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"Strengthening inter-agency support for victims of sexual violence"
General information
Funded by the European Union
Implemented by a partnership of six actors
Focuses on Greece, with implementation at national level
Duration: 2024-2026
Budget: 474.484.35
No. Project Contract: 101195372 - InSupport - CERV-2024-DAPHNE
About the project
Sexual violence is a deeply disturbing social phenomenon, with serious and long-lasting effects on the lives of victims. Often, the complexity of the support system, the lack of coordination between the actors involved and the limited expertise of professionals lead to difficulties in access and quality of the assistance provided.
The "InSupport" project comes to fill these gaps by developing a model of cooperation and support that focuses on the needs of the victim. Through the collaboration of services, the creation of collaborative networks, the provision of specialised training and the implementation of cooperation and operational protocols, it seeks to transform the way frontline services (police, health, social services, NGOs) work together and respond so that victims of sexual violence have access to holistic support, with respect, confidentiality and care, ensuring that any re-traumatisation is avoided.
Why it is necessary in Greece
The InSupport project comes to address the lack of coordinated services, the lack of specialised support and the need to respect the rights of victims, as foreseen by the Istanbul Convention and the EU Directives.
General information
Funded by the European Union
Implemented by a partnership of six actors
Focuses on Greece, with implementation at national level
Duration: 2024-2026
Budget: 474.484.35
No. Project Contract: 101195372 - InSupport - CERV-2024-DAPHNE
- Strengthening inter-agency cooperation: Develop and implement effective coordination and communication mechanisms between all departments and agencies involved in victim support.
- Development of Guidelines/Guidelines for frontline professionals
- Upgrading Expertise: providing targeted education and training to frontline professionals, enhancing their skills in identifying, approaching and managing incidents of sexual violence.
- Promoting Victim-Centred Approaches: implementing practices that ensure dignity, respect and minimize re-traumatization of victims at every stage of the support process.
- Public Awareness: Contribute to raising awareness of sexual violence and the need for systematic and coordinated support for victims.
- Empowering victims: providing tools and resources that will empower victims to claim their rights and move forward in the rehabilitation process.
The most important results of the project on the issue of sexual violence are:
- Cooperation protocol for the establishment and operation of the field actors' response mechanism
- Annual report on the cooperation/response mechanism
- Protocol/Standard operating procedures for the human resources of the Hellenic Police
- Protocol/ Standard operating procedures for health professionals.
- Guidelines for the establishment of referral structures for victims of rape/sexual violence.
- Capacity building curriculum for the human resources of the Hellenic Police
- Capacity building curriculum for health professionals.
- Capacity building curriculum for psychosocial support staff/professionals.
- E-learning platform
- Information/communication material
- Online awareness campaign.
- Mobile phone app with information for women victims of sexual violence/rape on their rights and available support services
Our goal is to exceed 4,000 people who will be sensitized through leaflets, materials, information, videos, statistics, infographics.
The project deliverables will be posted on this website gradually, according to the development and progress of the implementation, as foreseen in the approved timetable.
Upon completion of each deliverable, the relevant material will be made available for information and access by all interested parties.
Training & capacity building within the project
Training of Trainers Programme -
12 specialised trainers will implement capacity building across the country.
500 officers from 14 General Police Directorates & Academies
25-hour course on identifying and assisting victims of sexual violence
120 staff members from the KETHI, SOS 15900, NGO, Counselling Centres
20-hour course on trauma-based survivor support
700 health and nursing professionals/students
25-hour course on the identification and treatment of survivors
Total number of professionals to be trained: at least 1.320
Project team
SYMPLEXIS
Moderator
Greek Police
Partner
Centre for Research on Equality Issues (K.E.TH.I.)
Partner
Centre for Security Studies (KE.ME.A.)
Partner
Metropolitan College
Partner
ISON Psychometrica
Partner
The course of the InSupport project is dynamic and full of developments! If you are interested in learning more, tracking the progress of our work, or keeping up to date with training opportunities and outcomes, we invite you to leave your contact details.
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With funding from the European Union. The views and opinions expressed are, however, solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the European Union or the European Commission. The European Union and the European Commission cannot be held responsible for the views expressed. [Project Contract No: 101195372 - InSupport - CERV-2024-DAPHNE]
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