2015-09-18T12:28:45-05:00 2014-12-31 651017609 THOMAS D ALFANO CPA PA 7800 RED RD SUITE 127 MIAMI FL 331435543 990 2014-01-01 650683088 THE MELISSA INSTITUTE FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT INC MELI 3052842930 1507 LEVANTE AVE ROOM/SUITE 331 CORAL GABLES FL 33146 FRANK DELAURIER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3052842930 2015-09-16 true THOMAS D ALFANO CPA P00089176 3056652010 2015-09-16 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z 227968 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 5 0 105847 104504 52645 31245 2239 2084 86473 90135 247204 227968 0 0 90408 140578 0 22464 151638 101944 242046 242522 5158 -14554 348040 333501 3341 3356 344699 330145 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 9655 MAY CONFERENCE - THE INSTITUTE'S 18TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE WAS HELD AT CHRIST THE KING LUTHERAN CHURCH, IN CORAL GABLES, FL. THE TITLE OF THE CONFERENCE WAS "WAYS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY-BASED, EDUCATION AND PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS: APPLYING THE LESSONS LEARNED." MELISSA INSTITUTE SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR DONALD MEICHENBAUM, PHD., JOINED PSCHOLOGISTS STEVE DYKSTRA, PHD., OF MILWAUKEE, AND SCOTT MILLER, PHD., OF PHOENIX, IN DISCUSSING COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS THAT HAVE PROVEN SUCCESSFUL. THE CONFERENCE CRITICALLY EXAMINED DESCRIBED WAYS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES OF PSYCHOTHERAPY. 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 100 PROFESSIONALS ATTENDED THIS CONFERENCE. 8396 ACT (ADULTS AND CHILDREN RAISING SAFE KIDS) THIS PROGRAM TOOK PLACE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT MANY DIFFERENT VENUES. THE ACT FACILITATOR TRAINING INCLUDED ATTENDEES FROM NORTH CAROLINA, PERU AND MEXICO. A SECOND TRAINING HAD REGISTRANTS FROM MISSISSIPPI AND PENNSYLVANIA WHICH REPRESENTS A BROADENING GEOGRAPHIC AREA. APPROXIMATELY SIX PARENT-TRAINING PROGRAMS WERE HELD IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. THE INSTITUTE SERVES AS THE SOUTHEAST REGIONAL DIRECTORATE FOR THIS PROGRAM FOR THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION. TMI PARTNERED WITH THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA, VIOLENCE REDUCTION PARTNERSHIPS TO CONDUCT ACT PROGRAMS FOR PARENTS AT ROBERT INGRAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN OPA LOCKA AND MARTIN LUTHER KING YMCA PRE-SCHOOL IN LIBERTY CITY. ADDITIONAL SE REGIONAL ACT PARENTING PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN GIVEN IN HOMESTEAD, KEY LARGO, MEMPHIS, TN AND PUERTO RICO. 6812 BULLYING EDUCATION SERIES - THE BULLYING EDUCATION SERIES WAS HELD IN OCTOBER. SCIENTIFIC BOARD MEMBER DR. DEBRA PEBLER SHARED HER EXPERTISE AS SHE CONDUCTED A BULLYING PREVENTION YOUTH CONFERENCE FOR 134 GULLIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL 5TH GRADERS. ADDITIONALLY, DR. PEPLER PRESENTED PEDIATRIC GRAND ROUNDS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. SHE WAS ALSO THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT A HALF-DAY CONFERENCE ON "PREVENTING AGRESSION AND BULLYING IN SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY: MULTI-SYSTEMIC APPROACHES". THE 12TH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT CONFERENCE FOR BULLYING PREVENTION WITH WAS PRESENTED BY JULIE ASTUTO, PALMETTO ELEMENTARY COUNSELOR AND TRISH RAMSAY, EDUCATION DIRECTOR OF THE MELISSA INSTITUTE. THEY WORKED WITH 120 FOURTH AND FIFTH-GRADE STUDENTS FROM 12 SCHOOLS. EACH OF THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS SENT THEIR COUNSELOR WHO ALSO WAS ABLE TO BE TRAINED IN HOW TO RUN A BULLYING PREVENTION PROGRAM IN THEIR SCHOOLS. 153623 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE BELFER APTMAN SCHOLARS, CONSULTATIONS, WEBSITE AND VARIOUS IN SCHOOL PROGRAMS. 153623 178486 true false false false false 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 false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 5 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 FRANK DELAURIER 3052842930 1507 LEVANTE AVENUE 331 CORAL GABLES FL 33146 X SUZANNE L KEELEY PHD PRESIDENT X 0 0 0 MICHAEL APTMAN MD VICE PRESIDE X 0 0 0 LYNN APTMAN 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 104504 104504 ALL OTHER PROGRAMS 14231 14231 ACT PROGRAM 9725 9725 COMMUNITY REPORT 7289 7289 31245 2084 2084 PEACE AND HARMONY 90135 90135 90135 227968 123464 125877 117177 8700 14701 13672 1029 3831 3831 11340 3531 7809 11085 11085 158 158 11128 9655 1473 11084 11084 PEACE AND HARMONY 22023 22023 ACT PROGRAM 8396 8396 BULLYING PREVENTION 6812 6812 AWARDS 5000 5000 11087 3000 7646 441 242522 178486 41572 22464 348040 333501 348040 333501 3341 3356 3341 3356 X 126251 142697 218448 187448 344699 330145 348040 333501 -14554 X false false false X 313949 231594 232263 244965 104504 1127275 141357 123464 264821 313949 231594 232263 386322 227968 1392096 1392096 3470 2896 2434 2239 11039 3470 2896 2434 2239 11039 317419 234490 234697 388561 227968 1403135 0.99210 0.98680 0.01000 0.01000 X PAYROLL TAX LIABILITY 3356 3356 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A 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 100 PROFESSIONALS ATTENDED THIS CONFERENCE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B REGIONAL ACT PARENTING PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN GIVEN IN HOMESTEAD, KEY LARGO, MEMPHIS, TN AND PUERTO RICO. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C FOURTH AND FIFTH-GRADE STUDENTS FROM 12 SCHOOLS. EACH OF THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS SENT THEIR COUNSELOR WHO ALSO WAS ABLE TO BE TRAINED IN HOW TO RUN A BULLYING PREVENTION PROGRAM IN THEIR SCHOOLS. 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