A new hotline for victims of domestic violence; accessible 24/7 across the country

[Bowlie]

A new hotline for victims of domestic violence opens today; accessible 24/7 and across the country.

First piloted in Zurich, the hotline aims to provide urgent support for victims to access the relevant services, such as local LAVI centres, urgent accommodation or medical support.

There has been some critique of how long the hotline has taken to set up, given that other European countries have had a similar hotline for sometime.

According to the pilot, approximately 10% of the calls concerned an acute crisis situation.

The hotline number is 142

A new hotline for victims of domestic violence - 142

[Izzy]

@Bowlie

There has been some critique of how long the hotline has taken to set up, given that other European countries have had a similar hotline for sometime

Not a surprise…follows along the timings of female voting rights in the country.

And, before I get scolded, yes, there is also some domestic violence suffered by men – yet, very minor, based on statistics.

[Bowlie]

Apparently the delay was a technical issue with the 3 digit hotline number. They could have had a 0800 number immediately but chose to wait.