Florida's 41 domestic violence centers provide crisis intervention and support services to adult victims of domestic violence and their children free of charge, 24 hours a day, 7-days a week. Services provided by certified domestic violence centers are listed below.
Many centers also provide legal and court advocacy, transportation, relocation assistance, economic empowerment classes, transitional housing, child care, outreach services, rape crisis intervention, and prevention programs in local schools.
Services | Clients Served | ||
Emergency Shelter | 11,811 | ||
Safety Plans Completed | 171,008 | ||
Outreach Services | 38,630 | ||
Information and Referral | 380,040 | ||
Counseling and Advocacy Hours | 206,093 | ||
Source: Department of Children and Families. |
Title | Fund | Dollars | Positions |
---|---|---|---|
PROGRAM: FAMILY SAFETY PROGRAM | |||
FAMILY SAFETY AND PRESERVATION SERVICES |
2,045,606,063
|
4,570.00 |
|
TOTAL |
2,045,606,063 |
4,570.00 |
Florida Partnership to End Domestic Violence. In September 2022, the Florida Partnership to End Domestic Violence (FPEDV) was approved for federal designation as Florida's new domestic violence coalition. FPEDV works on key legislative initiatives, including criminal penalties for malicious disclosure of confidential DV shelter locations. As a coalition, FPEDV promotes quality, victim-centered services; advocates and educates on behalf of survivors; facilitates partnerships among victim advocates; and promotes system change and reform.
STOP Implementation Plan. The 2022 STOP Implementation Plan provides approaches to services and training for victim service providers to advance perpetrator accountability measures and survivor services, using trauma-informed and culturally responsive practices. Additionally, the plan ensures consistent communication with Florida's STOP Steering Committee through enhancing civil legal representation for survivors, increasing trauma-informed law enforcement investigations and prosecutions, training for multi-disciplinary stakeholders, and expanding services for survivors.
Other Reports
Domestic Violence: Improved Data Needed to Identify the Prevalence of Brain Injuries among Victims, U.S. Government Accountability Office, GAO-20-534, June 2020
Sexual Violence Data: Actions Needed to Improve Clarity and Address Differences Across Federal Data Collection Efforts, U.S. Government Accountability Office, GAO-16-546, July 2016
The Auditor General reports on department operations are located on its website
Websites of Interest
Florida Partnership To Domestic Violence
Florida State Courts, Domestic Violence Program
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Family Violence Prevention and Services Program
U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
Performance Information
Performance measures and standards for the department may be found in its Long Range Program Plan. Planning and Performance Measures report the department's performance on external and internal measures for its various programs. The measures allow the user to view performance at both a statewide and geographic region level.
Domestic Violence Hotline, 1-800-500-1119
Website