Work with the victims in asylum shelter

Civil society organisation Magdalenium Non stop tel: 776 718 459 magdalenium2@volny.cz

www.magdalenium.cz

Bc. Hýbnerová Lenka

Civil society organisation Magdalenium Established in 1997

Mission of the organisation: Help to the victims of domestic violence Educational activities in the field of domestic

violence Operator of the registered social service

asylum shelter

Provided services:

Asylum shelter – shelter Helena

established in 2001, capacity of 10 bedsAsylum shelter – Magdalenium

Established in 2011, capacity of 27 beds

These are shelters with secret address, the only secret housing uniquely for the victims of domestic violence.

Work with users of the asylum shelter:

First contact of the client (nonstop phone line) Personal consultation (field work, assessment

of the situation) Accepting clients to lodge them:

- Crisis check-in

- Planned check-in

- Postponed check-in – waiting list to be lodged

Conclusion of a Contract on social service provision (mostly 1 year according to Act No. 108/2009)

Introduction in the premises (rights and duties of the users)

Examination of the case (mapping the violence, profile of the aggressor, risks after leaving the violent relationship, family, health and social risks, financial means, hobbies…)

professional help according to the level of intensity of the danger (security plan of the user and children for the stay in the asylum shelter, rights of parents to the child, a complaint on the crime, assisted help to enter the common housing…)

key worker – individual planning and personal aims of the user

social, legal and psychological help

Additional services in asylum shelters Magdalenium

accompanying

group therapy

therapeutic programme for mother and child

leisure activities

video training of interactions

Organisational structure

Legal representative Coordinator of projects Head of Social Work 2 social workers 5 workers in social services Volunteers – canis therapist, masseur, extra lessons for

children, PC training External workers – lawyer, psychologist

(psychoanalysis, authorised expert in the field), supervisor, accountant

Statistics for 2009 - 2011

● EU Project (Operational Programme for Human Resources and Employment)

Total number of applicants 422

Accepted 178

Refused 244

96% of the capacity used

Non stop line 979 calls

110 SMSes

2286 Provided interventions

244

178

Successful projects

Project start

Project end

Title of the project Outcome

2002 running Legal counselling 576 interventions2002 running Psychologic consultations 2136 interventions2006 31.12.2010 Group psychotherapy 1003 interventions2008 31.12.2008 ,,Quietly and publicly“ – DV in

views of photographers, travelling exhibitions

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1.7.2011 31.12.2011 Therapeutic programme Mother and Child

112 interventions28 users

1.9.2001 running Asylum shelter – institution Helena 385 accommodated

2008 - 2011

31.7.2011 Investment project – Asylum shelter Magdalenium

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1.9.2011 running Asylum shelter – Magdalenium 56 accommodated

Financial partners EU Programmes: OP LZZ, ROP State administration: Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs,

Regional Authority of the South Moravian Region, Brno City Municipality, Coordination centre of prevention

Czech endowments: Endowment Fund J&T , Endowment Fund SCWF, Endowment Fund VDV, Endowment Fund Krok za krokem, Endowment Precióza

Foreign endowments: DLA (Diplomatic Ladies Association) Companies: Red Hat Czech s.r.o., Abbas a.s., Goldwell

Cosmetics s.r.o., Mother Centre: Kuřátka – material help – clothes, toys Citizens: donations and material help

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