-ordered treatment (if applicable); or positive drug/ alcohol screening (if applicable). • Other - discharge for other reasons, i.e., relocation, transfer to another program, charges/injunction dropped, etc. • Unknown – survey question was not completed. Choices 7880 W. Dunnellon Rd. (CR 488) Dunnellon, FL 34433 (352) 563-1600 Circuit 1 Circuit 4 Bridgeway Center 137 Hospital Drive Ft. Walton Bch, FL 32548-5015 (850) 833-7500 Salvation Army 328 North Ocean Street Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 301-4834 Cordova Counseling Center 4400 Bayou Blvd., Suite 8-D Pensacola, FL 32503 (850) 474-9882 First Step, Hubbard House, Inc. P. O. Box 4909 Jacksonville, FL 32201 (904) 354-0076 Baycare Inverness 103 West Dampier Street Inverness, FL 34450 (352) 341-4545 or (877) 894-4906 Pattison Professional Counseling Center 7 Vine Avenue NE Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32548 (850) 863-2873 Quigley House, Inc. P.O. Box 142 Orange Park, FL 32067 (904) 284-0340 Court Educational Programs 220 E. Main Street Tavares, FL 32778 (352) 343-9399 Salvation Army 191 Nassau Place Yulee, Fl 32041 (904) 301-4834 Growing Center Counseling 275 West Jefferson Street Brooksville, FL 34601 (352) 544-5833 Circuit 5 Circuit 6 Western Judicial Services, Inc. 807 S.W. 3rd Avenue, Suite B Ocala, FL 34474 (352) 622-9006 Alpha Counseling Services 10730 U. S. Highway 19 N Suite 4 Port Richey, FL 34668 (813) 862-0111 Marion-Citrus Mental Health Center 5664 S.W. 60th Avenue Ocala, FL 34474 (352) 291-5440 Glover and Associates 7017 Central Avenue St. Petersburg, FL 33710 (727) 343-5158 Benjamin Keyes, Ph.D. 947 Candlelight Boulevard Brooksville, FL 34601 (800) 983-8368 or (352) 797-5559 Wellness Center 8800 49th Street, North Suite 102, Room 5 Pinellas Park, FL 34666 (727) 544-3352 Mid-Florida Counseling & Consulting Services 401 NW 3rd Avenue Ocala, FL 34475 (352) 620-0900 Mac Associates 1501 ALT 19 South, Suite A Tarpon Springs, FL 34689 (813) 937-7900 Hurlburt Field Family Advocacy Program 16 MDOS/ SGOHF Hurlburt Field, FL 32544 (850) 884-5061 C.O.P.E. Center 3686 US Highway 331 South DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433 (850) 892-8045 Favorhouse of NW Florida, Inc. 2001 W. Blount Street Pensacola, FL 32501 (850) 434-1177 Mental Health Associates 14 West Jordan Street Pensacola, FL 32501 (850) 469-0128 Circuit 2 New Hope 1589-A Metropolitan Blvd. Tallahassee, FL 32308 (850) 386-9313 Creative Counseling Services of Florida 1106 Thomasville Road, Suite K Tallahassee, FL 32303 (850) 510-5133 Circuit 3 Diversified Human Services Praxis Network Office 212 N. Marion Street Lake City, FL 32055 (386) 752-9937 Western Judicial Services, Inc. 1113 Lake Harris Drive Tavares, FL 32778 (352) 742-9317 Choices 108 N. Magnolia Avenue Suite 219 Ocala, FL 34475 (352) 622-0062 A Better Solution 5247 Park Street St. Petersburg, FL 33709 (727) 458-7775 David Swindall, LMFT 5580 Park Blvd., Suite 6 Pinellas Park, FL 33781 (727) 544-9305 Western Judicial Services 6420 Ridge Road New Port Richey, FL 34668 (800) 430-0503 BATTERERS INTERVENTION PROGRAMS Certified Batterers Intervention Programs 21 BATTERERS INTERVENTION PROGRAMS Prevention Projects, Inc. 13743 US 98 Bypass Dade City, FL 33525 (352) 523-0024 Dept of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Veterans DVIP-SATP 116A2 P. O. Box 5005 Bay Pines, FL 33744 (727) 398-6661, ext. 5750 New Horizons Domestic Violence Program 4550 S. Clyde Morris Blvd. Suite C Port Orange, FL 32119 (386) 767-4826 Circuit 9 A No Abuse Program 706 East Colonial Drive Orlando, FL 32803 (407) 999-9703 Families Against Abuse 427 N. Primrose Drive Orlando, FL 32803 (407) 260-6343 Benjamin Keyes, Ph.D. New Port Square 4625 E. Bay Drive, Suite 301 Clearwater, FL 33764 (727) 572-0059 Newman Counseling Alternatives 1240 Mason Avenue Daytona Beach, FL 32117 (386) 253-4559 Psychological Management Group 7621 Little Road, Suite 100 New Port Richey, FL (813) 996-0646 Deltona Counseling Associates 766-B Deltona Blvd. Deltona, FL 32725 (407) 574-5148 Clinicians Group, P.A., d/b/a Batterers’ Intervention Project 1661 East Bay Drive Largo FL 33771 (727) 582-8000 Responsible Choices P.O. Box 10482 Daytona Beach, FL 32120 (386) 248-2272 Family Court Education & Mediation Services, Inc. 3 South Bermuda Ave., Suite 13 Kissimmee, FL 34741 (407) 931-1778 Positive Changes 2001 S. Ridgewood Ave. South Daytona, FL 32118 (386) 767-0523 Beltran Behavioral Health 201 Ruby Avenue, Suite A Kissimmee, FL 34741 (407) 518-9161 Preventive Abuse Counseling 122 Amelia Avenue Deland, FL 32721 (386) 738-7594 Circuit 10 Barbara Chism, LMHC 8383 Seminole Blvd., Suite B Seminole, FL 33772 (727) 393-8702 22 Joe Whitenton, Ph.D. Family Counseling 600 Tenth Street Holly Hill, FL 32117 (386) 255-6845 Nautilus Counseling Center 1950 First Avenue North Suite 217 St. Petersburg, FL 33713-8998 (727) 488-6366 Men’s Work 7901 4th Street North, Suite 3232 St. Petersburg, FL 33702 (727) 515-8482 Douglas J. Summers, LMHC 3000 Gulf to Bay, Suite 209 Clearwater, FL 33759 (727) 541-2233 or 647-2581 Circuit 7 Domestic Abuse Council, Inc. Family Intervention Program P.O. Box 142 Daytona Beach, FL 32115 (386) 257-2297 Change/Safety Shelter of St. Johns County, Inc. P. O. Box 3319 St. Augustine, FL 32085 (904) 808-8544 Circuit 8 Diversified Human Services, Inc. 16 E. University Avenue Gainesville, FL 32604 (352) 335-1880 Peaceful Paths P. O. Box 5099 Gainesville, FL 32627-5099 (352) 377-5690 Creative Counseling Services 4001 Newberry Road, D-4 Gainesville, FL 32607 (352) 373-1218 First Step/Hubbard House, Inc. The Family Service Center 418 8th Street South Macclenny, FL 32063 (904) 354-0076 Abolish Abuse 4851 S. Apopka-Vineland Rd. Orlando, FL 32819 (407) 876-7757 New Options, Inc. 3203 Lawton Road, Suite 150 Orlando, FL 32803 (407) 894-8410 Adjustment & Awareness Counseling Services, Inc. 301 3rd Street NW, Suite 204A Winter Haven, FL 33881 (863) 291-3155 Social Solutions, Inc. 906 SE Lakeview Drive Sebring, FL 33870 (863) 402-1088 BayCare Health Management 101 West Main Street, Suite 170 Lakeland, FL 33815 (863) 688-6262 Circuit 12 Circuit 13 Families in Action, Inc. 2734 N.W. 183rd Street Coral City, Fl 33054 (305) 621-6160 Domestic Abuse Intervention Project 1901 Manatee Ave. W Bradenton, FL 34205 (941) 746-6778 MacDill Air Force Base Family Advocacy Program 8415 Bayshore Boulevard Tampa, FL 33621 (813) 828-5315 Domestic Violence Intervention Project 200 S. Washington Blvd. Suite 7-A Sarasota, FL 34236 (941) 957-1416 Interventions Enterprises, Inc. 1502 West Busch Blvd., Suite E Tampa, FL 33612 (813) 933-8865 Metro-Dade Family and Victim Services 2125 Biscayne Boulevard Suite 400 Miami, FL 33137 (305) 571-7750 Alliance for Psychological Services 1570 Madruga Avenue, Suite 309 Coral Gables, FL 33146 (305) 663-6540 The Recovery Project 10300 Sunset Drive, Suite 160 Miami, FL 33173 (305) 271-5500 Perspectives in Mental Health 7344 S. W. 48th Street, Suite 302 Miami, FL 33155 (305) 663-0013 Miami Behavioral Health Center 1401 S.W. 1st Street, Suite 204 Miami, FL 33135 (305) 649-0017 Dade Family Counseling, Inc. 1490 West 49th Place, Suite 410 Hialeah, FL 33012 (305) 827-3252 Full Circle Counseling, Inc. 220 71st Street, Suite 218 Miami Beach, FL 33141 (305) 867-3330 Lifeline of Miami, Inc. 9745 Sunset Drive, Suite 109 Miami, FL 33173 (305) 270-0400 New Era Health Center, Inc. 9600 SW 8th Street, Suite 1 Miami, FL 33174 (305) 559-8838 Behavior Management Services 200 S. Washington Blvd., Suite 9 Sarasota, FL 34236 (941) 954-1105 Anger Alternatives 544 12th Street, West Bradenton, FL 34205 (941) 750-0430 The Halcyon Group 2021 Englewood Road, Suite D Englewood, FL 34223 (941) 475-7337 C & C Family Services of Manatee, Inc. 4230 26th Street West, Suite 8 Bradenton, FL 34205-3516 (941) 755-9947 Cambridge Health Assoc. Domestic Abuse Program 333 Tamiami Trail South Suite 203 Venice, FL 34285 (941) 486-1990 Mayra Cestero Counseling Services, Inc. 4301 32nd Street West Suite E-27 Bradenton, FL 34205 (941) 545-6511 Life Counseling 1400 Colonial Blvd., Suite 253 Ft. Myers, FL 33907 (239) 939-4566 Veteran’s DVIP James A. Haley VA Hospital 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. Tampa, FL 33612 (813) 972-2000, Ext. 6647 Brandon Psychiatric Associates 407 N. Parsons Ave., Suite 102-B Brandon, FL 33510 (813) 684-7627 The Spring of Tampa Bay, Inc. 5118 N. 56th Street, Suite 225 Tampa, FL 33610 (813) 621-7233 BATTERERS INTERVENTION PROGRAMS Circuit 11 Psychological Management Group 15436 N. Florida Ave., Suite 102 Tampa, FL 33613 (813) 963-1016 Western Judicial Services, Inc. 8001 N. Dale Mabry, Suite 801C Tampa, FL 33614 (813) 930-9595 Joni Stewart Domestic Violence Intervention Program 310 E. Oak Ave Tampa, FL 33602 (813) 277-0080 Circuit 14 The Unlimited Path, Inc. 1159 Jenks Ave. Panama City, FL 32401 (850) 872-0222 23 BATTERERS INTERVENTION PROGRAMS Circuit 15 Circuit 16 Circuit 18 D.A.R.T. 185 East Indiantown Road Suite #108 Jupiter, FL 33477 (561) 743-2797 Perspectives on Mental Health dba Domestic Safety Program 11400 Overseas Highway Town Hall Square #203 Marathon, FL 33050 (305) 743-9588 Families Against Abuse 282 Short Avenue, Suite 106 Longwood, FL 32750 (407) 260-6343 FA/CTS 3175 S. Congress Avenue Suite 106 Lake Worth, FL 33461 (561) 968-2370 Abusive Partners of Palm Beach County 399 Camino Gardens Blvd. Suite 307 Boca Raton, FL 33433 (561) 750-9710 Parent-Child Center, Inc. 4802 East Avenue West Palm Beach, FL 33407 (561) 844-3531 x68 Alternative/Relapse Treatment Services 2994 Jog Road Lake Worth, FL 33467 (561) 434-4410 or 451-4037 Let’s Grow Together 33 SE 1st Avenue Delray Beach, FL 33444 (561) 279-2080 24 New Options of Royal Palm Beach 1402 Royal Palm Beach Blvd. # 400B Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411 (561) 792-9242 Atlantic Coast Counseling 4047 Okeechobee Blvd., #225 West Palm Beach, FL 33409 (561) 242-9287 Family Health Counseling Center 2677 Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 102 West Palm Beach, FL 33406 (561) 433-0123 Lake Worth Counseling Center 416 N. Dixie Highway Lake Worth, FL 33460 (561) 547-0303 Florida Family Care 350 CaminoGardens Blvd. Suite 301 Boca Raton, FL 33432 (561) 447-9121 Alliance for Psychological Services 1570 Madruga Avenue Suite 309 Coral Gables, FL 33146 (305) 663-6540 Circuit 17 Families in Action, Inc. 160 N. W. 176th St., Suite 302-4 Miami, FL 33169 (954) 433-8520 Professional Counseling & Consulting Group 400 N. Andrews