Day centre for violence survivors opens in Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast
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Violence survivors to receive comprehensive support from qualified professionals in 24/7 day centre
Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, 2 July 2021 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has together with national partners opened a day centre for social and psychological assistance in Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, for persons who have experienced domestic and gender-based violence.
The newly opened centre will work 24/7, and is designed to become a place of shelter for people who are facing various forms of violence. Here they will be able not only to protect themselves from offenders, but also receive comprehensive counselling, along with psychological, legal and social assistance, from qualified specialists.