JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Hubbard House will host a press conference Thursday to recognize October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month and release its annual Domestic Violence Fatality Review Report.
The event is scheduled for 10 to 10:30 a.m. at the State Attorney’s Office for the Fourth Judicial Circuit at 311 W. Monroe St. in Jacksonville.
State Attorney Melissa Nelson, Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters, Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan and representatives from area law enforcement agencies and domestic violence centers are expected to attend. A survivor of domestic violence will also share her story.
Immediately after the press conference, Hubbard House will join the Duval County Clerk of Courts in planting purple flags outside the Duval County Courthouse. The flags will recognize injunctions for protection filed in Duval County in 2025.
Hubbard House is a full-service certified domestic violence center that provides emergency shelter and supportive services to survivors of domestic violence and their families in Duval and Baker counties.
Free, confidential support is available 24 hours a day through the Hubbard House hotline at 904-354-3114 or by text at 904-210-3698.
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