Ave., Suite #201 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 (954) 761-9333 Women in Distress of Broward County P.O. Box 676 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33302 (954) 760-9800 Family Service Agency, Inc. 3347 N. University Dr. Davie, FL 33024 (954) 587-7880 The Glass House 5255 NW 33rd Avenue Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309 (954) 938-0055 Family Counseling Center 220 Coral Sands Road Rockledge, FL 32955 (407) 632-5792 New Options, Inc. 254 Wilshire Blvd. P.O. Box 180957 Casselberry, FL 32718 (407) 830-1662 Abolish Abuse/Resolution Counseling 377 E. State Road 434 Longwood, FL 32750 (407) 876-7757 Central Florida Psychological Services 202 N. Park Avenue Sanford, FL 32772-2524 (407) 330-0418 Harbor City Counseling Centers 504 N. Harbor City Blvd. Melbourne, FL 32935 (407) 253-2733 Fields Counseling, Inc. 421 North Montgomery Rd. Suite 151 Altamonte Springs, FL 32714 (407) 880-2131 or 463-1197 Western Judicial Services 1600 Sarno Road, Suite 24 Melbourne, FL 32935 (321) 752-7557 Family Therapy Center of West Broward 9950 Stirling Road, Suite 108 Pembroke Pines, FL 33024 (954) 436-1222 Heartwork 300 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 237 Casselberry, FL 32750 (407) 830-0417 Fifth Street Counseling 4121 NW 5th Street, Suite 206 Plantation, FL 33317 (954) 797-5222 A No Abuse Program 706 East Colonial Drive Orlando, FL 32803 (407) 999-9703 Lifeline of Miami, Inc. 6550 Griffin Road, Suite 104 Davie, Florida 33314 (954) 791-5484 Alliance for Psychological Srv. 1570 Madruga Avenue, Suite 309 Coral Gables, FL 33146 (305) 663-6540 Circuit 19 Stop Battering Now Mental Health Association of Indian River County 2001 9th Ave., Suite 301 Vero Beach, FL 32960 (561) 569-9788 D.A.R.T. 185 E. Indiantown Rd., Suite 108 Jupiter, FL 33477-5071 (561) 743-2797 Recovery Associates, Inc. 8000 South U.S. 1, Suite 202 Port St. Lucie, FL 34952 (561) 878-9368 Alcohol & Drug Abuse Program 412 E. Osceola St. Stuart, FL 34994 (561) 286-8933 Breakthrough Recovery Services 202 NW 5th Avenue Okeechobee, FL 34972 (863) 467-2300 Breakthrough Recovery Services 1122 U.S. Highway 1 Sebastian, FL 32958 (561) 581-0610 Breakthrough Recovery Services 2126 N. US Highway 1 Ft. Pierce, FL 34950 (561) 489-0005 Kathairein Center for Human Development, Inc 950 S.E. Central Parkway Stuart, FL 34994 (772) 529-1676 Kathairein Center for Human Development, Inc 2933 South U.S. I Ft. Pierce, FL 34982 (772) 529-1676 Kathairein Center for Human Development, Inc. 638 SW Old Dixie Hwy Vero Beach, FL 32962 (772) 529-1676 AIM Target Programs, Inc. 3615 Central Ave., Suite 1 Ft. Myers, FL 33901 (239) 939-3363 S.A.F.E. The David Lawrence Center 2806 South Horseshoe Drive Naples, FL 34104 (941) 643-6101 TLC Educational Consultants, Inc Castello Square Executive Suites 5051 Castello Drive, Suite 215 Naples, FL 34103 (941) 403-9997 Collier County Counseling/Peace Program 3375 Taimiami Trail E. Naples, FL 34112 (941) 417-0181 Lee Co. Counseling dba Collier Co. Counseling/Peace Program 9371 Cypress Lake Dr., Suite 17 Ft. Myers, FL 33919 (239) 437-0009 Alcoholism Treatment Services Aztec Realty Plaza, Suite A5 4456 Tamiami Trail Charlotte Harbor, FL 33980 (941) 505-1187 Atwell Center 5647 Naples Blvd Naples, FL 34109 (941) 514-4550 The Halcyon Group, Inc. 4055 Tamiami Trail, Suite 33 Port Charlotte, FL 33950 (941) 235-4414 DENIED CERTIFICATION Abuse Counseling & Treatment P. O. Box 60401 Ft. Myers, FL 33906-6401 (239) 939-2553 New Hope (Dade County) Circuit 12 Manatee County Domestic Violence Intervention Program Circuit 14 Community Services of North Florida Circuit 15 Atlantic Counseling Circuit 18 Personal and Professional Development Services Circuit 19 Safespace, Inc. Circuit 20 The Willoughs at Naples Positive Adjustments of Florida, Inc. WITHDREW, CLOSED OR INACTIVE Circuit 5 Citrus County Abuse Shelter The Harbor CATS, Inc. Tri-County Rehab, Inc. Prevention Projects Circuit 6 The Harbor Randolph Butts Family Service Center Beta-Genesis, Inc. Nell Cotter Behavioral Sciences Center Advanced Counseling Robert Moore and Associates Circuit 7 Circuit 1 Family Crisis Center Helping Hands/Lee Conlee House Santa Rosa Counseling Lakeview Center Circuit 8 Circuit 5 Circuit 20 Circuit 11 Christine Harris Circuit 9 Groveland Family and Crisis Counseling All Dimensions, Inc. BATTERERS INTERVENTION PROGRAMS Stop Battering Now Mental Health Association of Indian River County Miracle Prayer Temple Church 3215 Avenue Q Fort Pierce, FL 34950 (561) 467-2672 The Unlimited Path, Inc. Circuit 9 Universal Recovery Parkside Professional Court Classes, Inc. Colonial Counseling Park Place Behavioral Health Care, Inc. 25 BATTERERS’ INTERVENTION PROGRAMS Circuit 10 New Directions Daylight Group Heart of Florida Behavioral Center Counseling Associates of Bartow Peace River Center for Personal Development Alpha Counseling Lorna Thomas Multi-Counseling Circuit 11 The Advocate Program Merrill Frank Hope Wine, Psy.D. Family Counseling of Greater Miami Las Brisas Health Center FMH Adult Day Care Circuit 12 First Step of Sarasota Family Violence Treatment Program Circuit 14 Brent Decker, Ph.D. Life Management John A. Williams, LMHC Circuit 15 Treating Abusive Partners Circuit 16 Domestic Safety Program Circuit 17 26 Associates for Psychological Services, Inc. The Peace Project, Inc. Circuit 18 Seminole Community Mental Health (DOVE) Stop Battering Now (Brevard County) Circuit 19 Forest Hill Counseling (Martin County) Martha’s House Alpha Alternatives Circuit 20 Charter Glades Solutions for Families, Inc. Creative Counseling Associates Charlotte Community Mental Health, Inc. Treatment Works! Hendry-Glades Mental Health Choices & Recovery, Inc. DECERTIFIED PROGRAMS Circuit 6 Parkside Professional Group Circuit 20 Family Quest, Inc. During 2002, there were 906 reported murders in Florida of which 188 (21 percent) were related to domestic violence. Of these offenses, the spouse or live-in partner was the victim in 52 percent and children accounted for 16 percent of the victims.1 In the quest to better understand, intervene, and prevent domestic homicides, many communities throughout the state have developed Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams. The review teams are comprised of community members representing law enforcement, courts, social services, domestic violence centers, state attorneys and various other interested community representatives. The reviews performed by the teams are a “deliberative process for identification of deaths, both homicide and suicide, caused by domestic violence.”2 At the beginning of 2002, there were 13 active “During 2002, domestic violence fatality there were review teams covering 15 counties: Bay, Brevard, 906 reported Broward, Collier, Miamimurders in Dade, Duval, Escambia, Lee, Orange, Palm Beach, Florida of Pinellas, Polk and Sarasota/ which 188 Manatee/Desoto. The Putnam/Volusia Counties (21 percent) Review Team and the were related Collier County Review Team went on inactive to domestic status during the 2002violence.” 2003 fiscal year. Columbia County established a new review team in March 2003. Currently, there are 12 active teams. The Department’s Domestic Violence Program Office provides technical assistance to the community-based review teams through various venues including training events and newsletters. One such training event was the First National Conference on Domestic Violence Fatality Review in Phoenix in August 2002. The conference included presentations on emerging practices with opportunities for participants to engage in mock reviews. The Department provided resources to members of the 12 teams to attend. Additionally, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) provides support to the teams by furnish- 1 2 ing a standardized collection form for the recording of their findings. FDLE issues a report annually that documents the teams’ activities, findings and recommendations. (See section 741.316, F. S.) In June 2003, FDLE released its report with data and recommendations compiled from 12 participating teams. The teams included Bay, Brevard, Broward, Collier, Duval, Escambia, Lee, Orange, Palm Beach, Pinellas, Polk, and Sarasota/Manatee/DeSoto counties. Highlights of the Report include a comparable analysis of findings from the 2002 and 2003 reports. Data reviewed included the average age and sex of perpetrators and the decedents, the location of the incidents, weapons used, relationship, and history. The report indicates an overwhelming number of perpetrators of domestic violence are male (85 percent) with the average age of 42. Additionally, 84 percent of decedents are female. Of the 60 fatalities reviewed, 63 percent involved the use of a firearm, 52 percent of the parties involved in the domestic violence incidence resided in the same household, and 40 percent had reported prior incidents of domestic violence. FATALITY REVIEW TEAMS Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams The Report suggests law and policy changes to include: • Increased funding for mental health and domestic violence programs, • Mandated local law enforcement agencies to employ victim advocates, • Provisions for outreach efforts to the public on what they can do when they are aware of an abusive relationship, • Mandated judicial training, and • Stricter laws requiring batterers to be sentenced to certified batterers intervention programs. Major findings related to domestic violence fatalities from the review teams were: • Untreated or under-treated drug and/or alcohol abuse, • Easy access to firearms, • Failure to effectively utilize appropriate services and service providers, and • A need for better overall training. The Florida Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team Annual Report 2003 may be accessed on the Internet at: http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/CitResCtr/ Domestic_Violence/index.html. FDLE, Florida Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team Annual Report 2003. Barbara Hart, Domestic Violence Death Review, Febuary 9, 1995, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. 