WUNRN
March 4, 2008
SPAIN - PUBLICITY OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE HOMICIDES & INCREASE IN HELPLINE CALLS
Spain:
The number of callers to the helpline increased five fold after the four
domestic violence deaths last Tuesday.
The number of people to call the 016 domestic violence helpline in Spain rose
five fold after the press coverage last week when four women lost their lives
at the hands of their partners last Tuesday.
The following day the helpline received 3,600 calls, when the usual daily
number is about 700. There was another busy day last Saturday when 3,500 calls
were made.
80% of the calls to the 016 number are made by the victims of domestic violence and only 5% call asking about the services which are on offer. The line has only been in operation for the past six months, and over that time has attended to more than 85,000 calls.
The numbers were given by the special government delegate against domestic violence, Encarnación Orozco, who highlighted the fear felt by the callers to the service.
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