Largo Police Department's Domestic Violence Specialists are
dedicated to providing ongoing counseling and support to victims of
domestic violence in Largo. These specialists join officers on
domestic violence calls to provide immediate information to victims
and to assist officers in managing difficult situations.
Largo's Domestic Violence Specialists can provide victims with
safety planning tips, referrals to local social service agencies and
shelters, information about the criminal justice system, assistance
in filing injunctions for protection (restraining orders), arranging
for transportation, 911 cell phones (if necessary) and court
advocacy.
If you have been a victim of domestic violence, please call us
today. Largo Police Department is here to help. Call today at 727-586-7481 or send an e-mail to domesticviolence@largo.com.
If you believe you may be in immediate danger, call 9-1-1.
Just
Released: 2009 Annual Fatality Review Team Report.
The report
includes reviews of 87 cases during the last ten years. The
last page is created as a two page tear off that lists lethality
indicators from our Pinellas cases on one side and national
indicators on the back side.
The tear off
sheet could be a helpful assessment tool for yourself, a friend or
family member or neighbor involved in a domestic
violence relationship.
If
you have any questions about the report, please call Freda Widera at (727)
586-7481.
Links
The Haven (local domestic violence
center)
Florida Coalition Against Domestic
Violence
Family Violence Prevention
Fund
Dating
Violence
National Domestic Violence
Hotline
Network for Battered Lesbians and
Bisexual Women
Stalking Resource
Center
Pinellas County Domestic Violence Task
Force
Pinellas Safe
Start
Child Witness to Violence
Project
Clothesline Project of
Tampa
Brochures
Relationship Reality (For Teens)
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