27 FATALITY REVIEW TEAMS Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams Bay Dade/Miami Orange Cheryl Murray, Chair Department of Health 597 W. 11th Street Panama City, FL 32401 PH: (850) 872-4455, ext.175 FAX: (850) 747-5475 [email protected] Lauren Lazarus, Esq., Chair Admin. Offices of Courts 175 NW 1st Avenue, Rm 1502 Miami, FL 33128 PH: (305) 349-5555 Fax: (305) 349-5559 [email protected] Jana Jasinski, Co-Chair University Central Florida P.O. Box 25000 Orlando, FL 32816 PH: (407) 823-6568 FAX: (407) 823-3026 [email protected] Brevard Desoto/Sarasota/ Manatee Palm Beach Nancy Slater, Chair Brevard Co. Criminal Justice, Inc. 1040 S. Florida Avenue Rockledge, FL 32955 PH: (321) 633-2006 [email protected] Broward Nancy Tanner, Chair State Attorney’s Office 16 SE 6th Street Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301 PH: (954) 765-4133 Fax: (954) 765-4178 [email protected] Charlotte 28 Kay Tvaroch, Chair C.A.R.E. P.O. Box 510234 Punta Gorda, FL 33951 PH: (941) 639-5499 FAX: (941) 639-7079 [email protected] Columbia/Dixie/ Hamilton/ Lafayette/Madison/ Taylor/Suwannee Nancy Holliday-Fields, Esq. Chair & Deputy Court Administrator Family Court Third Judicial Circuit P.O. Box 1569 Lake City, FL 32056 PH: (386) 719-2012 Fax (386) 719-7576 [email protected] Stephanie Woods, LMHC, Chair SPARCC 2139 Main Street Sarasota, FL 34237 PH: (941) 365-0208. FAX: (941) 365-4919 [email protected] Duval Libby Senterfitt, Chair State Attorney’s Office 330 E. Bay Street, Rm 504 Jacksonville, FL 32202 PH: (904) 630-2502. FAX: (904) 630-1848 [email protected] Escambia Greg Marcille, Co-Chair State Attorney’s Office P.O. Box 12726 Pensacola, FL 32591 PH: (850) 595-4200 FAX: (850) 595-4762 [email protected] Lee Nica Bobak, Co-Chair Abuse Counseling & Treatment P.O. Box 60401 Ft. Myers, FL 33906 PH: (239) 335-2140 FAX: (239) 335-2135 [email protected] Cynthia Rubenstein, Co-Chair YMCA Harmony House 2200 N Florida Mango Rd #102 West Palm Beach, FL 33409 PH: (561) 338-3764 FAX: (561) 640-0050 or 640-9155 [email protected] Community education is an essential tool in increasing awareness and changing public attitudes about domestic violence. Appropriate training is imperative for those who come in contact with victims of domestic violence in order to safeguard them and their children and provide the resources they need. The Domestic Violence Office not only provides resources, but also works closely with the Executive Office of the Governor, the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and other public and private agencies to educate Florida’s citizens. We are committed to building community awareness of domestic violence and meeting the educational needs of professionals throughout the state. Violence Free Florida! The Department of Children and Families and the Executive Office of the Governor, recognizing that while much has been achieved, much remains to be done, initiated a statewide public education campaign, Violence Free Florida!. The goals of the Governor’s campaign are to raise the level of awareness of domestic violence as a significant problem in Florida and increase the safety and well-being of Florida’s families experiencing such violence. To accomplish these goals, the Domestic Violence Program Office is responsible for developing and implementing: • An electronic newsletter, DV Digest, highlighting Florida’s domestic violence initiatives, activities and achievements and post on the Internet at: http:// www5.myflorida.com/cf_web/myflorida2/healthhuman/ domesticviolence/publications/index.html. • A Religion and Domestic Violence Advanced Issues Workshop on Addressing Interfaith Responses to Battering. Held in Orlando on February 5-6, 2003, in collaboration with the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The presenters included Dr. Leo Mesa of Miami’s Healing Hearts Family Center, Reverend Lou Reed of Miami’s West Side Baptist Church, Ray Rufo of Trinity International University, Sharifa Alkhateeh of the Peaceful Families Project and many others. Workshop subjects included Religious Values of Human Dignity and Nonviolence, Scriptural Sources of Islam and the Mind of the Muslim Victim; Opening the Doors to Jewish Women: A Model for Culturally Specific Programs; Is Your Church Safe?: Creating a Culture of Safety for Victims Within the Local Church; Clergy Response to Domestic Violence: Developing a Spiritual Framework and several others. • The Volunteer for Ending Abuse, Improving Lives program, a facilitated pro bono provision of health care to battered women and children in shelter. Announced by Governor Jeb Bush and Secretary Jerry Regier on National Health Cares About Domestic Violence Day, October 9, 2002, in observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Partners in this effort include the Florida Medical Association, the Florida Dental Association, Florida Osteopaths Medical Association, Florida Commission on Community Service, and Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Nearly 25 percent of American women report being raped and/or physically assaulted by a current or former spouse, cohabiting partner, or date at some time in their lifetime. Victims of abuse are more likely to suffer from arthritis, chronic neck, back and pelvic pain, migraine headaches, stomach ulcers and other digestive diseases, and are at significantly higher risk for sexually transmitted diseases and invasive cervical cancer. In addition to the long-term physical harm that may be caused by violence, there is a growing body of research linking domestic violence with a wide range of emotional and behavioral effects, including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, chronic sleep disturbance, alcohol and other substance abuse, aggression toward self and others, and suicide attempts, to name a few. Many times victims do not have health insurance or financial resources, or because of the abusive relationship have been prevented from getting health care. The Volunteer for Ending Abuse, Improving Lives recruits physicians and dentists willing to give their time for the provision of basic, non-urgent health care to battered women in shelter and promotes the routine screening of medical and dental patients for domestic violence. Informational brochures were sent to approximately 20,000 physicians and dentists across the state in January 2003, while recruitment and organizing kits were also distributed to Florida’s certified domestic violence centers. An editorial piece with screening guidelines by Secretary Regier was published in several professional journals, including the January 2003 edition of the Florida Medical Association Quarterly Journal; February 2003 edition of Today’s Florida Dental Association Monthly Journal; Fall/Winner 2002 edition of The Journal, Florida Osteopathic Medical Association, and the Spring 2003 edition of OB/GYN Today. COMMUNITY EDUCATION & PUBLIC AWARENESS Community Education and Public Awareness 29 COMMUNITY EDUCATION & PUBLIC AWARENESS Governor’s Peace at Home: Stopping Domestic Violence Awards JUSTICE SYSTEM: Developed programs or services in the justice system to prevent domestic violence, protect the public or stop the perpetrators of domestic violence. As awareness of domestic violence has grown over the years, so has the number of remarkable individuals and organizations who are making a difference in our state. Each year, through the Governor’s Peace at Home Awards, Governor Bush honors individuals and organizations in Florida for their outstanding accomplishments and contributions in the areas of services to children, survivor support, justice system programs, health care, public education and awareness, research, and an overall award. • Honorable Raymond T. McNeal, Circuit Court Judge, 5th Judicial Circuit Ocala To launch Florida’s observance of National Victims’ Rights Week, the Governor’s Office and the Department of Children and Families hosted an awards ceremony in Tallahassee on April 7, 2003. Lt. Governor Toni Jennings and Secretary Jerry Regier presented awards to the following winners: CHILDREN’S SERVICES: Developed prevention programs or has created or enhanced support for children who have suffered from the trauma of domestic violence. • Robert “Bob” Whitworth, Victim Advocate, Lake County Sheriff’s Office • Detective Jorge Fernandez de Lara Sweetwater Police Department HEALTH CARE: Provided health or dental care through volunteer service to domestic violence victims and their children. • Dr. Bruce Grozier and Staff, Family Medical Clinic Sarasota. 30 SURVIVOR SUPPORT: Promoted greater selfdetermination and empowerment of survivors through exemplary programs or services. • Melbourne Police Department Domestic Violence Unit Celia Kettner, Yolanda Ortiz, Commander Steve Mimb, Detective Sandy Meyers, & Mary Highland Nurse Ronalda Hobson accepting award on behalf of Dr. Bruce Grozier and the staff of the Family Medical Clinic, Sarasota PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION: Promoted education and awareness of domestic violence through communications, media, curriculum, or other activities that have enhanced prevention of domestic violence, and advanced a greater understanding of the problem. • Carol Bailey, Victim Advocate, The Haven of Religious Community Services Clearwater • Carol Bailey, Victim Advocate, The Haven of Religious Community Services Clearwater Domestic Violence Training The Domestic Violence Program Office works with and provides resources to many public and private agencies to provide domestic violence training. We are committed to insuring that quality training and education is provided to professionals who come in contact with domestic violence in their work, as well as the public. Provided is a summary of educational events contracted by the Department with various agencies: Batterers Intervention Programs The Department of Children and Families completed its first year of providing continuing education for staff of state certified batterers intervention programs during FY 2002-2003. The Domestic Violence Program Office in partnership with the Department’s Education and Training Office offered training on the co-occurrence of domestic violence and child abuse. The newly offered continuing education course was provided regionally and launched at the Annual Meeting of Batterers Intervention Programs in October 2002. At the annual meeting, courses on learning principles and diversity within batterers intervention programs were also provided. The Domestic Violence Program Office is committed to not only meeting the educational needs of the program staff, but making it convenient as well. After numerous requests, an additional curriculum was developed for victim liaisons and added to the training. Two courses