IDT A PPROACHES 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

E UROPE FACES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, GRUNDTVIG PROGRAMME, B RNO 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 2

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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 EUROPE FACES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, GRUNDTVIG PROGRAMME, BRNO

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EUROPE FACES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, GRUNDTVIG PROGRAMME, BRNO 2012 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 7

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EUROPE FACES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, GRUNDTVIG PROGRAMME, BRNO 2012 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 9

E UROPE FACES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, GRUNDTVIG PROGRAMME, B RNO 2012 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 coordinationtransfer informationmonitoring 10

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E UROPE FACES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, GRUNDTVIG PROGRAMME, B RNO 2012 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 12

EUROPE FACES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, GRUNDTVIG PROGRAMME, BRNO 2012 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 danger 13

EUROPE FACES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, GRUNDTVIG PROGRAMME, BRNO 2012 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. 16 F ORM FOR INDIVIDUAL EVIDENCE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES

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EUROPE FACES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, GRUNDTVIG PROGRAMME, BRNO 2012 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

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EUROPE FACES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, GRUNDTVIG PROGRAMME, BRNO 2012 Number of personal and otherwise recorded contacts in 2011 Number of contacts recorded in

E UROPE FACES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, GRUNDTVIG PROGRAMME, B RNO 2012 Recorded number of people in danger of domestic violence in

EUROPE FACES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, GRUNDTVIG PROGRAMME, BRNO 2012 Distribution according to monitored features - women as victims of domestic violence Distribution according to monitored features - men as victims of domestic violence 23

IDT C ONTACT Mgr. Iva Koudelková specialised officer and IDT coordinator Department of Health MMB, Dominikánské nám. 3, Brno Thank you for your attention 24

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