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Custom Getting help In July 2020, the Community Services Department added texting capabilities to the Domestic Violence Helpline. This added feature allows victims to text the Helpline as an alternative method of communication. Additionally, a Quick Response Code was created for quick access to services provided by the Violence Prevention and Intervention Division. The new texting feature is designed to help victims of domestic violence, sexual violence and human trafficking who are unable to make a telephone call safely. Text messages can be sent to <a href="tel:305-679-0303" target="_blank" rel="noopener">305-679-0303</a>, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  Call or visit the Coordinate Victims Assistance Center or one of the five Domestic Violence Outreach Units (Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center, Hialeah District Court, Joseph Caleb Community Center, North Dade Justice Center and South Dade Government Center). <ul> <li>Injunctive relief</li> <li>Counseling information and referral</li> <li>Safe shelter</li> <li>Transportation</li> <li>Emergency financial assistance</li> <li>Emergency food and clothing</li> <li>Advocacy support</li> <li>Individual treatment and family group counseling</li> </ul> Collaborative Intake Questionnaire in <a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/resources/socialservices/documents/forms/domestic-violence-intake-form-eng.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">English</a> and <a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/resources/socialservices/documents/forms/domestic-violence-intake-form-spa.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spanish</a>

Custom Pets at Domestic Violence Shelters In October 2020, the CAHSD, in conjunction with the Animal Services Department, launched the Healing Together Project which promotes the implementation of pet-inclusive domestic violence shelter program in Miami-Dade County. The project includes on-site pet friendly crates and enclosures as well as pet supplies that allow victims and their dependents to care for their pets while at the shelter and during their journey to healing.

Custom Shelters and housing for victims Residential assistance Four Miami-Dade County certified domestic violence shelters (Safepace Empowerment Center, SafeSpace Central, SafeSpace South and Safespace North) provide temporary emergency shelter, advocacy and support services to victims of domestic violence, their dependents. Two Miami-Dade County transitional housing programs (Inn Transition South and Inn Transition North) provide traditional housing, advocacy and supportive services to victims of domestic violence and their dependents.  Advocates for Victims/Safespace shelters Provides temporary emergency shelter, advocacy and supportive services to victims of domestic violence and their dependents. Inn Transition Housing Program Provides transitional housing opportunity to victims of domestic and their dependents. Services for both programs include: <ul> <li>Crisis counseling</li> <li>Advocacy and supportive services</li> <li>Relocation assistance</li> <li>Emergency financial assistance</li> <li>Communty referrals</li> <li>Transportation</li> <li>Food</li> <li>And many more</li> </ul> Non-Residential Assistance Several programs offer assistance and coordinated services with community partners and other agencies. Coordinated Victims Assistance Center(CVAC) A Miami-Dade County one-stop, non-residential center for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and human trafficking. The center provides on-site coordinated services in collaboration with community partners, faith-based organizations, universities, nonprofit agencies and other governmental agencies. Domestic Violence Outreach Units This court-based program offers injunctions for protection assistance and representation, advocacy and referrals, emergency financial assistance, crisis counseling and other services.

Custom Types of domestic violence <ul> <li>Assault and Aggravated Assault This threat must be by word or act and the person threatening you must have done something to make you believe that this violence is about to happen. If the person uses a deadly weapon when committing this act, it is an aggravated assault</li> <li>Battery and Aggravated Battery An act of domestic violence becomes a battery when someone intentionally touches you without your permission. If that person's touching you causes you great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement, or if the person uses a deadly weapon, or if you were pregnant and the person know or should have known, the act becomes aggravated battery</li> <li>Stalking and Aggravated Stalking If someone purposefully follows you or harasses you repeatedly over a period of time for no legitimate purpose, which causes you a great amount of emotional stress, they have committed the act of stalking. If in doing this they threaten your life or threaten to cause injury to you, with the intent to cause you to reasonable fear for your safety, then the act becomes aggravated stalking</li> </ul> Read about more specific <a href="/global/initiatives/domesticviolence/signs-of-abuse.page">signs and types of abuse</a>.

Custom Domestic violence legal definition The legal definition of domestic violence, as stated by <a href="http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0741/Sections/0741.28.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Florida Statute 741.30</a>, means any assault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, false imprisonment or any criminal offense resulting in physical injury or death of one family or household member by another who is or was residing in the same single dwelling unit.

Custom Miami-Dade County Human Trafficking Coalition (MDCHTC) Mission: To advocate for survivors of human trafficking, coordinate the delivery of services, increase communication among service providers and raise awareness about Human Trafficking and the resources available to victims in Miami-Dade County. MDCHTC will: <ul> <li>Host meetings, prepare agendas, and coordinate presentations</li> <li>Create a membership form and a system to process the forms to ensure the accuracy of the information of Coalition members</li> <li>Create and maintain an updated Service Directory</li> <li>Identify new service providers</li> <li>Follow the protocol to vet new agencies serving Human Trafficking victims in Miami-Dade County</li> <li>Create committees as needed to collectively address the needs of Human Trafficking victims</li> </ul> Meeting Coordinator: Marta Trujillo Office: 305-285-5907 Cell: 786-635-8760

Custom Related Statutes <ul> <li><a href="http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0741/0741.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Domestic Violence Statute</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0784/0784.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sexual Violence Statute </a></li> <li><a href="http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0787/0787.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Human Trafficking Statute</a></li> </ul>

service-requestDomestic Violence Intake Packagehttps://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Domestic-Violence-Intake-Package true service-requestMore Domestic Violence Resources/global/initiatives/domesticviolence/home.page National Domestic Violence 24-Hour Crisis Hotline 1-800-799-7233 Florida Domestic Violence 24-Hour Crisis Hotline 1-800-500-1119 Miami Dade Advocates for Victims/Safespace Hotline 305-679-0303 (Call/Text message 24/7) Miami-Dade County Coordinated Victims Assistance Center 305-285-5900- Mon-Fri 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Advocates for Victims/Safespace - Central 305-693-0232 Advocates for Victims/Safespace - North 305-758-2546 Advocates for Victims/Safespace - South 305-245-5011 Inn Transition Program - South 786-293-3394

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10710 SW 211 Street Cutler Bay FL 33189 government-office south-dade-justice-center FL true Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday loc14999543014926 Available Services at the Coordinated Victims Assistance Center https://www.miamidade.gov/resources/socialservices/documents/cvac-services.pdf Collaborative Intake Questionnaire - English https://www.miamidade.gov/resources/socialservices/documents/forms/domestic-violence-intake-form-eng.pdf Collaborative Intake Questionnaire - Spanish https://www.miamidade.gov/resources/socialservices/documents/forms/domestic-violence-intake-form-spa.pdf Victims' Rights Brochure https://www.miamidade.gov/resources/socialservices/documents/victims-rights-brochure.pdf Violence Prevention and Intervention Brochure (English) https://miamidade.gov/resources/socialservices/documents/vpid-brochure-eng.pdf Violence Prevention and Intervention Brochure (Spanish) https://miamidade.gov/resources/socialservices/documents/vpid-brochure-spa.pdf Violence Prevention and Intervention Brochure (Creole) https://miamidade.gov/resources/socialservices/documents/vpid-brochure-cre.pdf

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