have been offered in partnership with the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence The FCADV provided professional training and technical assistance services to domestic violence programs, law enforcement, social services, the judi- ciary, the health care fields and others. Public education on domestic violence was held through conferences, seminars, institutes and presentations. The Coalition’s educational goals are to strengthen direct service provision to victims of domestic violence who receive welfare; increase domestic violence center and economic service staff’s understanding of the connection between welfare and domestic violence; strengthen the ability of domestic violence centers, law enforcement agencies, medical personnel and community based organizations to meet the needs of rural and underserved victims of domestic violence; and increase victim safety by enhancing the competency of attorneys representing victims of domestic violence. Florida Council Against Sexual Violence The FCASV provided training and technical assistance to sexual violence program staff, law enforcement, and the public through: • On-site training and technical assistance to six rape crisis centers • Ten regional law enforcement trainings on the Florida Model Policy on (addressing crimes of) Sexual Violence • Annual Conference and Training for sexual violence victim service providers • Various regional trainings for allied organizations and professionals • In-depth training for sexual violence program staff and volunteers • Annual Awareness Summit of Florida’s Sexual Violence Programs Florida Prosecuting Attorney’s Association The FPAA provided training to prosecutors and office staff in State Attorney’s Offices on the following subjects: • Prosecuting Internet Predators • Civil Commitment of the Sexually Violent Predator • Juvenile Prosecution of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault crimes • Domestic Violence Basic Prosecution • Supporting Your Case Using DNA Evidence • Prosecuting Sex Crimes Office of the State Courts Administrator, Florida Supreme Court Approximately 30 judges across the state received enhanced training on issues related to crimes associated with domestic violence. COMMUNITY EDUCATION & PUBLIC AWARENESS OVERALL: To an individual or organization whose efforts towards ending violence in the family far exceeds the requirements of their employment, organizational mission, or program activities. Such an individual, organization, or program is generally known throughout the community for their “beyond the call of duty” activities in assisting domestic violence survivors. 31 The Domestic Violence Program Office is responsible for administering and managing several federal and state grant programs, totaling approximately $22 million during Fiscal Year 2002-2003. These funds went to community and statewide programs to construct, repair and operate domestic violence centers; assist victims transitioning from welfare to work; enhance victim services; provide domestic violence education for law enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges and the general public; and many other life-saving activities. A description of each grant program is provided. Capital Improvement Program Recognizing the centers’ need for capital improvements, the Florida Legislature passed the Capital Improvement Grant Program during the 2000 legislative session. The program provided for certified centers to apply to the Department for a capital improvement grant. “...charges were The program was filed in 82 percent* funded from General Revenue for $4 of domestic viomillion in Fiscal Year lence arrests, 2002-2003 for a cumulative total of a considerable $8 million over three increase years. compared to 58 percent from the previous year. ” The purpose of the program is to provide grants to certified domestic violence centers in Florida to construct, repair, improve or upgrade systems, facilities or equipment. The Legislature established criteria for funding, and mandated that the program be developed in partnership with the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence. As mandated by section 39.9055, F.S., a domestic violence capital needs assessment was developed and conducted during the 2002-2003 fiscal year. The assessment was completed utilizing a survey tool designed by Department staff. Thirty six of the 38 centers certified at that time responded to the survey. As was the case in the 2001 needs assessment, repairs or renovations to facilities for safety, to meet code requirements, or for other reasons, and the building of new shelters, continue to be the most urgent needs of certified domestic violence centers. After the completion of the survey the Solicitation for Application for the Capital Improvement Grant Program was developed and released February 5, 2003. Twentynine applicants responded, and on April 18, 2003, fourteen projects were awarded a total of $4,000,000. Family Violence Prevention and Services Act The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) allots funds to states based on a formula, for the purpose of assisting in the prevention of family violence and the provision of immediate shelter and related assistance for victims of family violence and their dependents. Florida’s allotment is allocated by the Legislature to Florida’s certified domestic violence centers in order to provide emergency shelter, counseling, information and referral, 24-hour hotline, case management, child assessment, community education and professional training services to domestic violence victims and the public at large. During FY 2002-2003 the Department received $3,406,322 from the US Department of Health and Human Services, which provides an integral part of each certified domestic violence center’s budget. A small percentage goes to support the efforts of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence. TANF Domestic Violence Diversion Program The Federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 provided states the option of developing a state program to address issues of domestic violence for recipients of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. In recognition of the federal option the Florida Legislature created the Domestic Violence Diversion Program to provide support services to victims who are unable to temporarily participate in training or work requirements due to safety considerations or the residual effects of the violence. (See Chapter 414, F.S.) Florida’s certified domestic violence centers play a pivotal role in providing safety and support to these TANF clients. The Department provided $8,097,521 in TANF funds in FY 2002-2003 to certified domestic violence centers for provisions of counseling and other related services to eligible clients. Regional Workforce Boards, as well as, service agencies, and other sources, refer clients to the certified domestic violence centers. The funds also provide for domestic violence training for the Department’s Welfare Transition Program employees who work with TANF recipients. Funds are provided GRANT PROGRAMS Grant Programs 33 GRANT PROGRAMS to the Department by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. charges were filed in 82 percent* of domestic violence arrests, a considerable increase compared to 58 percent from the previous year. Violence Against Women Act Additionally, State Attorney’s offices were provided funds for the prosecution of these domestic violence cases and reported a significant increase from the previous year (27 percent) of cases resulting in plea agreements or trials. The Department directed two grants under the Violence Against Women Act Program, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Justice. The Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders is a competitive grant, and the STOP Violence Against Women is a formula grant. Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders The Grants to Encourage Arrests Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program is a discretionary grant to encourage states, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments to treat domestic violence as a serious violation of criminal law. During FY 2002-2003, the Domestic Violence Program continued the work begun in previous years to provide technical assistance, and training and networking opportunities to the local domestic violence fatality review teams. 34 STOP Violence Against Women Grant The STOP (Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors) Violence Against Women formula grant funds are used for the training of law enforcement officers and prosecutors to more effectively identify and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking; to develop domestic violence units in police departments and prosecutors’ offices; to enhance victim services; and to improve court responses to these crimes. Each year the Department must allocate at least 25 percent to police, at least 25 percent to prosecution, at least 5 percent to state and local courts including juvenile courts, and at least 30 percent to nonprofit, nongovernmental victim services. This is a statutory requirement that applies to the states. These allocations may not be redistributed or transferred to another area. The remainder of the funds may be spent at the discretion of the state to address the statutory program purposes described previously. The Department received $6,182,000 during FY 2002-2003 that, in turn, awarded subgrants to local programs. The programs included local police and sheriff departments, prosecutors, victim services agencies and the Florida Supreme Court. During FY 2002-2003 the law enforcement units, which were funded to establish specialized units on domestic and sexual violence crimes, reported that A detailed list of these projects, by county or judicial circuit as well as statewide, is provided in the Financial Highlights section on page 39. *Some arrest charges had not been filed or cases finalized by end of the reporting period. Attorney General’s Office The Attorney General’s Office Division of Victim Services and Criminal Justice Programs operates two programs that provide services to domestic violence victims, the Domestic Violence Relocation and Address Confidentiality programs. These two programs enable victims of domestic violence to provide for their own safety. Address Confidentiality Program The 1998 Legislature