Gyeonggi-do to Open Two Additional 'Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Joint Response Teams' Next Year

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will open two additional 'Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Joint Response Teams' next year.

The Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Joint Response Teams are institutions that provide initial counseling, welfare support, and linkage to support agencies for victims of domestic and sexual violence. The province selected Bucheon City and Hanam City, which were chosen as the first pilot operation sites last October. The two regions will officially open the joint response teams in mid-next month.

On the 25th, the province announced that it signed a written memorandum of understanding with the Southern and Northern Gyeonggi Police Agencies for the 'Establishment of a Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Joint Response System and Operation of Joint Response Teams.'

This project aims to overcome the limitations of insufficient follow-up management caused by individual responses from local governments and the police when domestic and sexual violence occur, by establishing a joint response system involving public officials, police officers, and counseling experts.

Following Bucheon and Hanam, the province will conduct an additional city and county public contest by the end of the year and select two more locations to operate Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Joint Response Teams by the end of January next year.

According to the agreement signed on this day, Gyeonggi Province and the Southern and Northern Police Agencies agreed to cooperate in ▲ collaboration with related organizations ▲ support for facilities and personnel expenses ▲ deployment support of dedicated abuse prevention police officers for victim protection ▲ sharing investigation counseling and 112 emergency call case data necessary for victim support.

Lee Soon-neum, Director of the Women's and Family Bureau of the province, explained, "Through this agreement, we recognize the seriousness of the continuously increasing domestic violence, sexual violence, dating violence, and stalking, and we will strive to create a safe community through cooperation between Gyeonggi Province, cities and counties, and the police."

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