Approaches to the cases of domestic violence at the regional level - interdisciplinary approach

IDT

APPROACHES TO THE CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL - INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH

Europe faces domestic violence, GRUNDTVIG programme

Koudelková Iva, Brno, 3rd – 6th June 2012

EUROPE FACES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, GRUNDTVIG PROGRAMME, BRNO 2012

Establishment of interdisciplinary cooperation Who we are and who we cooperate with Tasks and principal mission of the IDT How we work and what our principles are Results of our joint work Statistics Contact Discussion

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ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERDISCIPLINARY COOPERATION...

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ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERDISCIPLINARY COOPERATION …

The Statutory City of Brno has been concerned with the issue of domestic violence since 2004

The attitude of the City of Brno to domestic violence was promulgated in a declaration of the Brno City Council in March 2005

Declaration of the Brno City Council Identified domestic violence as a society-wide problem that must be

tackled at all levels including the level of municipal policy

Denounced all forms of domestic violence Guaranteed political support of activities related to domestic

violence prevention and help to the victims

The declaration of the Brno City Council was the main impulse for the establishment of the IDT (May 2005) The interdisciplinary cooperation and team within the City of Brno

was initiated by the Department of Health of the Brno City Municipality (MMB)

Gradual establishment of coordinated cooperation with the representatives of government, allowance organisations and NGOs


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WHO WE ARE AND WHO WE COOPERATE WITH?

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WHO WE ARE AND WHO WE COOPERATE WITH ?


Interdisciplinary team of the City of Brno – IDT A group of professionals in the field of domestic violence It is made up of a total of 24 members representing specific

organisations Regular meetings in 3-month intervals

IDT group – response team A closer working group allocated from IDT to respond to specific

cases of domestic violence

It is made up of a total of 8 members representing the participating organisations

Regular monthly meetings 6

Department of Health at the MMB - coordinator

State organizations • Police of the Czech Republic• Municipal state prosecutor

office• Municipal court in Brno• Probation and Mediation

service• University hospital in Brno

Non-profit sector• Spondea, o.p.s.• Persefona, o.s.• Magdalenium, o.s.• Bílý kruh bezpečí, o.s.

Municipal institutions• Brno municipal district

authorities• Selected departments of

the MMB• Brno City Police• Marriage counselling centre

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TASKS AND PRINCIPAL MISSION OF THE IDT...

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TASKS AND PRINCIPAL MISSION OF THE IDT…


• Establishment of personal relationships

• Knowledge of mutual competence

• Establishment of a discussion forum

• Setting up the communication

• Establishment of an interlinked domestic violence victim care system

• Mapping out the current situation

• Defining basic objectives

• Their gradual implementation

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• Enhancing the professional knowledge of the assisting staff

• Public awareness

• And assessing the situation in the field of domestic violence

• of experience and findings related to working with the victims of domestic violence

• Activities in the field of domestic violence prevention

• Activities related to helping the victims of domestic violence

coordination

transfer

information

monitoring

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HOW WE WORK AND WHAT OUR PRINCIPLES ARE?

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HOW WE WORK AND WHAT OUR PRINCIPLES ARE?


Own logo and marking - IDT Uniform definition of domestic violence

Domestic violence is physical, mental, emotional, and sexual violence between related persons, where the batterer and the person in danger are emotionally, socially and economically related. Violence is committed in private, the intensity of incidents gradually rises and features signs of long-term and repeated behaviour while the batterer and the endangered person have distinctly separately roles.

Uniform terminology of basic terms The use of mutual experience and findings,

networking model and extended ID cooperation

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Joint standard of work Realising the problems Determining the objectives (global, specific) Coordination and cooperation Documentation and evaluation Raising professional qualifications

Principles of cooperation Domestic violence is not a private matter Endangered persons are not responsible for that Protection and safety of people endangered by

domestic violence Professional help and support of people in

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Methods of cooperation A professionally operating institutionalised

assistance network o for people in danger of domestic violence, providing comprehensive services

Both-sided external and internal communication Personal relationships between the IDT

members and knowledge of mutual competences Interdisciplinary forums Uniform methods through specialised trainings,

working manuals for specific professions Defined parameters for keeping joint records of

the cases of domestic violence 14


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IDT entities complete this form twice a year, always for half year and then a summary overview is prepared for 1st half-year and 2nd half year of the relevant year including the yearly overview.

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FORM

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RESULTS OF OUR JOINT WORK...

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RESULTS OF OUR JOINT WORK …


Transfer of the Ostrava model of interdisciplinary cooperation and its application to local conditions

Primary blanket professional trainings based on the professions A total of 739 professionals have been trained

Development of profession-related working manuals Establishment of DONA Centre Brno – counselling

centre for people in danger of domestic violence which was converted as of 1st January 2007 into the Intervention Centre of the South Moravian Centre

Continuous awareness raising and organisation of public campaigns to support domestic violence prevention 18

STATISTICS

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STATISTICS …


Number of personal and otherwise recorded contacts

in 2011

victim of the DV0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

personal contactother con-tact

Number of contacts recorded

in 2011

number of contacts in

total

5550

5650

5750

5850

5950

perpetra-tor of the DVvictim of the DV

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52%

6%

42%

distribution in percentwomen menchildren

1170129943

distribution in absolute numbers

women menchildren

Recorded number of people in danger of domestic violence

in 2011

Recorded number of people in danger of domestic violence

in 2011

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woman

elderly woman

handicapped woman

elderly handicapped woman

manelderly manhandicapped man

elderly handicapped man

Distribution according to monitored features - women as victims of domestic violence

Distribution according to monitored features - men as victims of domestic violence

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IDT

CONTACTMgr. Iva Koudelkováspecialised officer and IDT coordinatorDepartment of Health MMB, Dominikánské nám. 3, 601 67 [email protected] +420 542 172 437

Thank you for your attention

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