Working together: Patrol police and MARTIN club are stepping up assistance to victims.

The Patrol Police Department in the Dnipropetrovsk region and the NGO MARTIN-club held a working meeting dedicated to deepening cooperation in the field of preventing and combating domestic and sexual violence, as well as strengthening comprehensive assistance to victims.

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the patrol police in Ukraine, the program director of the MARTIN Club, Yan Borodin, presented a letter of gratitude to Andriy Kalyuzhny, head of the Patrol Police Department in the Dnipropetrovsk region, for systematic and coordinated interaction and contribution to the protection of human rights.

For the second year in a row, MARTIN-club has been implementing a training project for entities working in the field of combating violence. During this time, 30 patrol police officers participated in the training together with other response entities . The program covers legal and psychological aspects of response, current changes in legislation, judicial practice, features of working with victims and preparation of procedural documents.

Cooperation also takes place in daily work: in the event of calls regarding domestic violence, patrol officers involve mobile teams of socio-psychological assistance from the NGO MARTIN-club to protect the victim, provide first psychological aid, and organize further support.

Following the meeting, the parties agreed to strengthen operational interaction between patrol crews and mobile teams through clear communication algorithms and exchange of contacts of officers on duty; to introduce regular joint training and supervision after complex cases, as well as short training modules for new police officers; to join efforts in educational work with communities on algorithms of actions in case of domestic violence, in particular within the framework of the international campaign "16 Days Against Violence".

All efforts are aimed at ensuring that assistance to victims is not spot-on, but comprehensive - so that a person receives support at all stages and at the same time feels respected, safe, and dignified.