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Nowhere To Go: Czechia’s Housing Crisis Keeps Women in Abusive Relationships
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Balkan Insight
If we assume that every social housing service is capable of caring for victims of domestic violence, the shortage amounts to at least 681 beds.
But if we count only those that specialise in victims of domestic violence, the figure is about 3,000.
In the crisis apartment, where women can stay for a maximum of one week, we’ve had to turn away nine.
Paprsteinova’s remarks are corroborated by the minutes of meetings of the committees on the prevention of domestic violence, where the issue of housing was addressed at most meetings.
Their shared goal was to identify barriers in the system of support for victims of domestic violence.