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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
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Shelter House Mistelbach
NGO „Kolping Österreich“
Founded in 1991
Safe place and support for women affected by domestic violence & their children
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Conditions
Legal age (18 years) Ability to live mainly independently
(housework, child-care) No acute mental illness No drug abuse
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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
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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
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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
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The assistance
Children‘s psychologist Supervision of the women Support of the women‘s autonomy &
empowerment Prepare life after shelter Housing & money issues
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Financing
Mainly financed by the federal states‘s government („Lower Austria“)
Application for additional funds Private donations
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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
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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)
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Exhibition
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Exhibition
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Statistics 2011
How often have the victims already needed the protection
of a shelter?
more than 2 times17%
second time17%
first time66%
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Statistics 2011
Marital status
married60%
divorced17%
unmarried23%
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Statistics 2011
Age of the women
41-50 years13%
51-60 years3%
older than 607%
20 Jahre or younger
7%
31-40 years43%
21-30 years27%
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Statistics 2011
Nationality of the women
Asia3%
Eastern Europe3%
Austria57%
Turkey7%
South-eastern Europe (Balkan-
region)10% EU-countries
10%
Africa10%
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Statistics 2011
Nationality of the victim in relation to the nationality of the
violent person
w oman Austrian / aggressor Austrian
54%
w oman migrant / aggressor Austrian
23%
w oman Austrian / aggressor migrant
3%
w oman migrant / aggressor migrant
20%
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Statistics 2011
Who were the violent persons?
parents (in law )10%ex partner
7%
life partner21%
husband62%
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Statistics 2011
Women with/without children in the shelter
w omen w ith 2 children
20%
w omen w ith 3 children or more
10%w omen w ithout
children43%
w omen w ith 1 child27%
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Statistics 2011
How long did the women stay in the shelter?
up to 1 w eek39%
up to 1 month15%
1/2 - 1 year23%
up to 3 months8%
up to 1/2 year15%
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Statistics 2011
Where did the women go after their stay in the shelter?
to relatives or friends28%
in an apartment w ithout the
violent person 32%
back to the violent person
28%
in another institution
12%