2016-09-28T08:00:19-05:00 2015-12-31 651017609 THOMAS D ALFANO CPA PA 7800 RED RD SUITE 127 MIAMI FL 331435543 990 2015-01-01 650683088 THE MELISSA INSTITUTE FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT INC MELI 3052842930 1507 LEVANTE AVE STE 331 CORAL GABLES FL 33146 LYNN APTMAN PRESIDENT 3052842930 2016-09-16 true THOMAS D ALFANO CPA P00089176 3056652010 2016-09-20 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z LYNN APTMAN 242154 false X WWW.MELISSAINSTITUTE.ORG X 1996 FL THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN RESEARCH AND DIRECT APPLICATION IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF VIOLENCE AND TO ASSIST VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES. 18 18 4 0 104504 114360 31245 40675 2084 1810 90135 85309 227968 242154 0 0 140578 127061 0 20907 101944 93971 242522 221032 -14554 21122 333501 354596 3356 3329 330145 351267 X THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN RESEARCH AND DIRECT APPLICATION IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF VIOLENCE AND TO ASSIST VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES. false false 11978 MAY CONFERENCE - THE INSTITUTE;S 19TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE WAS HELD AT THE STUDENT ACTIVITIES CENTER ON THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI CAMPUS IN CORAL GABLES, FL. THE TITLE OF THE CONFERENCE WAS "HUMAN TRAFFICKING: INTERRUPTING THE PATHWAY TO VICTIMIZATION." DONALD MEICHENBAUM, PHD., RESEARCH DIRECTOR, THE MELISSA INSTITUTE, PROFESSOR EMERITUS, UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO, ONTARIO, CANADA, SERVED AS COURSE DIRECTOR. FACULTY INCLUDED ETIONY ALDARONDO,PH.D., ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR RESEARCH, OFFICE FOR RESEARCH IN EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI; MEREDITH DANK, PH.D., SENIOR RESEARCHER, THE URBAN INSTITUTE, WASHINGTON, DC; KIMBERLY MCGRATH, PSY.D., CLINICAL COORDINATOR OF FOSTER CARE, CITRUS HEALTH NETWORK, INC. AND JUHI JAIN, M.D. CANDIDATE 2015. TWO PANELS OF EXPERTS FROM DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, FLORIDA STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, AND THE US ATTORNEY'S OFFICE COMPLETED THE FACULTY. PANLE MEMBERS WERE: DR. LARRY FELDMAN, DR. ROSA GONZALEZ-GUARDA, DR. WLATER LAMBERT, DR. JUDY SCHAECHTER, CRISIS SPECIALIST FRANK ZENERE, JUVENILE JUSTICE CO-DIRECTORY CATY BURGOS, BARBARA A. MARTINEZ, ESQ. BRENDA MEZICK, ESQ., SCHOOL POLICE CHIEF IAN A. MOFFET, MARIE D. OSBORNE, ESQ., THE HON. MARI SAMPEDRO-IGLESIA AND VICTOR WILLIAMS, SPECIAL AGENT HOMELAND SECURITY. THE CONFERENCE CRITICALLY EXAMINED WAYS TO IDENTIFY, INTERVENE, AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES OF PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. SINCE 1997, THE MELISSA INSTITUTE HAS PRESENTED AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR TEACHERS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, THERAPISTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AND OTHERS TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED INFORMATION ON WAYS TO PREVENT AND TREAT VIOLENCE. MORE THAN 260 PROFESSIONALS ATTENDED THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE. 4546 ACT (ADULTS AND CHILDREN RAISING SAFE KIDS) THIS PROGRAM TOOK PLACE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT VENUES. THE ACT FACILITATOR TRAINING INCLUDED ATTENDEES FROM UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, BROWARD COUNTY AND LOCAL AGENCIES. PARENT-TRAINING PROGRAMS WERE HELD IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, MONROE COUNTY, AND SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE. THE INSTITUTE SERVES AS THE SOUTHEAST REGIONAL DIRECTORATE FOR THIS PROGRAM FOR THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION. 2251 BULLYING EDUCATION SERIES - THE 13TH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT CONFERENCE FOR BULLYING PREVENTION WAS PRESENTED BY JULIE ASTUTO, PALMETTO ELEMENTARY COUNSELOR AND TRISH RAMSAY, EDUCATION DIRECTOR OF THE MELISSA INSTITUTE. THEY WORKED WITH 140 FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS FROM 14 SCHOOLS. EACH OF THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS SENT THEIR COUNSELOR WHO ALSO WAS TRAINED IN HOW TO RUN A BULLYING PREVENTION PROGRAM IN THEIR SCHOOLS. 