found that many victims of domestic violence who were fleeing from domestic violence situations were establishing new addresses to prevent their abusers from finding them. The Address Confidentiality Program “enable(s) state and local agencies to respond to requests for public records without disclosing the location of a victim of domestic violence, to enable interagency cooperation with the Attorney General in providing address confidentiality for victims of domestic violence, and to enable state and local agencies to accept a program participant’s use of an address designated by the Attorney General as a substitute mailing address.” (See s. 741.401-409, F.S.) The Address Confidentiality Program provides a substitute mailing 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 to assist victims in the registration process; and prevents public access to information regarding clients through voting records and state and local governmental agencies. The program is administered by the Bureau of Advocacy and Grants Management which reports that 165 participants were certified during FY 2002-2003, making a cumulative total of 405 participants. Information regarding the Address Confidentiality Program can be obtained by calling the Attorney General’s Information and Referral Line at (800) 2266667 or by contacting Debbie Smith at (850) 414-3300. Domestic Violence Relocation The Domestic Violence Relocation benefit was created by the 1999 Legislature and established in the Attorney General’s Office in January 2000 to provide immediate financial assistance to domestic violence victims escaping from a domestic violence environment. (See s. 960.198, F.S.) For victims to be eligible for the benefit there must be proof that a domestic violence offense was committed pursuant to s. 741.28(1), F.S., must be reported to the proper authorities, and the victim’s need must be certified by a state certified domestic violence center. The Domestic Violence Relocation benefit is funded through the Crimes Compensation Trust Fund (CCTF) and administered through the Bureau of Victim Compensation. According to the Attorney General’s Office, a total of $2,243,412 was approved for payment to 2,259 victims of domestic violence during fiscal year 2002-2003. Information regarding the relocation benefit can be obtained by calling the Attorney General’s Information and Referral Line at (800) 226-6667. Compensation applications, compensation brochure and other program information can be accessed on-line at: http:// myfloridalegal.com/victims Further information may be obtained from Gwen Roache, Bureau Chief, or Julie Elliott, Assistant Chief, at (850) 414-3300. OTHER STATEWIDE PROGRAMS Other Statewide Programs Florida Council Against Sexual Violence One out of four American women has been physically assaulted or raped by an intimate partner, and nearly two-thirds of women who reported being raped, physically assaulted, or stalked since age 18 were victimized by a current or former husband, cohabiting partner, boyfriend, or date according to the National Violence Against Women Survey. The risk of injury also increases when their assailant is a current or former intimate. The Florida Council Against Sexual Violence (FCASV) is the statewide not-for-profit agency that serves as a coalition of the state’s rape crisis programs and Florida’s coordinating body advancing the issue of sexual violence in the state. Beginning as a volunteer group in 1986, FCASV was formed to improve Florida’s sexual violence programs, including seeking funding, resources and services; to advance the issue of sexual violence; and to provide a network of information exchange for Florida’s sexual assault advocates. The FCASV provides leadership, education, and advocacy on behalf of individuals impacted by sexual violence. They are working to achieve the following goals: • improving Florida’s sexual violence programs, including seeking funding, resources and services; • collaborating with agencies from many different fields—including prosecutors, law enforcement, social workers and medical professionals—to advance the issue of sexual violence; 35 OTHER STATEWIDE PROGRAMS 36 • providing up-to-date information and training to Florida’s professionals; • raising public awareness about the impact of sexual violence; • working with policy makers on issues that affect sexual violence survivors and the programs that serve them; and • supporting the reduction of the risk of sexual violence through prevention education and through increased prosecution and criminal justice system accountability of perpetrators. other and to network with providers of similar services in their local areas. The annual summit provides tracks for both educators and managers to provide the most up-to-date information on every aspect of rape crisis work. Through training and technical assistance initiatives and the development of service standards, FCASV is working to ensure that all victims of sexual violence receive the highest quality care. Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association The Department contracts with FCASV to provide The Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association (FPAA) technical assistance and training to the rape crisis is a nonprofit membership organization created to serve centers and to expand and enhance services to victims the needs of the state’s prosecutors. Through in-depth of sexual violence. During FY 2002-2003, FCASV trainings, technical assistance, newsletters and conferreceived $296,952 through funding from the STOP ence calls, the FPAA has been able to make it possible Violence Against Women grant program. Sexual for prosecutors, investigators, violence victims need a variety of law enforcement and victim services in response to the many advocates to better serve the issues and systems involved in needs of Florida’s domestic and “One out of four this crime and stable and effecsexual violence victims. By American women has tive sexual violence programs. providing better service to Sexual assault advocates and been physically assaulted victims, state prosecutors allied professionals need to be increase the victims’ willingness or raped by an intimate specially trained to provide these to participate in the criminal services. To meet this need, partner, and nearly twojustice system and hold offendFCASV provides on-site technical ers accountable for their thirds of women who assistance, training initiatives, and actions. provides supportive services to reported being raped, The Department contracts the state’s community-based physically assaulted, or with the FPAA to provide programs and allied professionals technical assistance, training as they work to expand and stalked since age 18 were and newsletters to state improve their responses to victimized by a current or prosecutors, victim advocates, sexual violence victims. law enforcement, and investigaformer husband, As a statewide organization, tors who are assigned to FCASV has the opportunity to cohabiting partner, domestic violence and sex provide high quality, up-to-date crimes units in State Attorney’s boyfriend, or date...” training on issues of sexual Offices and in other related violence through an annual criminal justice agencies. The conference, on-site technical FPAA is a valuable resource for assistance and specific training state prosecutors on complex topics such as domestic initiatives. The FCASV has recently begun a new violence, sex crimes, the civil commitment of the training initiative in conjunction with the National sexually violent predator and the proper utilization of Institute for Crime Prevention to provide sexual vioDNA evidence. lence training to law enforcement in local communities During FY 2002-2003, FPAA received $150,000 throughout the state. An annual Leadership Forum is through funding from the STOP Violence Against coordinated by FCASV to serve as a resource for the Women grant program. In addition, 15 of the 20 State leaders of Florida’s sexual violence programs including Attorney’s Office received individual funding from the such topics as resource development, service standards STOP grant, totaling $1,318,225. See the Financial and legislative updates regarding sexual violence issues. Section on page 39 for further details of each program. Additionally, regional meetings allow sexual violence program staff to share their best practices with each • six training seminars on domestic and sexual violence; for a total of 328 participants; • almost 15,000 technical assistance requests; and • published four issues of the Domestic Violence/Sex Crimes Newsletter with 3,200 copies distributed. National Health Care Standards Campaign The National Health Care Standards Campaign, in which Florida participates, is in the third phase of the Family Violence Prevention Fund’s (FVPF) National Health Initiative on Domestic Violence. Projects of the first phase of the initiative included the: • development of a highly popular resource manual, Improving the Health Care Response to Domestic Violence, called the “bible of the field” by the past president of the AMA, Robert McAfee; • a companion trainer’s manual; • effective public education materials for providers and patients; and • a model health care training program designed to help health care systems create sustainable programs to help victims of domestic violence. • resource materials were created and collaboration among domestic violence and health care providers were increased; • public education messages within local communities were strengthened; • evaluation of mandatory domestic violence health care training for quality and consistency was conducted while strengthening training mechanisms throughout the state; and • development of model clinical guidelines for health care professionals by the Florida Department of Health. The Department of Children & Families, Office of Domestic Violence, is one of several state agencies with representation on Florida’s Leadership Team, and continues the work to coordinate the efforts of the Pro Bono Health Care initiative of Violence Free Florida! with the National Health Care Standards Campaign. OTHER STATEWIDE PROGRAMS FPAA’s activities during the year included: The Ten-State Program, the second phase of the Initiative, was launched in 1997 to ensure that the resources developed in the first phase were widely developed and had a lasting impact. Florida’s Leadership