17/11/2024
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17/11/2024
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KUWAIT CITY, Nov 17: The Supreme Council for Family Affairs is working towards the activation of all its committees, in addition to preparing a comprehensive work plan for shelters and protection centers; including campaigns on the Protection from Violence Law and the Child Law with the aim of raising public awareness on the laws that protect the family and society.
Sources confirmed the council is coordinating with the Social Development Office to create psychological and social programs as per the approved standards for dealing with violence cases. Sources said this complies with the leadership’s directives on the importance of concerted efforts between the two parties to ensure the provision of effective and comprehensive support for those affected by domestic violence. Sources revealed the council is working hard to activate the role of psychological and social specialists and develop the skills of professionals in these fields by organizing training courses to raise the efficiency of employees assigned in protection centers, as well as following up the work of joint committees whose members are from parties or entities concerned with violence cases and to automate procedures to ensure the effective flow of work.
Mechanisms
Regarding the work mechanisms in the protection centers and ways to deal with abused women, sources explained that the council has protection centers for abused women in Ahmadi and Khaitan. They said these centers are manned by the most capable employees who provide full care and support to those affected by domestic violence. They added these centers rely on a team of qualified national professionals in the psychological, social, and legal fields to guarantee the provision of the best services, and to handle cases professionally in line with the commitment of the council to provide a safe and nurturing environment for abused women.
Sources also confirmed the establishment of similar centers in all governorates, stressing that the council is keen on providing integrated protection, in cooperation with all other concerned authorities, to achieve the desired goals related to family and childhood. On the council’s work plan and activities, sources disclosed that it conducts training programs for employees assigned in the centers regularly to hone their skills and update them on the new methodologies; in addition to organizing workshops on the empowerment of women, a special initiative to qualify abused women functionally and academically, and a comprehensive program for the celebration of World Children’s Day.
