Florida Domestic Violence Help, Programs and Statistics

There are 58 organizations in Florida that provide domestic violence services at some level. A total of 56 organizations have provided complete information about their program to this site for a statewide completion rate of 96%. These programs can be found in 46 different cities.
Click on any of the 46 cities below to learn about the programs in these areas. You’ll also see information further below on categories of service offered in Florida, and within each category you’ll find the individual services within that category.
The most common category of service in Florida – based on the likelihood of each program to offer all the services within a category – is "emergency services", while the least common category of service is "community educational services".
The two most common individual services within any category of service in Florida are "domestic violence education and food and clothing" while the two least common services are "sex offender counseling and pet therapy".
Spanish is spoken at 76% of the organizations. The third most common language after English and Spanish is Sign language at 14% of the organizations. Demographically, the organizations are mostly like to be equipped to serve Women .
Florida Cities with Domestic Violence Programs
- Bradenton
- Bunnell
- Celebration
- Clearwater
- Cocoa
- Dade City
- Daytona Beach
- Deerfield Beach
- Delray beach
- Fernandina Beach
- Fort Myers
- Fort Walton Beach
- Gainesville
- Green Cove Springs
- Homestead
- Hudson
- Inverness
- Jacksonville
- Kissimmee
- Lake city
- Lake Monroe
- Lakeland
- Leesburg
- Live Oak
- Marathon Shores
- Miami
- Mulberry
- Naples
- Ocala
- Okeechobee
- Orlando
- Palatka
- Palm Bay
- Panama City
- Pensacola
- Plantation
- Punta gorda
- Ruskin
- Sanford
- Sarasota
- Spring Hill
- St. Augustine
- St. Petersburg
- Stuart
- Tallahassee
- Tampa
- West Palm Beach
- Winter Haven
Statistics on Domestic Violence Services in Florida
Emergency Services
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Domestic violence education53 locations
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Food and clothing53 locations
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Case management52 locations
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Safety planning51 locations
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Emergency shelter47 locations
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Crisis intervention services47 locations
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Danger/lethality assessment46 locations
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Confidential shelter location45 locations
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Emergency cell phones44 locations
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Emergency local transportation31 locations
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Mobile advocacy9 locations
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Safe home network7 locations
Legal and Financial Services
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Court accompaniment/advocacy44 locations
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Assistance with orders of protection43 locations
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Financial empowerment training39 locations
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Court/legal lay assistance34 locations
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Attorney referral for protection orders31 locations
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Attorney referral for family court27 locations
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Legal resource planning25 locations
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Immigration services21 locations
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Court/legal assistance by attorney19 locations
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Attorney referral for criminal cases18 locations
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Legal representation17 locations
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In-shelter financial aid14 locations
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Child custody services10 locations
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Legal clinics8 locations
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Expert testimony7 locations
Counseling Services
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Peer support groups42 locations
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Shelter resident counseling41 locations
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Non-resident counseling37 locations
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Counseling for friends and family27 locations
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Sexual violence support groups23 locations
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Substance abuse counseling14 locations
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Incest counseling9 locations
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Counseling for batterers6 locations
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Ritual abuse counseling5 locations
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Sex offender counseling1 locations
Housing Services
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Transportation41 locations
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Relocation services41 locations
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Transitional individual housing23 locations
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Alternative housing counseling20 locations
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Transitional family housing18 locations
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Permanent individual housing8 locations
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Permanent family housing6 locations
Support Services
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Resources and referrals49 locations
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Goal planning assistance49 locations
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Pet Shelter39 locations
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Job search/placement38 locations
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Job skills training37 locations
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Medical accompaniment36 locations
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Parenting skills training35 locations
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Health and wellness programs25 locations
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Spiritual services15 locations
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Onsite mental health services14 locations
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Onsite medical services8 locations
Children's Services
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Safety planning for children44 locations
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Educational programs38 locations
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Youth counseling31 locations
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Tutoring services27 locations
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Teen activity program25 locations
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School liaison24 locations
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Child care during support groups23 locations
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Child development22 locations
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After school programs18 locations
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Art/music therapy17 locations
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Summer camp12 locations
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Child abuse services10 locations
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Daycare facility10 locations
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Onsite schooling5 locations
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Onsite pediatric forensic nurse exams5 locations
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Pet therapy5 locations
Community Education Services
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Domestic violence workshops46 programs
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Speaker's bureau31 programs
Other
Languages
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English56 locations
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Spanish43 locations
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Sign language8 locations
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French7 locations
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Portuguese3 locations
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German3 locations
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Italian2 locations
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Chinese2 locations
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Russian2 locations
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Korean1 locations
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Vietnamese1 locations
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Tagalog1 locations
Populations Served
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Women56 locations
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Individuals40 locations
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Families38 locations
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Elderly35 locations
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Teens32 locations
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Men30 locations
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Non-Binary4 locations
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Adult Male (victim of domestic violence)3 locations
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Adult Male (victim of sexual assault)2 locations
Distinctive Populations
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Trans women/men33 locations
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LGBTQ33 locations
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Immigrant33 locations
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Trafficked persons32 locations
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Disabled32 locations
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Rural31 locations
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Military31 locations
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Deaf31 locations
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Developmentally disabled30 locations
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Prostituted persons26 locations