The NGO Men’s centre in collaboration
with Haninge social welfare with the
project Men’s Support
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Lisa Norén – Women’s support
Carina Boberg – Social worker, Receiving Unit for children
Peter Ericsson – Men’s support
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Men’s support – the project
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The project “Men’s support “ started in 2012 and
will continue to December 2013.
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The project is a collaboration between Crisis
center for men and Haninge Municipality.
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The men’s support work concentrates particularly
on young men between 16-25, who lives in
Haninge Municipality
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Support group for young fathers
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Prevention actions
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The men’s support offers prevention
actions and has a collaboration with
culture- and recreation Department in
Haninge Municipality
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Collaboration with Culture- and
Recreation Department in order to inform
young people about issues regarding
mutual respect, conflict management and
ethics and morality.
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Distribute information about the Men’s
support, for example giving out folders
about my work.
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Collaboration social service –
men’s support
Women’s support
Socialworker children
Police report
Men’s support
Project NO MORE DEMESTIC VIOLENCE
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A ”typical” case
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Police contacts the Women Support on behalf of Sara, 35 years old. Her
husband Michael is in custody because of severe domestic violence towards
her. The police has made a risk assessment which tells that the risk that the
violence will continue is regarded as high. So is also the risk of lethal violence.
In the family there also are three daughters in age of 5 – 13 years old. The
police also sends a police report to the Social Service Office and a report about
concern for the children are made.
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The women support calls Sara to a meeting the same day. She tells about
severe violence and that she is very afraid of Michael. The Women support
meets Sara together with a social worker from the receiving unit for children.
Together with Sara they do a risk assessment. Sara is very afraid of what will
happen when Michael gets out of custody. She also tells that Michael has been
violent against the children.
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First, the social worker and the women’s support do a
risk assessment for the woman and the child.
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Together with Sara, they also do a security planning. What will she do when Michael
gets out? How can she protect her children? They agree that Sara will contact the
Social Service Office when she gets more information. The women's support also
call the police and ask them to give information about when Michael gets released to
the Social Service office.
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A few days later, Sara calls. Michael will be released during the day, and she is very
afraid. She comes to the Social Service Office with her children, and they are helped
to a women’s shelter.
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Because of the seriousness of the violence, an child investigation is initiated by the
Social Secretary at the receiving unit. The children are offered therapy due to their
experiences.
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Sara is also offered continued support from the Women’s support and is offered a
therapeutic contact
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Though Michael also is legal guardian, the Social worker has to contact him and
inform about the police report and the consequences from it. They inform that the
children are safe, but do not give any information about their location. Michael is
asked to give his view of what happened.
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Michael is concerned about his behaviour and lack of anger management.
Michael gets information about the Men's Support, and want the Social worker to
book a common meeting with the Men's Support. A common meeting takes place
with Michael, the Social worker and the Men's Support.
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When the man is the legal guardian, the social worker
has to contact him and get his point of view, and offer
contact with the men’s support.
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