Delinquency Prevention
Specialist Tina Levene was the keynote speaker for a teen summit on
April 17th at The Spring of Tampa Bay. More than 110 teens,
college students, school social workers, teachers, guidance counselors, youth
advocates and others interested in issues affecting young people attended
Tina’s motivational presentation. Statistics show that 1 in 3
adolescents in the U.S. is a victim of physical, emotional or verbal abuse
from a dating partner – a figure that far exceeds rates of other types of
youth violence.
The mission of The Spring of
Tampa Bay, Inc. is to prevent domestic violence, protect victims and promote
change in lives, families and communities. Since their founding in 1977, The
Spring has provided sanctuary and services to more than 60,000 abused adults
and their children. The Spring is the Department of Children and Families’
certified domestic violence center for Hillsborough County. It is one of the
largest of Florida’s 42 certified domestic violence centers and the first
domestic violence agency in the U.S. to have an accredited on-site school for
resident children.
The Spring’s programs and services help victims of domestic
violence rebuild their lives and raise awareness to prevent domestic violence
from occurring.
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