Domestic Violence Campaign
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Claudette Abela Baldacchino
Vice-President
Local Councils’ Association
Malta
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 Malta = 68 Local
Councils
 Malta = 3
members in
Council of Europe
Congress
 Malta = 400,000
population
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 LCA entered into an agreement for the
installation of bus stops (02 March 2001)
 LCA discussed how to contribute to the
Council of Europe Campaign
 Decision was made with Commission
Against Domestic Violence
 To make a Bus-Stop Poster Campaign
nd
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The Campaign
was launched on
7th January 2008
Free advertising
space from Face
Displays Limited
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Launch of the
Campaign
C. Abela
Baldacchino
Michael Cohen
Minister D.
Cristina
Dr. M. Naudi
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Media Cutting
In-Nazzjon
8th January 2008
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Media Cutting
The Independent
9th January 2008
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 The LCA also took part in a
WALKATHON to raise funds for a
shelter of domestic violence. This was
a sponsored public walk organised by
a small private enterprise.
 LCA collected €4600 as DONATION
 Participants were COUNCILLORS from
various Local Councils
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Media
Event to
present
Donations
to
GHABEX,
domestic
violence
shelter
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 Local councils have also distributed to their
localities C of E campaign leaflets from their
premises, passed on to them by the
Commission on Domestic Violence
 They also distributed bookmarks on the
White Ribbon campaign organised by the
Commission on Domestic Violence and the
Foundation for Social Welfare Services
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 the social workers working on
Domestic Violence cases had
commented that the Bus Shelter
Campaign had an impact, in that, the
victims who came to seek help from
the service during the
Campaign stated that they could
identify themselves with the poster
and that this was the final impetus for
seeking help.
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
Jan
2007
Jan
2008
%
change
Feb
2007
Feb
2008
%
change
Referrals
52
46
- 12%
46
48
+ 4%
New
cases
21
37
+ 76%
28
30
+ 7%
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 According to the statistics there was a
slight increase from last year.
 However one cannot be 100% sure
that they are directly correlated to
each other.
 Having said that the increase is still
there.
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 Domestic Violence
Service
This social work service
was set up in 1994 to
intervene with adult
service users who suffer
abuse. The social
workers assist service
users to develop a safety
plan and adopt coping
skills that are necessary
within domestic violence
situations.
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 Ghabex - Shelter for
Victims of Domestic
Violence
This service was set up in
2000 to provide an
emergency shelter to
women and their
children. Its main aim is
to provide women and
their children with a safe
place away from
direct personal harm.
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Malta is no exception
Domestic violence exists
Local Councils have a role to play
Local Councils to work with national
institutions
 LCA to continue to create awareness
and campaign against domestic
violence
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THANK YOU