Description
The project aims at providing professional help to women and men from families living in the area of the capital city Prague who have at least one child aged 0-6 and have experienced domestic violence. Within the project, there will be sheltered housing where a victim of domestic violence will be able to stay temporarily and where both she/he and her/his child will be provided complex bio-psychological social services leading to resolution of her/his difficult situation. The project also has a prevention dimension, both in the short term – serving as the prevention of children’s removal from these families and their placing in institutional care, and in the long term – to prevent generating pathological patterns of behaviour with children who have witnessed domestic violence for a long time.
Summary of project results
The aim of our activities was to provide professional assistance to women and men of families living in the capital city of Prague which have at least one child aged 0-6 years and have been involved in cases of domestic violence. Given the large number of these cases, the region suffers from a critical shortage of similar services. With the help of this project, we have been able to renovate and furnish sheltered housing where domestic violence victims can find temporary asylum and professional services. A team of specialists has been created (including a psychologist, special education teacher, nurse, paediatrician and social worker) that provides each family with comprehensive tailor-made bio-psychosocial services. The project has progressed successfully and serves to prevent the removal of children from these families and their placement in state institutions. It also serves to prevent pathological behaviour patterns in children who have witnessed long-term domestic violence.
Summary of bilateral results