Consortium Meeting in Uppsala, Sweden on 17-18 September 2024
Following previous meetings in Münster (Germany), Parma (Italy), and Vienna (Austria), the VIPROM consortium met this time in Uppsala, Sweden, on 17-18 September 2024, hosted by our Swedish partners, the National Centre for Knowledge on Men’s Violence Against Women (NCK). The meeting proved highly productive, with significant progress made on key aspects of the project.
Key Highlights of the Meeting:
- Host: NCK – The National Centre for Knowledge on Men’s Violence Against Women, a government-mandated institution, plays a crucial role in raising national awareness on men’s violence against women, honour-based violence, oppression, and violence in same-sex relationships. The centre also provides essential support and counselling to victims. They run 3 helplines tailored to different victim groups (women, men and transgender people).
- Attendees: VIPROM partners from Germany, Austria, Italy, Sweden and Greece participated.
- Project Development: Discussions focused on the upcoming stages of the project. VIPROM will soon transition to its next phase, which includes conducting national “Train-the-Trainer” courses. These courses will equip national trainers with the skills and knowledge to educate medical professionals using the VIPROM curriculum that has been meticulously developed over the course of the project. In parallel, partners will start with the national first stakeholder trainings. In March our European webinar series will start.
Project Coordinator Bettina Pfleiderer stated: “These days at NCK have been truly impressive. In Germany, we don’t have a national centre that encompasses everything under one roof – helplines, research, and counselling. NCK is an exemplary model of how such a centre should be organised to effectively meet the needs of victims. During our visit, we made key decisions and laid out the plan for the next year and a half of the project.”
Healthcare’s Role in Detecting Violence: Health and medical professionals play a critical role in identifying individuals at risk of violence, a focus that was central to the discussions.
In addition to our productive sessions, we had the pleasure of exploring Sweden’s rich culture. We enjoyed excellent food and had an engaging guided tour at Gustavianum – Uppsala University and Old Uppsala Gamla Uppsala Museum – Upplandsmuseet.
A big thank you to our Swedish partners at Uppsala University (UU) for their outstanding organisation and warm hospitality!
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