The Department of Equality Mazarrón Town Hall, through the Specialty Care Center for Women Victims of Domestic Violence (CAVI), developed in Secondary Education Centers Township Municipal Program for Prevention of Gender Violence in adolescents.
This program begins next Monday at the IES "Philip II" and then travel to the center "Siglo XXI", ending in "Domingo Valdivieso".
With this program provide tools to detect situations of violence, promoting improved communication skills and conflict resolution.
Also promote a more favorable attitude to seek help when necessary.
In the 2011-2012 school year we worked with 481 young people aged between 13 and 18 years and, this time, the numbers will be similar to those of last year.
Councillor for Equality, Maria Martinez, wanted to thank "the collaboration of different schools of Mazarrón involved in the initiative, as without it would be impossible to work this issue in adolescents of our town."
The mayor stressed that with this program "encourage equality as a basis for interpersonal relationships among our youth, but we also teach them to act if they are in a situation of domestic violence."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Mazarrón