Team was one of ten teams the FVPF worked closely with to institute and replicate model health care programs to respond to family violence. As a result of this project, over 10,000 providers representing hundreds of health care systems nationwide have developed sustainable programs to respond to domestic violence. Throughout this effort, the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence and others identified the need to further strengthen policy reforms, increase and build upon the participation of the public health units, develop additional information tools, and create uniform screening and protocol guidelines. Florida was again selected as one of 15 states and tribes to participate in the third phase of the National Health Care Standards Campaign, which was launched in 2001. During this fiscal year the following activities were accomplished: • develop a systematic process for domestic violence screening, assessment and referral in all county health departments was continued; 37 Eighty-two percent of the Domestic Violence Program’s budget is used for community-based and statewide programs to support the provision of temporary emergency shelter and related services to domestic violence victims and their dependents. The Department’s Domestic Violence Program is funded through state fees, general revenue, and federal grant programs from the US Departments of Health and Human Services and Department of Justice. Fees include batterers intervention certification, divorce filings, marriage licenses, and domestic violence fines. These fees comprise 22 percent of the Department’s budget for domestic violence. Federal programs include the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), and the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). See the Grant Programs section on page 33 for further discussion of the individual programs. Two percent of the Domestic Violence Program’s budget is used for administrative oversight of all domestic violence programs and the remaining two percent is designated for special projects and the operation of the Certification and Monitoring of Batterers’ Intervention Program. Utilization of Funds FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Financial Highlights Eighty-two percent of the Domestic Violence Program’s budget is used for community-based and statewide programs to support the provision of temporary emergency shelter and related services to domestic violence victims and their dependents. It also provides funding to law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, courts, and victim service providers in an effort to prevent and/or remediate the effects of domestic violence. Fourteen percent of the budget is used for the Capital Improvement Program, which is available to certified domestic violence centers for construction, acquisition, repairs, improvements, or to upgrade systems, facilities, or equipment. 39 Funding Sources FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Violence Against Women Act Law Enforcement, Courts, & Victim Services Projects County Project and Contact Information Funding Broward Specialized Law Enforcement Domestic & Sexual Violence Units, Equipment & Personnel Broward County Sheriff’s Office, Ft. Lauderdale ......................................................................................... $196,463 Janet Cid, Grants Coordinator (954) 831-8932; [email protected] Victim education, counseling, investigation, suspect release notification, and referrals to other appropriate social services for victims of domestic and sexual violence. Hollywood Police Department, Hollywood ................................................................................................. $116,168 Detective Susan Hayes (954) 967-4411; [email protected] Early intervention, counseling, safety planning, investigation and public education services to victims in underserved population. Direct Services to Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence Legal Aid Service of Broward County, Ft. Lauderdale .................................................................................... $42,941 Kathy Thompsen, Assistant Director of Development (954) 765-8950, ext. 279; [email protected] An array of legal services aimed at reducing the incidence of domestic violence in order to ensure the safety of women and children and improve the quality of their lives. Collier 40 Specialized Law Enforcement Domestic & Sexual Violence Units, Equipment & Personnel Collier County Sheriff’s Office, Naples ........................................................................................................ $137,363 Joyce Houran, Grant Coordinator (941) 793-9346; [email protected] Increase victim and community awareness of domestic violence and the resources available to victims. Direct Services to Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence Project HELP, Inc., Naples .............................................................................................................................. $41,826 Elizabeth (Beth) Knake (239) 649-1404; [email protected] Comprehensive counseling and forensic examinations to sexual assault victims and community education on prevention of sexual assault. Dade Specialized Law Enforcement Domestic & Sexual Violence Units, Equipment & Personnel City of Miami Police Department, Miami ..................................................................................................... $158,953 Lt. Daniel Dominguez (305) 579-6530; [email protected] Advocacy and community resources that will continue to improve safety for victims and their children. City of Opa-Locka Police Department, Opa Locka Major E. M. Crawford ................................................................................................................................... $149,500 (305) 953-2867; [email protected] Services to female victims of crimes including transportation to court, shelters, depositions, and injunctions for protection. A special emphasis is placed on decreasing repeat domestic violence. Law Enforcement, Courts, & Victim Services Projects County Project and Contact Information Funding Dade cont’d City of Sweetwater Police Department, Sweetwater .................................................................................... $32,350 Jorge Forte, Grant Administrator (305) 221-0411; [email protected] Bi-lingual (English & Spanish) assistance to victims including counseling, support groups, case management, investigation and law enforcement training. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Violence Against Women Act Homestead Police Department, Homestead ................................................................................................. $96,750 Edward F. Bowe, Jr., Captain – Support Services (305) 242-3915; [email protected] Combined law enforcement and tri-lingual (English, Spanish & Creole) social service programs to address family violence using a culturally appropriate service delivery model targeted to Homestead’s underserved Haitian population. Direct Services to Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence Florida International University Victim Advocacy Center, Miami ................................................................... $73,004 Sharon M. Aaron, Director (305) 348-1215; [email protected] Raise awareness and provide direct services to underserved Hispanic and immigrant victims of intimate partner violence, sexual assault and stalking in the F.I.U. community, with an emphasis on aiding victims with mental health and substance abuse issues. Legal Aid Society of Dade County, Miami ...................................................................................................... $69,731 Sharon L. Langer (305) 579-1024; [email protected] Target underserved victims of domestic violence and provide clients with free legal representation in obtaining an injunction for protection. One Stop Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Center, Homestead ............................................................. $87,702 Mujeres Unidas En Justicia, Educacion y Reforma, Inc. (MUJER) Susan J. Reyna, Executive Director (305) 247-1388; [email protected] Comprehensive bi-lingual services to mostly Hispanic migrant and immigrant farm worker women living in rural S. Dade. 41 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Violence Against Women Act Law Enforcement, Courts, & Victim Services Projects County Project and Contact Information Funding Duval Direct Services to Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence Quigley House, Inc., Orange Park .................................................................................................................. $62,596 Ilene Fisher (904) 284-0340; [email protected] Transitional Housing Program - Free childcare for clients during counseling, case management and advocacy services, and conversion of one unit of transitional housing to an elder shelter. Sexual Assault Project - On-call coverage and advocacy to victims upon emergent sexual assaults. Sexual Assault Response Center, Jacksonville ................................................................................................. $38,145 Lee Ann Summersgill, LCSW (904) 244-4651; [email protected] Increase awareness of sexual assault in the deaf community and eliminate communication barriers for deaf victims of sexual assault in order to receive services. Women’s Center of Jacksonville, Inc., Jacksonville ......................................................................................... $76,711 Shirley K. Webb, LMHC (904) 722-3000; [email protected] Provide crisis intervention, advocacy, individual and group counseling to sexual assault victims, and rape prevention education to the community. Flagler 42 Specialized Law Enforcement Domestic & Sexual Violence Units, Equipment & Personnel Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, Bunnell .......................................................................................................... $71,935 Linda Bolante, Grants Administrator (386) 437-4116, ext. 330; [email protected] Victim advocacy including transportation to court, counseling and shelter, translation services, assistance obtaining protection orders, court accompaniment, and referrals to other appropriate social services. Hillsborough Direct Services to Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence