2018-08-24T12:37:10-05:00 2017-12-31 274256127 PINCHASIK YELEN MUSKAT STEIN LLC 3225 AVIATION AVENUE SUITE 500 MIAMI FL 33133 990 2017-01-01 650683088 THE MELISSA INSTITUTE FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT INC MELI 3052842930 1507 LEVANTE AVENUE - SUITE 331 CORAL GABLES FL 33146 LYNN APTMAN PRESIDENT 3052842930 2018-08-20 1 MELINDA ROBBINS CPA P01077080 3058585800 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z LYNN APTMAN 1507 LEVANTE AVENUE - SUITE 331 CORAL GABLES FL 33146 244663 0 X 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. 15 15 4 1 0 0 168047 176555 32978 29868 1789 1917 6019 17023 208833 225363 11500 6000 0 0 160038 138339 0 0 1390 59502 40157 231040 184496 -22207 40867 333664 377405 4604 7478 329060 369927 X THE MISSION OF THE MELISSA INSTITUTE IS TO PREVENT VIOLENCE AND PROMOTE SAFER COMMUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATION AND THE APPLICATION OF RESEARCH-BASED KNOWLEDGE. 0 0 1596 BULLYING EDUCATION SERIES - BULLYING EDUCATION PREVENTION EDUCATION WAS PROVIDED FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS SCHOOLS, AFTER-SCHOOL CARE AND SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON EXPLORING THE EFFECTS AND DYNAMICS OF BULLYING BEHAVIOR, ROLE OF BYSTANDERS, PROMOTING BYSTANDER TO UPSTANDER BEHAVIOR, WAYS TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE AND RESOURCES AND STRATEGIES TO INTERVENE WHEN BULLYING BEHAVIOR OCCURS. 5642 13095 MAY CONFERENCE - THE INSTITUTE'S 21ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE WAS HELD AT THE DONNA E. SHALALA STUDENT CENTER ON THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI CAMPUS IN CORAL GABLES, FL. THE TITLE OF THE CONFERENCE WAS "TREATMENT OF VICTIMS OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE: A LIFE SPAN APPROACH." DONALD MEICHENBAUM, PH.D., RESEARCH DIRECTOR, THE MELISSA INSTITUTE, PROFESSOR EMERITUS, UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO, ONTARIO, CANADA, SERVED AS COURSE DIRECTOR. FACULTY INCLUDED JOHN BRIERE, PH.D., ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOLOGY AT THE KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND CO-DIRECTOR OF THE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT TRAUMA PROGRAM; CHRISTINE COURTOIS, PH.D., ABPP, WHO SPECIALIZES IN THE TREATMENT OF TRAUMA, PARTICULARLY FOR ADULTS EXPERIENCING THE EFFECTS OF CHILDHOOD INCEST AND OTHER FORMS OF SEXUAL, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL ABUSE. SHE HAS RECEIVED INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR TREATMENT APPROACHES FOR COMPLEX POSTTRAUMATIC AND DISSOCIATIVE CONDITIONS AND HAS CO-AUTHORED SEVERAL BOOKS. THE CONFERENCE BROUGHT TOGETHER THESE THREE INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF PSYCHOLOGY TO DISCUSS RISK ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF VICTIMS OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. THE PRESENTERS OFFERED A LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVE AND HIGHLIGHTED WAYS TO BOLSTER RESILIENCE. 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 150 PROFESSIONALS ATTENDED THIS CONFERENCE. 769 9600 ACT RAISING SAFE KIDS - TWO ACT RAISING SAFE KIDS FACILITATOR TRAINING PROGRAMS AND A REFRESHER COURSE FOR PREVIOUSLY TRAINED INDIVIDUALS TOOK PLACE DURING THE PAST YEAR. THE ACT FACILITATOR TRAINING INCLUDED ATTENDEES FROM MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS COUNSELORS, SUCCESS COACHES AND INTERVENTION SPECIALISTS AND STAFF FROM THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS - HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START. THE INSTITUTE HAS A CERTIFIED NATIONAL ACT COORDINATOR/MASTER TRAINER. 150471 6000 7173 150471 6000 7173 158478 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 15 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 FL X HEATHER D WINTERS 3052842930 1507 LEVANTE AVENUE 331 CORAL GABLES FL 33146 X LYNN APTMAN PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL APTMAN MD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE L KEELEY PHD PRESIDENT EMERITUS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PHILIPP N LUDWIG MBA MS TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KENNETH M BLOOM ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ETIONY ALDARONDO PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GRACE L CARRICARTE MSED DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KARYN CUNNINGHAM VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DONALD MEICHENBAUM PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISETTE M PEREZ-LIMA PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAGGIE SNYDER ESQ SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ATLEE WAMPLER III ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PENN B CHABROW ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDSAY MENDIOLA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VANESSA LOPEZ SILVERMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36910 139645 176555 MAY CONFERENCE 900099 13095 13095 ACT PROGRAM 900099 9600 9600 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 900099 4228 4228 COMMUNITY REPORT 900099 2945 2945 29868 1917 1917 36323 36910 19300 17023 17023 225363 29868 0 18940 4000 4000 2000 2000 128508 126637 1871 9831 9688 143 1313 1313 3215 3215 480 480 14844 7506 7338 1633 1633 795 795 6628 6282 346 4077 4077 COMMUNITY REPORT 3162 3162 BULLYING SERIES 1596 1596 FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 1390 1390 ACT - PARENT PROGRAM 769 769 255 255 184496 158478 24628 1390 333664 377405 333664 377405 450 4604 7028 4604 7478 X 147112 193979 181948 175948 329060 369927 333664 377405 40867 0 X 0 0 0 X 244965 104504 114360 168047 176555 808431 141357 123464 125984 38997 29868 459670 386322 227968 240344 207044 206423 1268101 0 0 0 1268101 2239 2084 1810 1789 1917 9839 2239 2084 1810 1789 1917 9839 388561 230052 242154 208833 208340 1277940 0.99230 0.99210 0.00770 0.00790 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 PAYROLL TAX LIABILITY 5155 CREDIT CARD 1873 7028 PEACE & HARMONY 73233 36910 36323 15472 3828 73233 36910 36323 15472 3828 19300 17023 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 LYNN APTMAN AND MICHAEL APTMAN MD ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B COPY PROVIDED TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENTS VIA EMAIL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED AT BOARD MEETINGS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.