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Last Updated: 4/24/08

Grief

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:

  • 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.
  • 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.


Victim Advocates

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  Email
 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

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MADD Pamphlets

The following pamphlets are free and are available by contacting your local MADD Chapter or the MADD Florida State Office.

 Will It Always Feel This Way?  For The Parent Whose Child Has Been Killed by a Drunk Driver

 Monday Mourning.  A guide for the workplace when an employee becomes a crash victim.

Living With Spinal Cord Injury

Living With Burn Trauma

Impaired Drivers, Child Passengers

Victim Information Pamphlet

Unique Grief

Someone You Know Drinks and Drives

A Guide to the Florida Criminal Justice System

 Selecting a Civil Attorney

 Your Grief:  You're Not Going Crazy.  For The Grieving

 Closed Head Injury.  A Common Complication of Vehicular Crashes

 Straight Talk About Death.  For Teenagers

 We Hurt Too.  For Adult Siblings of Someone Killed

 Financial Recovery After A Drunk Driving Crash.  Tips For Handling Money Matters

 Men and Mourning.  A Man's Journey Through Grief

 Don't Call Me Lucky.  For Those Injured by Drunk Drivers

 Picking Up The Financial PiecesPart 1 - Managing Financial Issues At Home

 Picking Up The Financial Pieces.  Part 2 - Managing Work Issues After a Drunk Driving Crash

 Picking Up The Financial Pieces.  Part 3 - Financial Recovery Issues in Court

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