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24-Hour Domestic Violence Hotline Hardee/Highlands Counties: 863.386.1167
24-Hour Domestic Violence Hotline Polk County: 863.413.2700
24-Hour Sexual Assault Helpline: 863.413.2707
Victim Services Domestic Violence Center and Rape Recovery Program is a dual center providing free and confidential services to victims/survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault and is the only center in Polk, Highlands, and Hardee Counties certified by DCF and FCASV.
Proud supporter of Peace River Center Domestic Violence Program
All or a portion of this program is funded by Polk County’s voter-approved 1/2 cent sales tax for indigent health care as provided through a contract between Polk County IHC and United Way of Central Florida – Community Wellness Grant.
About Our Victim Services
Established in 1978 Peace River Center Victim Services, Domestic Violence Center, and Rape Recovery Program is the only certified center in Polk, Hardee, and Highlands Counties. We are a dual center providing services to victims/survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. We are certified by the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence.
The mission of Peace River Center Victim Services is to reduce the incidence of sexual violence and domestic/family violence, as well as promote safety and a higher quality of life through shelter services, supportive programming, counseling, advocacy, education and outreach Polk, Hardee and Highlands counties.
Peace River Center Victim Services’ vision is to educate and promote safety within the community through creating a positive force for social change with a zero tolerance towards domestic and sexual violence in Polk, Hardee and Highlands counties.
Domestic Violence Services
Peace River Center’s Domestic Violence Program provides free, confidential services for individuals affected by domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking crimes, their family members and friends in Polk, Hardee and Highlands counties.
Crisis Lines
Victim Services Office Line
Victim Services Office – Polk County
1831 North Crystal Lake Drive, Lakeland, FL 33801
Victim Services Office – Hardee/Highlands Counties
3201 Medical Way, Unit 104, Sebring, FL 33870
Rape Recovery Services
Peace River Center’s Rape Recovery Program is dedicated to reaching out to communities in Polk, Hardee, and Highlands counties to identify risk factors that might make a person more vulnerable to sexual assault. We build relationships with community partners and clients with the goal of developing prevention activities that will increase awareness and help to create a safer community and society.
Crisis Lines
Victim Services Office Line
Resources
It’s About Victim Safety!
Safety is important and making informed decisions about staying or leaving an abusive relationship is critical to a victim’s safety. Victims are the experts in their own life and the only one who knows what is right and safe for them.
Peace River Center Victim Services has trained advocates who are dedicated to assisting with finding options and developing a safety plan.
Do I Need a Safety Plan?
A safety plan is for:
- Individuals living with an abuser – because danger can occur at any
time. - Individuals planning to leave – because few abusers allow their partners to leave peacefully. Leaving is the time of highest lethality.
- Individuals living away from the abuser — because danger often increases after a survivor leaves or ends the relationship.
Contact Peace River Center Victim Services, your local certified domestic violence
center, for assistance with Safety Planning: 863.413.2708
State funded executive compensation earned in FY 23/24: No board member or officer of the agency received any compensation funded by DCF DVP contract LN215.
Domestic Violence Services Brochures English
Domestic Violence Services Brochures Spanish
Rape Recovery Program Brochure English
Rape Recovery Program Brochure Spanish
Sexual Assault Prevention Brochure English
Sexual Assault Prevention Brochure Spanish
Teen Dating Violence Awareness
Civil Injunctions for Protection Brochure English
Additional Resources
Protecting Children from Sexual Abuse