Description
The project focuses on comprehensive support for persons affected by violence and professionals working against domestic violence. The City of Puławy struggles with the problem of domestic violence, which is indicated in the data collected by the Interdisciplinary Team, Social Welfare Centre and the Police. The project is in line with the strategies and programmes implemented by the municipality, county, as well as regional and national authorities. The objective of the project is to develop comprehensive support for persons affected by domestic violence and to improve skills of staff working in the field of preventing and combating domestic violence. The target groups are: victims including children, perpetrators and professionals. The project offers support groups for domestic violence survivors, training, group therapy and family therapy, psychological treatment addressed to perpetrators and training for professionals working in institutions providing support to persons affected by domestic violence. The project will contribute to the development of preventive measures and support for persons affected by domestic violence at the local level.
Summary of project results
The City of Puławy struggles with the problem of domestic violence, which is indicated in the data collected by the Interdisciplinary Team, Social Welfare Centre and the Police. The objective of the project was to develop comprehensive support for persons affected by domestic violence and to improve skills of staff working in the field of preventing and combating domestic violence. A number of activities were implemented under the project, including support groups and treatment programmes for victims of domestic violence, family therapy for parents and children, as well as measures addressed to perpetrators (corrective-educational programme, individual therapy). Moreover, representatives of institutions involved in preventing domestic violence (social workers, police, healthcare and education professionals), in total 85 persons, received training on providing support for victims (including children) and working with perpetrators of violence. Supervisions of the Blue Cards procedure were also carried out. The project contributed to the development of preventive measures and support for persons affected by domestic violence at the local level.
Summary of bilateral results