On the occasion of the Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Jean Castex, the Prime Minister adopted new measures "in order to strengthen the protection of victims and the fight against violence".
The number of accommodation places will be increased.
"The effort to open new places will be continued and 1,000 new accommodation places will be opened in 2022, with funding equivalent to that planned for 2021 in order to allow quality support," said Matignon.
In all, 9,000 places will be dedicated to welcoming women victims of violence at the end of 2022.
In addition, 5,000 “serious danger telephones” will be made available in 2022. According to Matignon, these devices “have been proven and which are effective in protecting the victims of their attacker.
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A "great cause of the five-year term"
In addition, the Prime Minister also announced the launch of a "week of equality between girls and boys from next year at school during the week of March 8. "This week will allow teachers and students to mobilize around strong projects on equality between girls and boys, and to understand the different facets", continues Matignon, specifying that the Minister of Education national, Jean-Michel Blanquer, will detail “the modalities and content”.
According to Matignon, the fight against violence against women is a “great cause of the five-year term”.
Matignon recalls that this also involves "collective mobilization" with the reporting of violence by the telephone number 3919 or the improvement of the filing of complaints to the hospital in 215 hospitals, the orientation of victims in police stations and gendarmeries, but also with “1,000 anti-rapprochement bracelets available since the beginning of this year”.
