GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILETHAILANDMEASURESEMERGENCY HOMES FOR CHILDREN AND THE FAMILY
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Emergency Homes for Children and the Family
Type of Measure
Services > Social services > Shelter Safe accommodation
Form of Violence
Sexual harassment; Trafficking; Violence against women and girls
Year
2008
Brief Description
The Department of Social Development and Welfare of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security has established and allocated an annual budget for free shelters called ‘;Emergency Home for Children and Family'. The shelters are available in Bangkok and every province. Target groups include women and children who are victims of violence, sexual harassment, negligence, exploitation, orphans and women with unwanted pregnancy.
Source of Information
Response of the Government of Thailand to the questionnaire on violence against women, 2009
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