The Institute of Women of the Region of Murcia has organized a campaign of information and advice on domestic violence, through a traveling bus that will visit all the towns in the region, which has arrived this morning at Cartagena.
The bus, located in San Juan Street, next to Plaza Juan XXIII, remain in Cartagena on 8, 9 and 12 January.
Even he, as explained by the Councillor for Women, Rosario Montero during your visit, you can approach anyone interested in knowing what type of services offered by government for victims of gender violence.
The campaign, in fact, aims to inform the general public, especially women, on the means available to them to combat violence against women, and for that material information be given as guides and leaflets, as well the ability to download the ADA (for help against violence), a service that comes to reporting on the advantages and benefits of the 112 emergency phone.
It should be noted that since the Department of Women of the City of Cartagena are many actions that have been taking place to end this social evil.
Montero recalled that by 1996 the City Council launched the CAVI's, a full service care to victims with psychologists, lawyers, social ...
and more recently, expanding self-help groups, in which works not only in that battered women leave their situation but especially in prevention.
The courses and training for employment are other activities carried out from the council.
Montero noted that in 2008 passed by CAVI's 160 women, a figure slightly higher than previous years, mainly because more and more women complaining.
On the other hand, groups are formed by groups autoyuda 25 to 30 women with a dwell time depends on each individual case is evaluated by professionals.
The regional emergency telephone 112 is the first contact with these women.
From there, establishing a protocol in which the Women's council of the City of Cartagena, in this case, he shall offer the individual and group counseling, efforts to foster home, changing schools for children , new homes, job placement courses ...
and all the services they need to regain their normal life.
Montero has stressed that the government made available to all people this kind of resources and most important is that women know these services and can use them if needed, hence the importance of this campaign.
Violence knows no age or have a particular type, said.
Bus information can be visited from 10 to 14 and from 16 to 20 hours.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena