Emerald Coast Victim Services, Inc.

02/24/2026

🩵 Filling Our April Calendar – Sexual Assault Awareness Month

🩵 April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

And we are actively filling our calendar with:

- Community education sessions
- Table events
- Townhall
- City events

We’ve seen firsthand how access to education changes outcomes.

When communities understand trauma, survivors experience less harm — medically, emotionally, and socially.

Prevention starts with conversation.
And conversation starts with leadership.

We are always ready to show up — not just in April, but consistently throughout the year. We are consistent in that. 🩵

📩 Message us or email: Emeraldcoastvictimservices@gmail.com

Emerald Coast Victim Services
Reducing the health effects of violence and trauma.

Because awareness isn’t a hashtag.
It’s action.

(Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, etc.)

02/24/2026

"Pink Co***ne Hitting American Communities

The drug landscape has changed. Drug use is more dangerous than ever before with the advent of fentanyl and the deceptive tactics used by drug organizations to drive dependency, which can eventually lead to addiction.

Several states are warning of pink co***ne - a powdered mixture of substances, which is dyed pink, may have a sweet smell, and typically produces mind-altering, hallucinogenic effects

DEA laboratory testing has identified pink powders containing ketamine, M**A, methamphetamine, co***ne, fentanyl, and xylazine.

Vial of Pink Co***neEffects of pink co***ne can vary greatly as many seizures contain mixtures of a variety of dangerous drugs, but much like M**A or ecstasy, pink co***ne is a mind-altering psychedelic drug. Ingesting an unknown substance or drug cocktail is dangerous and can be deadly.

Since 2020, DEA has seized a total of 960 pink powders, 4 exhibits contained 2C-B and 956 exhibits of “other” substances. To put that into perspective, within that same time, DEA has seized 180 million fentanyl pills" DEA

Learn more here: https://www.dea.gov/pink-co***ne

**Discarding old medication**

---> Please do not discard old medication in the toilet (AKA- our water ssystem). Getting Rid of Expired Medications Has Never Been Easier-
The agency launched the “Every Day is Take Back Day” campaign to remind communities of the nearly 16,500 year-round collection sites.

--->Law enforcement and hospitals also have drop-off locations.

More comfortable turning in expired medications at an event?

Mark your calendars for the next Take Back Day on April 25, 2026.

02/23/2026

Adult group is back in session.

We’re glad to offer this free, 12-week therapy group series is for adults who experienced childhood sexual abuse.

Led by Nancy Hagman, M.Ed., LMHC alongside GCKH therapists, this group will run every Wednesday from 5:30-7:00 PM beginning March 11- May 27, 2026. Participation is free and childcare will be provided.

For more information or to reserve your spot, please contact kristy@gulfcoastkidshouse.org or (850) 595-5815.

02/20/2026

Thank you for welcoming us to the chamber! We look forward to continued networking!

Welcome New Member:

Emerald Coast Victim Services, Inc.
Dr. Amanda Davis, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
850- 677- 0109

Dr. Amanda Davis is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, and the founder of Emerald Coast Victim Services the region's only nurse-led sexual assault program. With a mission to provide trauma-sensitive, expert and compassionate care for survivors and a vision to strengthen systems of support. Dr. Davis, NP has expanded access to crisis response, forensic services, and survivor advocacy and serves all the immediate counties in the area. As the Educational Chair of the Florida Association of Nurse Practitioners (FLANP), she also champions professional development and statewide healthcare leadership. She has further amplified her impact by hosting three 40-hr sexual assault provider trainings to build collaboration across medical, legal, and advocacy sectors. Trauma doesn't end when the immediate crisis is over. Emerald Coast Victim Services focuses on the immediate and long term health effects of violence and trauma. Healing doesn't end at the ER doors. Neither do we.

02/19/2026

✔️ CS/SB 32 SB 210 have officially passed the Florida Senate. 🛡️⚖️💙

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----> What changed?

BEFORE:
In Florida, protective injunctions (restraining orders) were mostly limited to certain categories — like domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, etc.

If someone was seriously injured by a known person **but didn’t fit into one of those relationship categories**, there wasn’t a clear, specific injunction pathway designed for that situation.

There were also concerns about sensitive petition details potentially becoming public record.

AFTER (CS/SB 32 + SB 210):

✔️ Creates a new injunction specifically for protection against serious violence by a known person — even outside domestic/dating relationships.

✔️ Allows victims (or parents/guardians of minors) to seek court protection when serious bodily injury has occurred and been reported.

✔️ Strengthens privacy protections by limiting public disclosure of certain sensitive petition information.

More access to protection.
Fewer legal gaps.
Better privacy safeguards.

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02/17/2026

Did you know we have a podcast?

Check it out here!

Emerald Coast Victim Services · Episode

02/15/2026

If anyone has any pictures & videos etc of our event, would you please message us?

Thank you!

02/15/2026

If Restoring Power: A Collective Healing Forum meant something to you — if you felt seen, learned something new, or experienced a shift — I’d love to ask one small favor. 🩵

Would you consider leaving a short Google review for Emerald Coast Victim Services and mention the Restoring Power Forum?

--->You can simply write:
“Attended the Restoring Power Forum and…”

Your words help us show real community impact, strengthen grant funding, and keep events like this accessible and growing.

It takes about a minute — but it truly makes a difference.

Thank you for standing in that room with us. 💙

If you want to donate time, services or fund our program. Please reach out or you can scan our QR code below.

Please leave your review below.

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02/12/2026

We are so ready for tomorrow! Jenna joins us again this year!

Jenna Vaughn, LMHC, is a Clinical Traumatologist specializing in trauma recovery. Jenna’s work focuses on helping individuals understand how distressing experiences are held in the body and expressed through emotions, behaviors, and relational patterns. Her clinical perspective emphasizes resilience, adaptive responses, and practical strategies for restoring regulation, embodied safety, and a renewed sense of agency.