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BREAKING THE TABOO I and II – Violence against older women families: recognizing and acting

BREAKING THE TABOO I and II – Violence against older women families: recognizing and acting. Empowering staff in community health and social services – Recommendations EUSTACEA project final conference, 17. November 2010 Charlotte Strümpel.

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BREAKING THE TABOO I and II – Violence against older women families: recognizing and acting

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  1. BREAKING THE TABOO I and II – Violence against older women families: recognizing and acting Empowering staff in community health and social services – Recommendations EUSTACEA project final conference, 17. November 2010 Charlotte Strümpel

  2. Breaking the Taboo- Empowering health and social service professionals to combat violence against older women within families • Focus: Violence against older women within the family • Aim: Raising awareness among staff members of community-based health and social services • Partners: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal • Duration: May 2007- April 2009

  3. Project results BTT1www.btt-project.eu • National reports in English (Literature search, interviews with staff) • European report in English • Brochure for staff members in seven languages • Awareness raising workshops in four countries • Conference in four countries • Recommendations in seven languages

  4. Breaking the Taboo II – Testing tools to train the trainers • Focus: • violence against older women within the family • staff members of community-based health and social services • Aim: Developing training programme for facilitators of awareness raising workshops for staff and peer advisors • Partners: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Portugal, Slovenia • Duration: January 2010- December 2011

  5. Project results BTT2 www.btt-project.eu • Translation of brochure in Bulgarian and Slovenian and reprint in German, English, French, Portuguese and Dutch • National reports in English (research on existing training programmes) • European report in English

  6. Basis for recommendations • European report • Expert meeting • Third partner meeting • Drafting process by email • Last partner meeting • Consensus of all partners

  7. Recommendations for organisations • Developing clear organisational policies • Offering training and education for staff • Securing appropriate working conditions

  8. Recommendations on policy level • Raising awareness • Enforcing prevention and early detection • Creating adequate structures • Supporting networking initiatives and enabling multi-disciplinary cooperation

  9. Recommendations on policy level • Improving legal framework • Encouraging further research • Securing sustainable funding

  10. Thank you for your attention!

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