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Round-table meeting finalised project “Let's live without domestic violence”

Round-table meeting that finalised project “Let's live without domestic violence” took place on Friday at Grand Hotel “Hebar”, Pazardzhik.

During the meeting were presented the project results, the survey conducted among the users of the social service for victims of domestic violence before they had used the service, and the newly developed Preventive rehabilitation program for victims of domestic violence.

The meeting ended with a discussion about the collaboration between the institutions of domestic violence counteraction.

Representatives of different institutions and organizations concerned with the topic attended the event: District court - Pazardzhik, District prosecutor, District police office, Regional directorate “Social Аssistance”, Child protection department, Regional administration, Local commission against antisocial acts of juveniles and minors, Local commission against human trafficking, Complex for social services for children and families, Crisis Centre - Peshtera, and more.

The project is implemented under Contract for non-remunerated financial assistance with registration № 93-00-160/08.06.2020 made with the Ministry of Justice.

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New Reality Prevention and Rehabilitation Program

After the survey conducted in 13 social services in Pazardzhik district for detection of survivors of domestic violence, a Preventive Rehabilitation Program was created to work with them.

 

The program is generally aimed at prevention and rehabilitation of domestic violence impact among users of social services. The specific goals it sets are: To acquaint the participants with the nature and types of domestic violence; To form practical skills for identifying the signs of domestic violence and deal with the negative consequences of the experience; To create conditions for increasing their self-esteem and improve their self-reflection.

 

The rehabilitation program includes 8 sessions, with no more than 6 participants in one group. Each session lasts 2 hours. It should include persons / children who have experienced domestic violence and who are users of a social service.

 

The program contributes mainly to raising the awareness of the participants on the problem, as well as to developing skills for identifying the signs of domestic violence and seeking support to deal with it.

 

It was successfully tested in CNST at the Bulgarian Red Cross - Pazardzhik and passed with great interest from the participants.

 

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Information day about domestic violence in Strelcha

 

The third Information day under project “Let's live without domestic violence” was held in Strelcha on 9 October.

The event took place in the conference hall of the Youths’ community center and gathered representatives of institutions from Strelcha and Panagyurishte.

The goal of the forum was to promote the project and the opportunities it presents to victims and perpetrators of domestic violence.

During the event, the presenters discussed the types of consultations provided at the Bureau for consulting, directing, and assisting victims of domestic violence as well as the programs for victims and perpetrators of domestic violence that are conducted by experts from Fund IGA with year-long experience on the subject.

The Information day ended with a discussion on the situation in the municipality and the collaboration between the institutions in copying with the problem.

The event was held in cooperation with Strelcha Municipality.

The project is funded by the Ministry of Justice and its goal is to provide timely and adequate support to victims of domestic violence as well as services to perpetrators of domestic violence.

 

 

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Information day in Lesichovo

 

Information day under project “Let's live without domestic violence” was held in Lesichovo. The event took place on 18 September in the hall of the national community center “Otets Paisiy - 1890”. Representatives of institutions and social services from Lesichovo, Tserovo, and Dinkata attended the event.

Three topics were discussed: Project “Let's live without domestic violence” and its goals and activities; Domestic violence among the users of the social service; Domestic violence during social distancing.

The Information day ended with a discussion about the collaboration between the institutions of domestic violence counteraction.

The event was held in cooperation with Lesichovo Municipality.

The project is funded by the Ministry of Justice and its goal is to provide timely and adequate support to victims of domestic violence as well as services to perpetrators of domestic violence.

 

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Information day about domestic violence in Peshtera

Information day under project “Let's live without domestic violence” took place on 4 September in Peshtera.

Experts from institutions and organizations concerned with the topic and representatives of Municipal administration Peshtera attended the event in the plenary hall of the Municipal council.

The goal of the event was to promote the project, the Law for protection against domestic violence, and the activities of the Bureau for consulting, directing, and assisting victims of domestic violence: providing psychological, legal, and social consultations and applying the Specialized program to perpetrators of domestic violence.

Two more events are going to take place in other municipal centers in September.

The project is funded by the Ministry of Justice and its goal is to provide timely and adequate support to victims of domestic violence as well as services to perpetrators of domestic violence.

 

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Program for perpetrators of domestic violence

The perpetrators of domestic violence have different degrees of education and intellectual capacities.

They don’t fall into a specific ethnic group, age, social or marital status. Although they commit violence with different methods, the factor that unites them is that they have committed violence against their spouse or another family member. A big number of them have committed other forms of aggression or violence in the past.

Within the project, each of all five perpetrators who has registered at the Bureau for consulting, directing, and assisting participates in a Specialized program for perpetrators of domestic violence. The goal of each Program session is to help them overcome the problem and aggression and replace their negative behavioral patterns with positive ones. The program is preceded by a Repeated victimisation risk assessment.

The number of perpetrators with whom the experts at Fund IGA work is to a big extent related with the closed cases at the district courts in the region and their redirection to the programs that Fund IGA offers.

 

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Let’s live without domestic violence!

Crime Prevention Fund IGA again received funding by the Ministry of Justice and it implementing project “Let's live without domestic violence!” between 8 June - 30 October 2020.

Within the project, the Bureau for consulting, directing, and assisting victims of domestic violence at the organization offers consultations and programs to both victims of domestic violence and perpetrators. Mobile services are also available at the territory of Pazardzhik Region.

As part of the ongoing information campaign, there will be information days on the subject, brochures and a poster to publicize the project. There will also be a TV discussion with representatives of the organization and the interested parties.

The project results will be presented at a final conference in October 2020.