A teen-led organization dedicated to ending domestic violence will hold a panel discussion on domestic abuse today in Coral Gables.

The panel, organized by the South Florida group TADA (Teens Against Domestic Abuse), is entitled, “Break the Silence: Break the Cycle”, and will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Holiday Inn located at 1350 S Dixie Hwy. in Coral Gables, across from the street from the University of Miami.

The speakers include several experts in the field of domestic abuse: Rosa Figarola, Domestic Violence Judge; Lieutenant Eric Garcia, Miami-Dade Police Department, Criminal Investigations Division, Sexual Crimes Bureau; Susan Garcia, MSW, Miami-Dade Police Department, Criminal Investigations Division, Domestic Crimes Bureau; Brenda Bernstein Shapiro, Attorney, Family Law; María Elena Fernandez, Family Violence Treatment Specialist and Family & Victims Services of Miami-Dade County.

Elena Linare, owner of Razzledazzle Barbershop and a survivor of domestic violence, will also join the panel.

Entrance is free and refreshments will be served. For more information, visit the web page of the event sponsor The Sapere Group at www.saperegroup.org

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