GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEDENMARKMEASURESFREE PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT FOR WOMEN AT SHELTERS
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Free Psychological Treatment for Women at Shelters
Type of Measure
Services > Social services > Psycho-social counselling
Form of Violence
Violence against women and girls
Year
2020
Brief Description

In 2020, Denmark adopted a bill obligating municipalities to offer up to 10 hours of free psychological treatment to all women staying in shelters for battered women. The sessions are available both during and after a shelter stay, helping to ensure that women receive the necessary counselling to process their experiences and rebuild their lives and those of their children.

Source of Information

Progress Report on the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action within the Beijing+30 Review, Denmark, 2024

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