Working Section “Focal Point of Coordination of Combating Domestic Violence”

The main task of the “Focal Point of Coordination of Combating Domestic Violence” in Lower Saxony in the field of crime prevention is to implement the “Action plan of combating intimate partnership violence in Lower Saxony”. Therefore the “Focal Point of Coordination of Combating Domestic Violence”

• supports networking of practitioners working with victims of domestic violence

• organizes and supports further education for practitioners and professionals in criminal cases of domestic violence

• disseminates all available information about combating domestic violence to practitioners, professionals and networks

• develops measures for intervention and prevention in cases of domestic violence including high-risk-cases