136792 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE BELFER APTMAN SCHOLARS, CONSULTATIONS, WEBSITE AND VARIOUS IN SCHOOL PROGRAMS. 136792 155567 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 4 true false false false false false false X 18 18 false false false false false false false true true false false false true false true false true true false false FL X HEATHER D WINTERS 3052842930 1507 LEVANTE AVENUE 331 CORAL GABLES FL 33146 X LYNN APTMAN PRESIDENT X 0 0 0 MICHAEL APTMAN MD VICE PRESIDE X 0 0 0 SUZANNE L KEELEY PHD SECRETARY X 0 0 0 PHILIPP N LUDWIG MBA MS TREASURER X 0 0 0 JO BAXTER MBA DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 KENNETH BLOOM ESQ DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 ETIONY ALDARONDO PHD DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 GRACE L CARRICARTE MSED DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 KARYN CUNNINGHAM DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 MICKI A BLOOM ESQ DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 REMI J KAJOGBOLA MBA DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 DONALD MEICHENBAUM PHD DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 JOAN GLUCK MD DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 LISETTE M PEREZ-LIMA PHD DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 JAVIER F VILASUSO MD DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 MAGGIE SNYDER ESQ DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 ATLEE WAMPLER III ESQ DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 PENN B CHABROW ESQ DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 false false false 114360 114360 MAY CONFERENCE 25838 25838 COMMUNITY REPORT 7867 7867 ACT PROGRAM 4495 4495 ALL OTHER PROGRAMS 2475 2475 40675 1810 1810 85309 85309 242154 42485 117852 105886 11966 9209 8288 921 4917 4917 9045 3476 5569 100 100 360 360 13281 11978 1303 11904 11904 PEACE AND HARMONY 20907 20907 AWARDS 6105 6105 CREDIT CARD DISCOUNT 5249 5249 WEBSITE 4948 4948 17155 14526 2629 221032 155567 44558 20907 333501 354596 333501 354596 3356 3329 3356 3329 X 142697 157819 187448 193448 330145 351267 333501 354596 21122 X false false false X 231594 232263 244965 104504 114360 927686 141357 123464 127794 392615 231594 232263 386322 227968 242154 1320301 1320301 2896 2434 2239 2084 1810 11463 2896 2434 2239 2084 1810 11463 234490 234697 388561 230052 243964 1331764 0.99140 0.99210 0.01000 0.01000 X PAYROLL TAX LIABILITY 3329 3329 PEACE & HARMONY 85309 85309 85309 85309 85309 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A PANELS OF EXPERTS FROM DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, FLORIDA STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, AND THE US ATTORNEY'S OFFICE COMPLETED THE FACULTY. PANLE MEMBERS WERE: DR. LARRY FELDMAN, DR. ROSA GONZALEZ-GUARDA, DR. WLATER LAMBERT, DR. JUDY SCHAECHTER, CRISIS SPECIALIST FRANK ZENERE, JUVENILE JUSTICE CO-DIRECTORY CATY BURGOS, BARBARA A. MARTINEZ, ESQ. BRENDA MEZICK, ESQ., SCHOOL POLICE CHIEF IAN A. MOFFET, MARIE D. OSBORNE, ESQ., THE HON. MARI SAMPEDRO-IGLESIA AND VICTOR WILLIAMS, SPECIAL AGENT HOMELAND SECURITY. THE CONFERENCE CRITICALLY EXAMINED WAYS TO IDENTIFY, INTERVENE, AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES OF PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. SINCE 1997, THE MELISSA INSTITUTE HAS PRESENTED AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR TEACHERS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, THERAPISTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AND OTHERS TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED INFORMATION ON WAYS TO PREVENT AND TREAT VIOLENCE. MORE THAN 260 PROFESSIONALS ATTENDED THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE BELFER APTMAN SCHOLARS, CONSULTATIONS, WEBSITE AND VARIOUS IN SCHOOL PROGRAMS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B COPY PROVIDED TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENTS VIA EMAIL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED AS BOARD MEETINGS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A REVIEW AND APPROVED BY BOARD FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 OTHER CORRECTIONS 0