On Wednesday, October 2, 2024, Miami-Dade County will kick off Nationwide Home Violence Consciousness Month with a particular occasion hosted by the Group Motion and Human Companies Division’s (CAHSD) Violence Prevention and Intervention Division, together with the Home Violence Oversight Board (DVOB). The occasion will happen from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. within the foyer of the Stephen P. Clark Middle, situated at 111 NW 1st St., Miami, FL 33128.
“As we launch Nationwide Home Violence Consciousness Month, we reaffirm our dedication to ending the cycle of violence in our neighborhood,” stated Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. “Our dedication to combating home violence is unwavering. Collectively, we are able to construct a future the place everybody feels protected, valued, and heard. Let’s work collectively to interrupt the silence and create lasting change.”
Since its institution in 1987, Nationwide Home Violence Consciousness Month has introduced communities throughout the nation collectively to handle this important problem. Every year, over 12 million ladies and men change into victims of intimate accomplice violence within the U.S., with one in three girls and one in 4 males experiencing bodily abuse in some unspecified time in the future of their lives. Home violence accounts for 15% of all violent crimes yearly, highlighting its significance as a public well being concern.
This ceremony marks the beginning of a month-long initiative devoted to elevating consciousness about home and intimate accomplice violence, whereas highlighting sources obtainable to help survivors in the neighborhood. For over 30 years, CAHSD has provided important companies together with emergency sheltering, counseling, and security planning to people and households affected.
“We’re dedicated to supporting survivors, elevating consciousness, and fostering neighborhood collaboration within the combat in opposition to home violence,” stated Tania Avellanet, Assistant Director of CAHSD. “This kickoff occasion is a vital step in our ongoing efforts to empower survivors and strengthen the help networks obtainable to them.”
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All through the month of October, municipalities throughout Miami-Dade County will host a collection of occasions designed to boost consciousness, educate the general public, and help survivors of home violence. Notable occasions embody:
• October 5: North Miami Seashore Police Division will host a 5K Run & Stroll at Senator Gwen Margolis Amphitheater, 16451 Miami Dr., North Miami Seashore, FL 33162.
• October 9 & 10: Screenings of “The Final Drop” on the College of Miami’s Invoice Cosford Cinema (5030 Brunson Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33246) and Julius Littman Performing Arts Theater (17011 NE nineteenth Ave, North Miami Seashore, FL 33162). Produced by survivor and advocate Adam Joel, this sci-fi movie about relationship abuse will probably be adopted by a panel dialogue that includes Joel and native home violence specialists.
• October 10: The Metropolis of Miami Police Division will host a Home Violence Consciousness Stroll from 11 a.m. to three p.m. at MPD Central Station, 400 NW 2nd Ave., Miami, FL 33128.
• October 19: Miami Gardens Police Division will maintain its 4th Annual Home Violence Consciousness Stroll on the Betty T. Ferguson Leisure Advanced, 3000 NW 199th St., Miami Gardens, FL 33056.
• October 27: The Metropolis of Hialeah will host an Consciousness Stroll at Goodlet Park, 4200 West eighth Ave., Hialeah, FL 33012.
In solidarity with survivors, buildings all through the county will probably be illuminated in purple, the official shade of Home Violence Consciousness Month.
To register for the Home Violence Consciousness Month Kickoff occasion click here.
