(MENAFN- AzerNews) The hotline established at Azercell initiative,
discloses the report for the first six months of its
operation
The 'Women's Hotline', founded in June last year at the
initiative of Azercell, has been providing 24/7 support to girls
and women in difficult situations or facing violence. According to
the report, more than 50% of the calls to the helpline concerned
domestic problems, psychological and physical domestic abuse. The
calls were also made with requests for legal and social counselling
for problems with divorce, alimony, welfare, healthcare rights and
asylum.
The 'Women's Hotline' was established with the endorsement from
the State Committee for Family, Women and Child Affairs of the
Republic of Azerbaijan and is operated by the 'Reliable Future'
Social Initiatives Public Union.
Licensed psychologists, social workers and lawyers working for
the 'Reliable Future' provide psychological and legal counselling
and refer the callers to government agencies, community-based legal
clinics, rehabilitation centers, shelters, and NGOs. According to
the statistics, most women calling the hotline were provided with
psychological counselling, 23% given legal aid, 19% referred to
relevant institutions, and 6% were admitted to shelters.
The hotline pays utmost attention to the confidentiality of the
calls, and any information is conveyed to the relevant
organizations or institutions only with the caller's consent.
The 'Women's Hotline' calls on all girls and women in need of
support to contact the center via the short number 116111 !
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