Rep. Mia Jones holding teen dating violence summit

Rep. Mia Jones is holding a workshop to bring attention to the issue of teen dating violence and equip teens with the skills to prevent dating violence. “Teen Dating Violence Summit: Empower Yourself” will be held May 12, 2012 at the Florida State College at Jacksonville Downtown Campus.

The Love is Not Abuse curriculum will be used during the summit, with workshops on teen dating abuse, patterns of abuse, digital abuse, etc.  Students will also get the chance to hear testimonials and participate in a question and answer session.

Interested particpants can complete the student questionnaire and parent consent form and return them to bobbi.warford@myfloridahouse.gov by May 4, 2012.