February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month.

This episode is jam packed with information and resources surrounding teen dating violence/domestic violence. Some topics discussed include:
What is the difference between dating violence and domestic violence?
Why is it so important to reach out and educate our elementary school children?
What advice do you give friends and family who suspect a loved one is being abused?

Providing this preventive and potentially life saving information is Michele Garcia, Program Director for Serene Harbor in Brevard county, FL. Serene Harbor has served Brevard County for 30 years by offering a variety of services to assist survivors of domestic violence.  It is their passion and job to ensure every individual has a safe place they can go to, whether that safe place is with them or somewhere else.
 Serene Harbor:
Educate, Advocate, and Empower

HOTLINE NUMBER: 321-726-8282. 
You can reach our hotline advocates by text, call or TTY, as well as on our website, which is www.SereneHarbor.org.  They have a live chat. and all the platforms to get you to the hotline advocate. They is a certified and trained advocate available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, holidays, hurricanes, it doesn't matter.  They're there to answer every call, regardless of how it comes through. They are trained to assist right then and there.

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