Physical Abuse

Hitting, slapping, shoving, grabbing, pinching, biting, hair pulling, etc. are types of physical abuse...

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Sexual Abuse

Coercing or attempting to coerce any sexual contact or behavior without consent.

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Economic Abuse

Controlling or restraining a person’s ability to acquire, use, or maintain economic resources.

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Emotional Abuse

Undermining an individual’s sense of self-worth and or self-esteem is abusive.

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Psychological Abuse

Elements of psychological abuse include but are not limited to causing fear by intimidation.

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About Us

StarPink.org is a resource provider for women currently in domestic situations of abuse in the state of Florida. Founded by Lynda Twist in 2022, StarPink.org is a free resource run by volunteers who understand the dynamic you are experiencing because they have been there.

Our volunteers are Florida residents who donate their time to help provide you with general information.While we cannot provide legal advice or counseling; we can help you find resources and share personal experiences and the steps our volunteers took to resolve personal domestic matters.

What is Domestic Violence

Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner. Domestic violence can be physical, sexual, emotional, economic, psychological, or technological actions or threats of actions or other patterns of coercive behavior that influence another person within an intimate partner relationship. This includes any behaviors that intimidate, manipulate, humiliate, isolate, frighten, terrorize, coerce, threaten, blame, hurt, injure, or wound someone.

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Domestic Violence
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The Office of Domestic Violence is responsible for providing oversight on the administration of state and federally funded initiatives designed to intervene and prevent domestic violence and support survivors and their families. In collaboration with
Florida’s network of certified domestic violence service providers and partners, the Florida has established a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to enhancing advocacy and improving the criminal justice system’s response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking crimes.

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