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Children living in families affected by domestic or gender-based violence are often perceived as "invisible victims" and the system regularly fails to provide timely, comprehensive and professional help. The project is focused on creating an effective platform for interdisciplinary cooperation between Ústecký region and Moravian-Silesian region comprising interdisciplinary teams bring together relevant professionals. It will increase professional capacities of intervention centres and other relevant stakeholders in providing effective assistance to children at risk and. The project will set up, streamline and unify the procedures and competencies of organisations and employees respectively in assisting vulnerable children affected by domestic violence (during the expulsion of one of the parents or ban on the parent''s contact with the endangered child). The activities will also include development of materials and training for professionals enhancing early detection of the impact of violence on children. Interdisciplinary teams will learn to conduct a crisis conversation with an endangered child. They will share good practice with relevant NGOs and public institutions. Statistical data will be collected and evaluated creating a basis for the model of cooperation transfer it to the practice of intervention centres throughout the Czech Republic. Cooperation with law firms will verify how the judiciary is prepared to defend the rights of vulnerable children and parents in case of domestic violence. Based on transfer of good practice the project will create methodology for the regional authorities in dealing with the domestic violence and assisting children. In addition, communication activities shall turn public’s attention to children endangered by domestic violence. The project consortium comprises the following project partners: Spirála (project promoter); Association of Intervention center workers; White Safety Circle; Ústí Regional Authority and Silesian Diakonia