Child Guidance Center, Inc.
Provides mental health counseling to children and adolescents ages 3-18.
Children's Home Society
Provides counseling and support services for families in which abuse and neglect is alleged/confirmed.
City of Jacksonville
Provides necessary services to ensure recovery for victims based on victim's needs. Additional victim services include: On Scene Homicide Response Team (per police request); After Hours Program @ Shands Jacksonville; VAF Emergency Assistance fund; Mobile Outreach for Elderly & Disabled; high school Victimology Class (w/Jr. College credits) and a summer Youth Crime Prevention & Education Program (ages 10-15).
Clearinghouse on Disability Information
This is a toll-free system that provides information and referral for all individuals with disabilities, family members, professionals assisting individuals with disabilities and the public. Information and referral is available for all disability related services, programs, assistance and resources, as well as generic services that individuals with disabilities and their families may need. This system is intended to ease the complexity often associated with learning about the required processes to access the assistance and services needed by those with disabilities and their families.
Compassionate Families, Inc.
Provides 24 hour peer grief counseling/support to adult and child homicide survivors; information and referrals.
Department of Children and Families
Hotline counselors answer calls related to child and adult abuse, neglect and exploitation to determine whether an investigation should be initiated.
Family Nurturing Center of Florida
Provides a multifaceted supervised visitation center for children to visit with their non-custodial parents when there have been allegations and/or confirmation of physical or sexual abuse, neglect, or domestic violence.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
To identify victims of federal crimes, and assist those victims by providing support, information, and referrals. Provide notification to crime victims of their rights as a victim of a federal crime, crisis assistance, case status updates, assistance with crime victims compensation, counseling referrals, etc.
Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence
This program is an electronic prompt which refers the caller to the nearest domestic violence center. Callers should press number - 1.
Florida Council Against Sexual Violence
FCASV is a statewide, member organization representing the needs of sexual violence survivors and those who serve them, through an information and referral hotline, public awareness campaigns, training, technical assistance, publications, an annual conference, and public policy advocacy.
Florida Department of Corrections
Our office notifies victims, concerned citizens, and criminal justice officials of the release of an offender; provides free 24-hour automated VINE Service ("Victim Information and Notification Everyday") to notify registered users of offender status changes; Assists in recovery of restitution; Provides crisis intervention; Accompanies victims and/or victims' next-of-kin to parole hearings and executions; Administers victim-related inmate rehabilitation; Provides information and referral services. Also intercedes on behalf of only the legal victim(s) in cases of unwanted letters, phone calls or any other offender contact to the victim.
Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)
The FDLE, MEPIC was created in 1983 to collect, store and disseminate information concerning missing children in the state of Florida. The MEPIC contributes valuable assistance to law enforcement by providing analytical and investigative support in the processing of leads associated with missing persons cases.
Florida Offender Registration and Tracking (F.O.R.T.)
Provides information regarding registered sexual offenders and predators to local law enforcement and citizens for the purpose of community notification and public safety.
Florida Parole Commission
Program attempts to ensure that victims of parole eligible inmates, or conditional release inmates, are aware of their rights as victims.
Guardian Ad Litem, 4th Judicial Circuit
Provides representation through dependency court for child victims between the ages of 0 to 18, who have been abused, neglected or abandoned.
Home Safe
Specialized Therapeutic Group Care services provide a therapeutic community-based group home for adolescents ages 13-17 with serious emotional disturbance(s) and behavioral issues. Services are appropriate for youth who are ready to step down from a Residential Treatment Program or those who require more intensive treatment to avoid placement in a more restrictive setting.
Hubbard House, Inc.
Provides safe non-violent shelter for victims of domestic violence and their children. Services include a daycare, an outreach program, and a batterers intervention program. "State Certified."
Independent Living Resource Center of North East Florida
Provides services under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act Section 504 of 1973 and the Fair Housing Act.
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc.
Assistance with injunctions for protection against Domestic Violence and family law actions.
Justice Coalition
To be available for innocent victims of violent crime; to educate the general public on criminal justice issues; to be pro-active in the fight against crime.
Micah's Place, Inc.
Provides 24 hrs. emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence. Counseling, victim advocacy, children's counseling, and hotline services are available for domestic violence victims as outreach services and in shelter. "State Certified."
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Northeast Florida
Provides DUI victims with criminal justice support, assistance with filing for victim compensation and information and referral to local resources.
Mothers Against Murderers Association
Victims support Murder Children, After School Program, Summer Camp, Outreach to community (programs), Information and Referral
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Aimed helping find missing children, preventing the abduction and exploitation of children, and affecting positive change in the systems that serve children. NCMEC/FL provides case assistance to families of missing & exploited children; educates families, schools and communities on how to protect children from becoming potential targets through awareness and safety programs; monitors legislation in the state, and acts as a training resource for law enforcement, child caregivers, teachers, and other social service professionals.
National Center for Victims of Crime
This is an information and referral service for all victims of crime, nationwide.
National Children's Advocacy Center
Provides training services to child abuse professionals through the National Symposium on Child Sexual Abuse, the National CAC Academy and other programs delivered throughout the nation. Also provides prevention and intervention services locally.
National Crime Victim Bar Association
As National Crime Victim Bar Association (NCVBA) provides attorney referrals for victims of crime for civil litigation. NCVBA also provides lawyers and other legal professionals information on civil litigation by crime victims, case law, and publications.
National Organization for Victim Assistance
Organization provides national advocacy, direct services to victims, assistance to professional colleagues, as well as membership services. Direct services include information and referral and a community crisis response team.
Office of the Attorney General
The Office of the Attorney General, through the Division of Victim Services and Criminal Justice Programs, administers the Crimes Compensation Trust Fund. The division is comprised of the Bureau of Victim Compensation, the Bureau of Criminal Justice Programs, and the Bureau of Advocacy and Grants Management. Working in concert, the division seeks to meet the needs of crime victims by providing financial assistance through the victims compensation program; specialized direct services programs throughout the state. Additionally, the division is responsible for the allocation of the VOCA assistance grants to public and not for profit agencies and is responsible for the Address Confidentiality Program.
Office of the Attorney General
The Child Predator Cyber Crime Unit Victim Advocate Division works directly with victims of child pornography, online solicitation, and other computer-based child victimizations. The specially trained victim advocates are housed throughout the State of Florida and we are available to provide assistance with victim compensation, criminal justice support, crisis counseling, and information and referral. Their services also include personal advocacy and follow-up contact. The cyber victim advocates work with the children, and the families of these children, from the initial disclosure to the conclusion of the criminal justice proceedings. The advocates work to assure the rights granted to all crime victims pursuant to F.s. 960 are upheld. The cyber victim advocates work directly with all victims t assure that each one is directed to the appropriate services to help the victim move through the healing process of the victimization and recovery.
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