| The general objective it meets is the promotion, at the municipal level, of policies and actions for the eradication of gender violence | 94 women have been treated at the CAVI so far this year, with 1231 interventions This week a new meeting took place, in this case by videoconference, of the local table against gender violence in Puerto Lumbreras, with the participation of the mayor of Puerto Lumbreras; María Ángeles Túnez, the Councilor for Women and Equality; Toñi Navarro, María José García, general director of Women and Gender Diversity of the Department of Women, Equality, LGTBI, Families and Social Policy of the Autonomous Community, and heads of the Local Police, Civil Guard and CAVI of the municipality, among others. The aim of this meeting is to plan new prevention measures and take stock of the actions carried out in recent months since the state of alarm decreed last March.
Among the items on the agenda were the exposition of the deficiencies and problems that are found on a daily basis in each area, information on the constitution and renewal of the Municipal Council for equal opportunities and its progress, and information on the ESCAN project and its start-up in Puerto Lumbreras.
It offers emotional therapy for the psychosocial recovery of women victims of gender violence, assisted with dogs.
In addition, possible proposals, exchange of experiences and good practices have been put on the table. "The general objective of the Local Coordination Board is the promotion, at the municipal level, of policies and actions for the eradication of gender violence.
The lines of action that we are following are based on awareness, prevention and improvement of the coordination in protection and security of the victims ", explained the Councilor for Women; Toñi Navarro. Previously, the local police coordination table on the matter was held, in which the implementation and operation of the VIOGEN system in Puerto Lumbreras (Comprehensive monitoring system in cases of gender violence) was analyzed. In the past year 2019, 92 were the women treated at the Center for Attention to Women Victims of Gender Violence (CAVI) in the town.
Of these, 39 women are new to CAVI in the referred year.
The total number of interventions carried out in the CAVI by all the professionals in 2019 was 814.
For their part, so far in 2020, 94 users have been attended, with 30 new this year, and the rest of previous years.
The total number of interventions is 1,231 (323 in person and 908 by telephone). Toñi Navarro has highlighted that "the Local Table against Gender Violence will continue to meet to study and implement educational and awareness-raising measures that will improve the early detection of cases and provide an agile and effective response to victims of violence.
municipality". On the other hand, within the activities programmed by the Department of Women on the occasion of the International Day Against Gender Violence, next Wednesday November 25 will take place the reading of the manifesto by the students of 4th ESO, which will be published in the social networks and website of the City Council, and from the town hall a minute of silence will be held for the victims.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras