The Miami-Dade County Domestic Violence Oversight Board (DVOB) and the Miami-Dade County Group Motion and Human Providers Division’s (CAHSD) Violence Prevention and Intervention Division will host a kickoff occasion in observance of Nationwide Home Violence Consciousness Month. The occasion will likely be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 2, within the foyer of the Stephen P. Clark Middle, 111 NW 1st Avenue, Miami, FL 33128.
The ceremony is a part of a month-long initiative aimed toward elevating consciousness about home and intimate companion violence prevention. It additionally highlights the native sources and assist out there for these affected in our communities. An average of 24 people per minute are victims of rape, bodily violence, or stalking by an intimate companion in the US — greater than 12 million men and women over the course of a single 12 months. For an entire record of statistics, click on right here.
As a part of the attention initiative, buildings all through the county will likely be illuminated in purple to indicate solidarity. The county is encouraging individuals who work in a constructing that may be illuminated, to contact Griselle Marino at 305-297-3139 or [email protected].
All conferences and occasions of the Home Violence Oversight Board are open to the general public and residents are inspired to attend. Miami-Dade County offers equal entry and alternative in its packages, companies, employment, and actions, and doesn’t discriminate primarily based on incapacity.
County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Chairman Oliver G. Gilbert, III. County Commissioners, and different neighborhood leaders will take part.
