The work of National Office for Women's Affairs's (SERNAM) with the Attorney General's office (Ministerio Público) has been aimed specifically at the Victims and Witnesses Protection Unit, with respect to providing initial care for female victims of crime and assisting the Unit's working teams. In particular, working links and protocols have been established in the regions between these units and the SERNAM's Centres for Prevention and Care for Victims of Family Violence, the intent of which is to provide victims and witnesses of severe family violence with proper care and therapeutic support.