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Youth Councillor of the City of Lorca, Joaquin Ruiz Montalvan and Intercultural Cazalla-coordinator, Diego Marín presented this morning at a press conference the project "Heartbeat" on prevention of violence in adolescent relationships.
This is an initiative to raise awareness among young people through workshops and activities with the scourge of violence within couples.
Ruiz Montalvan said that "the project is funded by the European Commission called" Daphne III ".
We are talking about a project to support NGOs and governments of the European Union to combat violence against children, youth and women, to help victims and reduce the helplessness and vulnerability. "
The mayor of Municipal Youth Consistory, Joaquin Ruiz, stated that "the association Cazalla-Intercultural workshops held in cooperation with high schools and some youth organizations, trying to focus on such respect for the other gender as himself .
This activity also focuses on promoting non-violent communication and the ability to resolve conflicts between people in a civilized manner.
Young people will receive advice on using different display cases of relationships characterized by violence must end.
Also be informed about the laws that protect citizens from violence and harassment, presented support and intervention services for people who are in situations of this kind. "
The Coordinator of Intercultural Cazalla, Diego Marín said that, according to numerous scientific inquiries about it, often exaggerated attention and loyalty are seen as a sign of love.
They can also be a warning sign that the relationship takes an act of violence and terror.
Both intimidation and verbal threats, telephone harassment, physical harassment and cyber bullying "as sexual and physical assaults are all forms of intimate partner violence and damage that can traumatize young people permanently.
The advice provided by this initiative focuses on both young people who feel threatened in their relationship to a hose who are concerned that violence in relationships contemplate his friends, and even young people who have been violent and want change. "
Finally Ruiz Montalvan, for his part stressed that "through this program we set the goal of strengthening technical teachers and youth to adopt a consistent approach violence education into their daily routine.
In the following courses will reinforce the responsibilities of teachers and technicians of youth as mentors and contacts so they can guide the youth towards greater protection and assistance in situations of violence in adolescent relationships.
Through the project "Heartbeats" advocate for the prevention of violence.
We want young people be made aware of the signs of violence in relationships and learn that there are ways out of the tangle in which young people can engage. "
Municipal sources have detailed the romantic and sexual relationships play an important role in the lives of young people and sadly, some of them experience violence in their intimate relationships.
Since the EU is assumed that youth violence in intimate relationships is as prevalent as in adult relationships.
The initiator and coordinator of the European project is the German "Der Paritatsche Baden-Württemberg."
In the case of our city, the initiative is developed by the Intercultural Cazalla NGOs from the Office for Youth and Diversity, the Department of Youth.
This program is also being developed by other social institutions in Tübingen (Germany), Vienna (Austria), Budapest (Hungary) and London (United Kingdom).
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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