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Shelter houses in Austria

Shelter houses in Austria. 30 shelters for women survivors of violence & their children 1 st shelter 1978 in Vienna Independent NGOs Gender specific approach (women helping women) Accessible 24/7 Services free of charge. Shelter House Mistelbach. NGO „Kolping Österreich“

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Shelter houses in Austria

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  1. Shelter houses in Austria 30 shelters for women survivors of violence & their children 1st shelter 1978 in Vienna Independent NGOs Gender specific approach (women helping women) Accessible 24/7 Services free of charge

  2. Shelter House Mistelbach NGO „Kolping Österreich“ Founded in 1991 Safe place and support for women affected by domestic violence & their children

  3. Conditions • Legal age (18 years) • Ability to live mainly independently (housework, child-care) • No acute mental illness • No drug abuse

  4. Offers • Counselling of victims of domestic violence and their relatives & friends • Protection & crisis support • Safe accomodation up to 1 year • On-going psychosocial and legal counselling • Attendance

  5. Facilities & Security • 6 bedrooms with bathrooms • 1 kitchen, 1 living room, laundry, playing room, garden • Secret address • No visitors • No information to outsiders • Security door • Observation camera • Contact police

  6. The Staff • „Main Team“: 2 social workers, 2 psychologists – Women helping women! • Worker responsible for food supply • Maintenance man • Cleaning lady • 4 female volunteers for night-shifts

  7. The assistance • Children‘s psychologist • Supervision of the women • Support of the women‘s autonomy & empowerment • Prepare life after shelter • Housing & money issues

  8. Financing • Mainly financed by the federal states‘s government („Lower Austria“) • Application for additional funds • Private donations

  9. Networking • AMS (job centre) • Child welfare centre • Social assistance office • Police station • Court for family affairs • Immigration authority • Centre for child-protection („Die Möwe“) • Therapy-centre for children • Helpdesk for women

  10. Public Relation & Campaigns • Homepage • Leaflets (german, czech, turkish) • Information-paper • Lectures in schools • Local newspaper • Campaigns in November/December over the period of „16 days of activism against gender violence“ and on 8th of March (international women‘s day)

  11. Exhibition

  12. Exhibition

  13. Statistics 2011 How often have the victims already needed the protection of a shelter?

  14. Statistics 2011 Marital status

  15. Statistics 2011 Age of the women

  16. Statistics 2011 Nationality of the women

  17. Statistics 2011 Nationality of the victim in relation to the nationality of the violent person

  18. Statistics 2011 Who were the violent persons?

  19. Statistics 2011 Women with/without children in the shelter

  20. Statistics 2011 How long did the women stay in the shelter?

  21. Statistics 2011 Where did the women go after their stay in the shelter?

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