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Victim's Assistance
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Last Updated: 4/24/08
Victim's Assistance Page
One of the primary goals of MADD is to provide services to victims who have been injured in impaired driving crashes and to families whose loved ones have been killed or injured as a result of these crashes.
If you are coping with the trauma of an impaired driving crash, we can offer:
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Victim Assistance: If you need help, please contact one of our victim advocates.
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Grief Support. For injured and surviving victims, this is a time to share with others. You may think that coming to grips emotionally with the serious injury or killing of your loved one is your sole task. Unfortunately, it is not.
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Legal Advocacy. Most victim families find the detachment of the criminal justice system personnel extremely frustrating. If the driver of the vehicle responsible for the crash survived, you are also now thrust into the criminal justice system, which few people learn about until they have to.
All MADD Services are FREE. MADD offers a variety of pamphlets that deal with bereavement, financial issues, and other issues that can occur as a result of a drunk driving crash. Please read the associated documents regarding Guidelines for Victims, Understanding Grief, and development of a Victim Impact Statement from the "Learn More..."box above.
Be aware that you do have rights!.
Contact the MADD Chapter nearest you or contact Kristen Allen, Florida State Victims Services Manager at kristen.allen@madd.org ,call her at (850) 681-0061 between 8-5 M-F, or call the toll free Victims Line at 1-800-772-MADD
MADD's toll-free helpline is available to victims/survivors of impaired driving crashes anytime day or night, after hours, on weekends, and holidays.
Please call 1-877-MADD-HELP, that's 1-877-623-3435.
The following table lists all of the MADD Victim Advocates available for answering questions regarding grief counseling, financial, and legal issues you may have as a result of a drunk driving crash.
| Advocate Name | Advocate Office | Phone Number | |
| Kristen Allen | MADD Florida State Office | (800)772-6233 or (850)681-0061 | Maddfl5@embarqmail.com |
| Nancy Leffel | MADD Broward | (954)229-0885 | nleffel@bellsouth.net |
| Carla Biermann | MADD Central FL | (407)831-6233 | maddcfl1@embarqmail.com |
| Becky Gage | MADD Hillsborough | (813)273-6233 | becky.madd@verizon.net |
| Kristen Allen | MADD Marion/Alachua | (850) 681-0061 | maddfl5@embarqmail.com |
| Tanya Gennusa | MADD Miami-Dade/Monroe | (305)273-7122 | maddmiamiva@bellsouth.net |
| Debbie Jones | MADD Northeast FL | (904)388-0664 | maddnefl2@bellsouth.net |
| Lynn Ivey | MADD Northwest FL | (850)981-7225 | Lynn.ivey@madd.org |
| Victim Advocate | MADD Polk/E. Pasco | (863)668-7422 | maddpolk@tampabay.rr.com |
| Cheryl Henrion | MADD Pinellas/W. Pasco | (727)556-0633 | maddfl4@embarqmail.com |
| Brenda Gellinger | MADD Southwest FL | (239)936-2902 | swflmadd@yahoo.com |
| Kristen Allen | MADD Manasota | (850) 681-0061 | maddfl5@embarqmail.com |
| Kristen Allen | MADD Martin/St. Lucie | (772)288-4418 | maddfl5@embarqmail.com |
| Nancy Leffel | MADD Palm Beach | (561)683-5888 | nleffel@bellsouth.net |
| Scott Campbell | MADD Volusia | (386)322-1941 | scampbell129@cfl.rr.com |
The following pamphlets are free and are available by contacting your local MADD Chapter or the MADD Florida State Office.
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Will It Always Feel This Way? For The Parent Whose Child Has Been Killed by a Drunk Driver |
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Monday Mourning. A guide for the workplace when an employee becomes a crash victim. |
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Living With Spinal Cord Injury |
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Living With Burn Trauma |
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Impaired Drivers, Child Passengers |
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Victim Information Pamphlet |
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Unique Grief |
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Someone You Know Drinks and Drives |
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A Guide to the Florida Criminal Justice System |
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Selecting a Civil Attorney |
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Your Grief: You're Not Going Crazy. For The Grieving |
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Closed Head Injury. A Common Complication of Vehicular Crashes |
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Straight Talk About Death. For Teenagers |
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We Hurt Too. For Adult Siblings of Someone Killed |
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Financial Recovery After A Drunk Driving Crash. Tips For Handling Money Matters |
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Men and Mourning. A Man's Journey Through Grief |
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Don't Call Me Lucky. For Those Injured by Drunk Drivers |
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Picking Up The Financial Pieces. Part 1 - Managing Financial Issues At Home |
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Picking Up The Financial Pieces. Part 2 - Managing Work Issues After a Drunk Driving Crash |
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Picking Up The Financial Pieces. Part 3 - Financial Recovery Issues in Court |
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