On Monday the mayor has received a group of class participants self-help |
Specialized Care Service for Victims of Gender Violence, the Department of Women, has advised so far this year, from January through September, a total of 1,070 women, of which 187 came first, the 82% Spanish and 18% foreign.
This morning the Mayor, Pilar Barreiro, has been in the Hall a group of them Palacio, involved in any of the three self-help groups provides the Department.
One of the projects addressed in this meeting is the accompanying shift, which will be launched in the coming months.
This initiative will help the victims themselves for their partners go to the police or to the health center, among other procedures, in order that women do not feel alone and know other experiences.
These SHGs are mainly psychological care to address the experiences they have lived, in addition to individual consultations, explained Monday the Councillor for Women, Clara Hall, who also stressed that one must always move in this direction and follow concienciándonos the importance of this issue and is by such initiatives, when women realize that they can get out of this abusive situation.
The mayor also highlighted the increase in women attending this summer the Department for help, 15 on average per month to 25 who recorded August. These victims of domestic violence, along with the ones you are attending this service , are given the necessary support and follow-up, social, legal and psychological level, to successfully lived experiences.
ANTI-ABUSE
To mark the International Day to Combat Violence Against Women, November 25, the City Council a series of activities to inform and raise awareness of this problem and are part of the agenda More will be developed for you.
As of Thursday 6 of that month the workshop will be held Is this love?
Guide to Freedom, covering personal strategies to cope with the fears and problems, as well as tools for change.
An activity designed for victims of domestic violence to be held every Thursday in November.
At street level technical staff of the Department report on prevention and care for victims of the various markets in the city, such as the Zenith, Los Dolores, Nueva Cartagena and San Felix, from 19 to 24 November.
It will be in February 2015, on Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th, when conducting the conference on prevention and attention to gender violence in the Auditorium of El Batel.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena