The vast shopping center of the Grand Mail in Saint-Paul-lès-Dax, in the Landes, seems very deserted. But if most of the 120 stores are closed, confinement requires, the Leclerc hypermarket continues to welcome customers. We can read at the entrance, next to the precautionary messages relating to the coronavirus, a poster indicating that the Adavem, the Departmental Association for Victim Assistance and Mediation of the Landes, now has a permanent presence in the premises of the big surface.
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Set up a few days ago, it welcomes the public without an appointment, Monday to Friday, in a room located a hundred meters from the cash desks. The permanence is for women victims of domestic violence. Adavem offers them psychological support and, for those who decide to file a complaint, legal assistance. "Women can take advantage of their shopping to come and see us without arousing the suspicion of their attacker," explains Anne Decung, director
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