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Municipal Forum Against Domestic Violence - Portugal -

Introduction

To prevent Domestic Violence, minimise its effects and provide efficient and timely responses by means of inter-institutional articulation across the whole district and the enablement of human and physical resources.

Description

The Fórum Municipal de Cascais contra a Violência Doméstica functions in work groups composed of partner institutions according to their specific interests. These work groups have precise objectives which contribute to the specific objectives set out in the previous point. The network assesses its activities every two years.

Participants

Câmara Municipal de Cascais;
Segurança Social;
Centro de Saúde de Cascais;
Centro de Saúde da Parede;
Equipa Comunitária de Saúde Mental da Parede e Eq. Comunitária de Saúde Mental de Cascais (Hospital São Francisco Xavier);
Centro de Apoio a Toxicodependentes;
Instituto de Reinserção Social;
Comissão de Protecção de Crianças e Jovens de Cascais;
Polícia de Segurança Pública;
Guarda Nacional Republicana;
Asso. Portuguesa de Apoio à Vítima;
Bombeiros Voluntários da Parede;
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Cascais;
Conselho Particular de Cascais da Sociedade de São Vicente de Paulo;
CERCICA;
Centro Paroquial do Estoril;
Centro Paroquial de São Pedro e São João do Estoril;
Novos Rostos, Novos Desafios;
Associação de Beneficência Luso-Alemã;
O Nosso Sonho, Cooperativa Torre Guia;
Instituto para o Desenvolvimento Integrado na Acção;
Centro de Estudos para a Intervenção Social.

Network lead

The network was born of the results obtained from a study of violence against women in Cascais which demonstrated that resources were already in place and that professionals accompany cases of domestic violence. However, the need for greater institutional articulation was identified, the professionals stated they had little knowledge of the resources available and that they required training in the specific area of domestic violence.

Objectives

To promote a better understanding of domestic violence in the Cascais District through a rationale of research-action;
To prevent violent behaviour amongst adults, young people and children by means of awareness campaigns and projects geared towards specific groups;
To provide quality support for victims of domestic violence in the various institutions of the Cascais District and minimise the damage caused to children.

Products

Manuals for children’s teachers;
leaflets about the project;
Resources Handbook;
Campaign (posters) geared towards the health sector;
newsletter;
victim case histories;
quantitative reports on domestic violence in Cascais;
support service.

Contact info

Câmara Municipal de Cascais
Mrs Filipa Pereira

Links

Visit the Câmara Municipal de Cascais website

Document type

network

Themes

Urban Policy > Security & crime prevention > Sense of insecurity

Keywords

Victims of crime