The Spring of Tampa Bay, Inc., Tampa ............................................................................................................ $69,742 Maria Francis (813) 247-5433, Ext. 307; [email protected] Increase services and accessibility to rural victims of domestic violence. Lee Specialized Law Enforcement Domestic & Sexual Violence Units, Equipment & Personnel Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Ft. Myers ......................................................................................................... $145,619 Lieutenant Ron Curtis, Sex Crimes Unit (239) 477-1096; [email protected] Investigation 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 at the onset of reporting the offense. Law Enforcement, Courts, & Victim Services Projects County Project and Contact Information Funding Leon Direct Services to Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence Refuge House, Inc., Tallahassee .................................................................................................................... $194,268 Maureen O’Neil (850) 922-6062; [email protected] Domestic and sexual violence assistance to victims in underserved population. Orange FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Violence Against Women Act Specialized Law Enforcement Domestic & Sexual Violence Units, Equipment & Personnel Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Orlando ..................................................................................................... $176,250 Lieutenant Kevin Behan (407) 836-4020; [email protected] A two-pronged approach emphasizing perpetrator accountability and victim support with a focus on repeat offenders and crimes of stalking. Palm Beach Model Law Enforcement Project to Enhance Domestic Violence Evidence Collection Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, West Palm Beach ................................................................................ $150,000 Sgt. Scott Shoemaker (561) 688-4162; [email protected] Development and implementation of a web-based enhanced evidence collection system that provides greater access to evidence related to crimes of domestic violence for the various agencies (i.e. other law enforcement agencies, State Attorney’s Offices, judges, shelters, probation officers, etc.). Digital photographs of victim injuries, 911 phone calls related to a case, criminal histories of all involved parties and victim/witness information will be made available to judges at First Appearance hearings via the Internet. Pinellas Direct Services to Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence Center Against Spouse Abuse, Inc. (CASA), St. Petersburg ........................................................................... $86,817 Linda Thielmann, Grants Coordinator (727) 895-4912, Ext. 116; [email protected] A licensed mental health clinician provides needed therapeutic services for both residential and outreach participants. Two community outreach advocates provide specialized services to the elderly and women of color. Family Service Centers Rape Crisis Program, Clearwater Mary Jo Sutcliff, Director, Recovery Services .................................................................................................. $41,437 (727) 535-9811; [email protected] Increased counseling services for rape survivors and educational services for the community, as well as, educational counseling services for the developmentally delayed, a population at high risk of sexual assault. 43 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Violence Against Women Act Law Enforcement, Courts, & Victim Services Projects County Project and Contact Information Funding Polk Specialized Law Enforcement Domestic & Sexual Violence Units, Equipment & Personnel Lakeland Police Department, Lakeland .......................................................................................................... $86,700 Tom Trulson, Grants Coordinator (863) 834-6947; [email protected] Support services to victims of domestic violence, which include counseling, referrals, assistance with compensation forms, etc. St. Johns Direct Services to Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence Safety Shelter of St. Johns County, Inc. dba Betty Griffin House, St. Augustine ............................................. $87,328 Betty Hughes, Executive Director (904) 808-8544; [email protected] Full range of legal representation to victims of domestic violence and adult/teen sexual assault victims such as counsel, negotiation, court representation and advocacy. Volusia Direct Services to Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence Central Florida Legal Services, Daytona Beach ............................................................................................ $100,000 Michelle Lilevois (386) 255-6573; [email protected] Legal counsel and representation at emergency injunction for protection hearings. 44 Statewide Judicial Training Office of the State Courts Administrator, Florida Supreme Court, Tallahassee........................................... $293,645 Pat Badland, Program Manager (850) 487-1414; [email protected] Develop and implement various trainings, meetings, and educational materials on domestic violence for judges, court personnel, and others. Develop a statewide Model Domestic Violence Court Action Plan for use by the judicial circuits to incorporate findings of a previous Domestic Violence Assessment project. Provide guidance to circuits in the development and implementation of their court improvement efforts, consistent with the goals of the Unified Family Courts. Domestic Violence Services Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc., Tallahassee ................................................................. $2,514,924 Tiffany Carr, Executive Director (850) 425-2749; [email protected] Statewide coordinating functions for certified domestic violence centers in the following areas, rural, legal advocacy for victims, domestic violence hotline, and clemency for battered women. Sexual Violence Service Florida Council Against Sexual Violence, Inc., Tallahassee ........................................................................... $296,952 Jennifer Dritt, Executive Director (850) 297-2000; [email protected] Activities to improve the continuum of care for victims of sexual violence throughout the state by strengthening the ability of service providers to respond to the needs of their clients. Specialized Prosecution Units Circuit County Project and Contact Information Funding 1st Escambia Santa Rosa State Attorney’s Office, Pensacola ................................................................... $70,383 Contact: Wayne Peacock, Court Administrator (850) 595-4400; [email protected] Specialized assistance to victims, monitoring and enforcement of injunctions for protection, court action, public awareness education, and resource information to victims. 2nd Franklin Gadsden Jefferson Leon Liberty Wakulla State Attorney’s Office, Tallahassee ................................................................. $54,004 Contact: Holly Francis (850) 488-6701; [email protected] Prosecution of felony and misdemeanor domestic violence cases and assistance to victims. 4th Clay Duval Nassau State Attorney’s Office, Jacksonville ................................................................. $82,089 Contact: Libby Senterfitt, Director, Special Assistance Unit (904) 630-2502; [email protected] Prosecutions of domestic violence cases, one-on-one meetings with victims, network with other agencies, provide training to the community, and participate in specialized domestic violence training. 5th Citrus Lake Marion State Attorney’s Office, Ocala .......................................................................... $75,390 Contact: Suz Geeraerts (352) 620-3700, [email protected] Strengthen criminal domestic violence cases for successful prosecution through early intervention with victims. 6th Pasco Pinellas State Attorney’s Office, Clearwater ................................................................. $94,738 Contact: Kim Thomas, Investigator (727) 464-6013 Conduct 40 specialized domestic violence training sessions to targeted police officers for the purpose of increasing the prosecution of domestic violence cases. 7th Putnam Santa Rosa St. Johns State Attorney’s Office, Daytona Beach........................................................... $69,391 Contact: Carol Polzella, Assistant Chief Investigator (386) 239-7710. [email protected] Victim advocacy for victims of domestic violence focusing on assisting the underserved migrant population. Technical assistance and support to law enforcement agencies. 8th Alachua Baker Bradford Gilchrist Levy Union State Attorney’s Office, Gainesville .................................................................. $52,101 Contact: Dave Remer, Director of Victim Services (352) 374-3627; [email protected] Provides a law enforcement officer to aggressively contact and locate victims, perform follow-up investigations, provide training and other expertise to area law enforcement agencies. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Violence Against Women Act 45 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Violence Against Women Act Specialized Prosecution Units Circuit County Project and Contact Information 11th Dade State Attorney’s Office, Miami ....................................................................... $147,037 Contact: Denise Moon, Director, Victims Witness Services (305) 547-0510; [email protected] Provides for the Mobile Operations Victim Emergency Service (MOVE) project; developed to address the inconsistencies in both services and legal interventions afforded domestic violence victims. 13th Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office, Tampa ........................................................................ $81,749 Contact: Nancy Lopez, Director, Victim Assistance Program (813) 272-5454; [email protected] Provides an investigator to assist in the location, service, and transportation of domestic violence victims. 14th Bay Calhoun Gulf Holmes Jackson Washington State Attorney’s Office, Marianna .................................................................... $52,098 Contact: Peggy Peacock, Executive Director (850) 482-9559; [email protected] Reduce the number of domestic violence and sexual assault cases dropped and increase the number of prosecutions for protective injunction or probation/parole violations in domestic violence and/or sexual assault cases. 