Shelters in Denmark For Battered Women - European Commission

Table of contents
INTRODUCTION
1. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN DENMARK - SHORT NATIONAL OVERVIEW................... 5
1.1. ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION OF THE PUBLIC DEBATE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE................. 5
1.2. CONCEPTS .................................................................................................................. 11
1.3. EVOLUTION OF NATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR WOMEN EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE .......................................................................................................................... 12
1.4. RECENT ISSUES........................................................................................................... 14
2. LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK......................................................................................... 15
2.1. NATIONAL PLAN AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE......................................................... 15
2.2. EFFECTIVENESS OF EXISTING LAWS ............................................................................ 17
2.3. SPECIFIC NEEDS NOT COVERED BY LEGISLATION ........................................................ 22
2.4. DATE OF FIRST SPECIFIC LAW AND IMPORTANT MILESTONES ...................................... 22
2.5. ACCESSIBILITY OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON LEGISLATION................................... 23
3. RESEARCH ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: STATE OF THE ART .................................. 24
3.1. MAIN TOPICS OF RESEARCH ........................................................................................ 24
3.2. MAIN SOURCES OF RESEARCH..................................................................................... 27
3.3. LINKS BETWEEN PRODUCED RESEARCH AND PRACTICE .............................................. 28
4. SHELTER SUPPORT ....................................................................................................... 28
4.1. OPENING DATE........................................................................................................... 29
4.2. MAIN SOURCES OF FINANCING AND MANAGING ENTITIES ........................................... 29
4.3. CAPACITY................................................................................................................... 31
4.4.OTHER NATIONAL RELEVANT ISSUES........................................................................... 33
5. SERVICE DELIVERY....................................................................................................... 34
5.1. SHELTER REGULATION................................................................................................ 34
5.2. DURATION OF STAY .................................................................................................... 35
5.3. ADMISSION FOR CHILDREN ......................................................................................... 36
5.4. WORKING TEAMS........................................................................................................ 36
5.5. INTERVENTION PLANS AND FOLLOW-UP WORK ........................................................... 38
5.6. ADDITIONAL BARRIERS AND PROBLEMS ..................................................................... 39
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