Hubbard House, in partnership with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office and other local law enforcement agencies and domestic violence shelters, will hold a press conference announcing October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. 

When:   11:15 a.m. 
            Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Where: Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
            Police Memorial Building-Drill Hall
            501 E. Bay Street
            Jacksonville, FL 32202

Who:    Hubbard House
            Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
            St. Johns County Sheriff's Office 
            Quigley House
            Micah's Place

What:  The Domestic Violence Awareness Month   Press Conference will address the following:  

• The need to raise public awareness about violence in the home and encourage citizens to unite to help end this devastating, but preventable, social problem.  
• Recognize October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
• Kick-off the Purple Ribbon Campaign, in which members of Northeast Florida law enforcement agencies receive purple ribbon pins to wear during the month of October, in support of efforts to end domestic violence in our communities.  
• The official release of the 2008 Domestic Mortality Review Report. The report is an examination of domestic violence homicides in Duval County, Fla. from Jan. 1, 2008 through Dec. 31, 2008, and an analysis of domestic violence homicides from December 1996 through December 2008.  The report includes recommendations for criminal justice personnel and the community at large to help reduce the amount of homicides being committed. The Domestic Mortality Review Report is prepared annually by the Duval County Domestic Violence Mortality Review Team. The Team is composed of representatives of several governmental agencies which deal directly with domestic homicide cases within the jurisdiction of Duval County plus other local experts in this field.

VISUAL OPPORTUNITIES:
Visual opportunities include ribbon pinning ceremony to area law enforcement officials serving as the start of the Purple Ribbon Campaign.

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