15th Palm Beach State Attorney’s Office, West Palm Beach ..................................................... $236,805 Contact: Lois Messer (561) 355-7057; [email protected] Victims advocacy and services to domestic violence victims. This project also includes funding for the development and implementation of a web-based computerized Domestic Violence Information System (DVIS) that will coordinate and track the processing of information relevant to a domestic violence case from various agencies. 16th Monroe State Attorney’s Office, Key West .................................................................... $39,250 Contact: Eva Carbone (305) 292-3400; [email protected] Victim advocacy and services to domestic violence victims. 17th Broward State Attorney’s Office, Ft. Lauderdale .......................................................... $106,812 Contact: Brian T. Trehy, Assistant State Attorney in Charge (954) 831-7978; [email protected] Provides an attorney and advocate on weekends to assist victims of domestic violence and follow-up after first appearance. 18th Brevard State Attorney’s Office, Viera ........................................................................... $74,079 Contact: Brenda A. Quinn, Grant Administrator (321) 264-6933; [email protected] Monitoring of domestic violence cases, assistance to misdemeanor trial divisions, and training. 46 Funding Specialized Prosecution Units Circuit County Project and Contact Information Funding 20th Lee State Attorney’s Office, Ft. Myers .................................................................... $82,299 Contact: Elizabeth Biffl, Assistant State Attorney (941) 335-2923; [email protected] Intervention in domestic cases to improve safety for the victims including investigation and victim advocacy. Statewide Florida Prosecuting Attorney’s Association, Inc. ............................................ $150,000 John Hogenmuller, Executive Director (850) 488-3070; [email protected] or [email protected] Provide specialized staff to function as a central clearinghouse for information needed by domestic violence and sex crimes prosecutors. In addition to technical assistance, several training seminars are held annually to address issues including: how to effectively interview victims of domestic violence, how to make filing decisions, how to prosecute a case with an absent or recanting victim, DNA use in sex crimes cases, Civil Commitment of the Sexually Violent Predator, issues of cultural sensitivity, and assisting Florida’s underserved populations. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Violence Against Women Act 47 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Funding of Florida’s Certified DCF District County Served Center Domestic Violence Trust Fund Family Violence Prevention & Services Act Grant DV Diversion Program TANF 1 Okaloosa Walton Shelter House Ft. Walton Beach $106,244 $42,890 $147,935 1 Okaloosa Walton FavorHouse of NW Florida Pensacola $157,560 $63,535 $182,429 2 Bay Calhoun Gulf Holmes Jackson Washington Salvation Army Domestic Violence Program Panama City $141,963 $57,284 $169,400 2 Franklin Gadsden Jefferson Leon Liberty Madison Taylor Wakulla Refuge House Tallahassee $188,185 $75,934 $207,045 3 Columbia Dixie Gilchrist Hamilton Lafayette Levy Suwannee Another Way Chiefland $55,486 $73,552 $141,128 3 Alachua Bradford Putnam Union Peaceful Paths Gainesville $144,056 $60,852 $177,282 4 Baker Duval Nassau Hubbard House Jacksonville $219,027 $180,195 $288,385 4 Clay Quigley House Orange Park $40,280 $33,138 $110,424 4 St. Johns Safety Shelter of St. Johns Co. St. Augustine $35,332 $29,067 $108,827 7 Brevard Salvation Army Domestic Violence Program Cocoa $108,298 $43,690 $155,175 7 Orange Harbor House, Orange County Center Against Domestic Violence Orlando $257,717 $103,970 $337,441 $347,270 48 State Access & Visitation Grant - Child Abuse & Neglect Grant Violence Against Women Act Grant - Capital Improvement Grant Total - $297,069 - $403,524 - $73,296 - $471,245 $913,188 - - $194,268 - $665,432 - - - $787,925 $1,058,091 - - - - $382,190 - $12,795 - $27,949 $728,351 - - $62,596 $11,439 $257,877 - - $87,328 - $260,554 - - - $787,890 $1,095,053 - - - $172,246 $1,218,644 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Domestic Violence Centers 49 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Funding of Florida’s Certified DCF District County Served Center Domestic Violence Trust Fund Family Violence Prevention & Services Act Grant DV Diversion Program TANF 7 Brevard Serene Harbor Palm Bay $67,596 $27,270 $96,855 7 Orange Osceola Polk Seminole Help Now Kissimmee $84,800 $34,210 $121,505 7 Seminole Seminole Co. Victims Rights Sanford $107,997 $43,568 $154,746 8 Collier Shelter for Abused Women Naples $26,877 $55,298 $142,260 8 Glades Hendry Lee ACT (Abuse Counseling & Treatment) Ft. Myers $80,279 $182,783 $198,454 8 Charlotte CARE (Center for Abuse & Rape Emergencies) Punta Gorda $29,044 $36,928 $115,406 9 Palm Beach AVDA (Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse) Delray Beach $86,935 $116,643 $205,941 9 Palm Beach YWCA Harmony House West Palm Beach $86,935 $116,643 $205,941 10 Broward Women in Distress of Broward Ft. Lauderdale $420,421 $241,198 $685,929 11 Dade Metro Dade Advocates for Victims, Safespace North Miami $545,478 $220,105 $522,366 11 Monroe Domestic Abuse Shelter Marathon Shores $270,711 $109,234 $264,029 12 Volusia Domestic Abuse Council Daytona Beach $157,489 $63,531 $183,148 12 Flagler Family Life Center/ SafeHouse Women’s Center Bunnell $18,209 $7,348 $90,525 13 Hernando Dawn Center of Hernando County Brooksville $44,429 $17,928 $109,224 13 Marion Ocala Rape Crisis Domestic Violence Center/Creative Services Ocala $78,294 $31,592 $147,274 50 State Access & Visitation Grant Child Abuse & Neglect Grant Violence Against Women Act Grant Capital Improvement Grant Total - - - - $191,721 - - - - $240,515 - - - $801,120 $1,107,431 - - $34,000 - $258,435 $38,449 - - - $499,965 - - - $ 191,021 $372,399 - - - - $409,519 - - - - $409,519 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Domestic Violence Centers 51 - - - - $1,347,548 - - - $303,951 $1,591,900 - - - $28,270 $672,244 - - - - $404,168 - $2,975 - - $119,057 - - - $179,650 $351,231 - - - - $257,160 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Funding of Florida’s Certified DCF District County Served Center Domestic Violence Trust Fund Family Violence Prevention & Services Act Grant DV Diversion Program TANF 13 Citrus CASA (Citrus County Abuse Shelter Association) Inverness $46,476 $18,732 $107,735 13 Lake Sumter Haven of Lake & Sumter Counties Leesburg $77,410 $31,235 $142,425 14 Hardee Highlands Polk Peace River Center/ Domestic Violence Shelter Lakeland and Sebring $207,338 $83,646 $233,532 15 Okeechobee Martha’s House Okeechobee $73,970 $26,483 $125,872 15 Indian River Martin St. Lucie Safespace Ft. Pierce $134,600 $56,261 $149,083 Sun Coast Manatee Hope Family Services Bradenton $151,981 $47,884 $131,530 Sun Coast Pinellas The Haven of RCS Clearwater $104,009 $49,604 $150,812 Sun Coast Pinellas CASA (Center Against Spouse Abuse) St. Petersburg $116,811 $36,803 $150,812 Sun Coast Pasco Sunrise of Pasco County Dade City $104,009 $49,605 $150,812 Sun Coast Pasco Salvation Army Domestic Violence Program Hudson $116,811 $36,803 $135,954 Sun Coast DeSoto Sarasota SPARCC (Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center) Sarasota $129,944 $61,973 $169,932 Sun Coast Hillsborough The Spring of Tampa Bay Tampa $240,840 $115,453 $332,427 Statewide Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence $344,654 $406,114 $500,000 $5,408,495 $3,088,982 $8,097,270 52 TOTAL State Access & Visitation Grant Child Abuse & Neglect Grant Violence Against Women Act Grant Capital Improvement Grant Total - - - - $172,943 - - - - $251,070 - - - $21,736 $546,252 - - - - $226,325 - - - $173,904 $513,848 - - - - $331,395 - - - - $304,425 $38,449 - $86,817 - $429,692 - - - $41,654 $346,080 - - - - $289,568 - - - - $361,850 - - $69,742 - $758,462 - - $1,264,156 - $2,514,924 $76,898 $89,066 $1,798,907 $4,000,000 $22,559,618 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Domestic Violence Centers 53 APPENDICES Appendices Total Domestic Violence and Rate for Florida, 1993-2002 Ten Year Trend 1993-2002 After years of steady increases in total domestic violence numbers, the total number of reported domestic violence offenses declined slightly in 1998 and is down again in 2002 from 2001, by 1.8 percent in volume and 3.8 percent in rate. See table below. Domestic Violence Crimes include: Murder, Manslaughter, Forcible Rape, Forcible Sodomy, Forcible Fondling, Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Stalking (1996-present), Simple Assault, Simple Stalking, Threat/Intimidation & Arson (1992-1995). 54 1993 2002 Total Domestic Violence 112,585 Total Domestic Violence 121,834 Rate 827.3 Rate 730.7 This graph illustrates changes in the volume and rate (per 100,000 population) of domestic violence since 1993. From 1993 to 2002, domestic violence is up 8.2 percent in number and down 11.9 percent in rate. 55 APPENDICES 56 APPENDICES 57 APPENDICES 58 APPENDICES Office of Domestic Violence Program Florida Department of Children & Families 1317 Winewood Blvd., Bldg. 7 Tallahassee, FL 32399 Phone: 850/921-2168; SUNCOM 291-2168 FAX: 850/413-0812; SUNCOM 293-0812 Trula E. Motta, Director Fiscal and Resource Management Pat Barrett, Operations and Management Consultant Manager Sandy Hand, Government Operations Consultant II Sonja Horne, Government Operations Consultant II Kim Musgrove, Government Operations Consultant II Vera Kirkland, Administrative Assistant II Domestic Violence Programs Mary L. Marotta, Program Administrator Mary Lay, Administrative Assistant II Barbara Carter, Program Administrator, BIP Deborah Kleinman Robinson, Research & Training Specialist Research, Education and Operations Renee C. Starrett, Operations & Management Consultant Manager Bianca J. Lewis, Research & Training Specialist Office of Domestic Violence Program Florida Department of Children & Families 1317 Winewood Blvd., Bldg. 7 Tallahassee, FL 32399 Phone: 850/921-2168; SUNCOM 291-2168 FAX: 850/413-0812; SUNCOM 293-0812
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