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Domestic violence: the government announces 1,000 additional accommodation places

2020-09-02T18:36:27.368Z


Elisabeth Moreno also indicated that 15 monitoring and care centers for perpetrators of domestic violence would be inaugurated in 202


The state will create 1,000 additional accommodation places for victims of domestic violence.

They will be added to the 1000 already planned as part of the Grenelle, Jean Castex said on Wednesday during a visit to the Maison des femmes de Saint-Denis.

"I am announcing to you that we are going to release an envelope to finance 1000 additional places", declared the Prime Minister in front of members of the staff of this establishment and local elected officials.

"That brings us to 6,500 places (

Editor's note: in total

) for these women and children," then said the Minister Delegate in charge of Gender Equality, Elisabeth Moreno.

With @JeanCASTEX to meet the staff of @lamaisondfemmes in Saint-Denis who supports victims of domestic violence.

The @gouvernementFR is mobilized to better identify, better support and better protect victims!

#GrenelleViolencesConjugales # 3919 pic.twitter.com/yNrxNWY1kW

- Élisabeth Moreno (@ 1ElisaMoreno) September 2, 2020

While associations wonder about the reality of the 1000 places already announced last year, at the launch of the Grenelle of domestic violence, Elisabeth Moreno assured that these "have indeed been created".

"And I will do everything to ensure that the 1000 others are and that we ensure that the mapping of these new accommodations is fair, whether in rural, urban or overseas areas" , she added.

Castex calls on victims to "come out of the shadows"

Critics have also surrounded the funding: the call for projects provides for an average cost of 25 euros per day and per place, while appropriate support "would require an expenditure of 40 to 50 euros", were recently criticized in a report. report Senators Arnaud Bazin (LR) and Éric Bocquet (PCF).

"25 euros, I do not intend to stop at that", guaranteed Moreno.

“We are currently working on this subject.

It is not a question of accommodating women under any conditions, ”she insisted.

During his visit, Castex also urged the victims to “come out of the shadows”.

"We must tell women:

do not stay in this situation, come to us, come to the public service to file a complaint, we will also take care of you

", he pleaded.

Among 46 measures announced, 17 were carried out

Elisabeth Moreno also indicated that 15 centers for monitoring and supporting perpetrators of domestic violence would be inaugurated in 2020 and 15 others in 2021, one of the key objectives announced last year at the end of the Grenelle.

According to the minister's entourage, among the 46 measures announced at the time, "17 have been carried out, 23 are in an advanced state, and six are under construction".

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To mark the first anniversary of the launch of the Grenelle, Elisabeth Moreno will receive on Thursday the heads of the 11 working groups that had contributed to it.

"She wants to set up a monitoring committee, which will meet every six weeks to take stock of progress (

measures

), what works and what blocks", said Wednesday his cabinet.

A detailed report and new announcements could be made on November 25, on the occasion of the international day for the elimination of violence against women.

Among the expected measures, the establishment of anti-rapprochement bracelets against violent spouses and ex-spouses is "imminent", it was also said from the same source.

The first thousand bracelets should be available in the five test jurisdictions (Bobigny, Pontoise, Aix-en-Provence, Angoulême and Douai) "in the coming weeks", before the device is generalized "at the end of 2020-beginning of 2021".

Source: leparis

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