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37 representatives of local authorities, social services, non-governmental sector and education system, lawyers, young people invited to the meeting agreed that it is inefficient, when the local government is not involved in the protection of victim, or assigning her the status, because they better know the situation that exists in family.
Participants of the round table organized on December 6 in Kutaisi evaluated the level of victims protection in the case of domestic violence, coordination of entities of referral mechanisms and information sharing, which practical steps should be taken for the prevention of violence and protection of victims.
When is social agency involved in the eradication of violence, what responsibility lies with the schools, hospitals, human rights organizations, other actors?! According to the attendees the system is defined, there are referral documents, but everyone recognizes the problem of coordination.
The conversation touched on the issue of shelters. They said that there must be found resources to increase the number of shelters, popularize psychological services, and return to the school not only the staff of psychologist, but also solve the issue of engagement of social educator.
Participants felt the need to create a coordination unit which would adjust interdepartmental communication and exchange of information, experience, and would provide practical activities to improve the situation. In this regard, non-governmental sector plays important role. |
