Psihološka podrška mora postati standard, a ne izuzetak!
U punoj sali Općine Srebrenik, uz podršku neformalne grupe građanki Srebrenika, Forum građana Tuzle održao je okrugli sto na temu „Psihološka podrška u policijskim upravama – nužnost, a ne opcija“.
Među učesnicama okruglog stola podijeljena su i lična iskustva žena koje su bile žrtve nasilja u porodici i koje su prijavljivale nasilje. Njihova dosadašnja iskustva u procesu prijave često nisu bila pozitivna; prijave nasilja u porodici zahtijevaju poseban nivo razumijevanja i sigurnosti za koji policijski službenici nisu obučeni ili pripremljeni. Kroz lične priče, učesnice su istakle koliko bi žrtvama značilo da policijske uprave imaju zaposlenog profesionalnog psihologa, koji bi pružio podršku osobama koje se odluče prijaviti nasilje u porodici, olakšavajući proces i ohrabrujući sve koji poduzimaju izuzetno važan korak prijavljivanja.
Ovaj okrugli sto dio je šireg projekta „Osnažene institucije – zaštićene žene“, koji Forum građana Tuzle provodi uz podršku Fonda za lokalne inicijative Kanade. U okviru projekta, kreirana je Inicijativa za zapošljavanje psihologa u svim policijskim upravama na području Tuzlanskog kantona, čija bi primarna uloga uključivala pružanje psihološke podrške osobama u trenutku prijavljivanja nasilja, ali i dodatnu podršku u pristupu policijskih službenika ovim izuzetno osjetljivim i stresnim predmetima.
Psychological support must become the standard, not the exception!
In the full hall of the Srebrenik Municipality, with the support of an informal group of women citizens of Srebrenik, Tuzla Citizens' Forum held a roundtable on the topic "Psychological support in police departments - a necessity, not an option".
The participants of the roundtable also shared personal experiences of reporteing domestic violence. Their previous experiences in the reporting process were often not positive; reporting domestic violence requires a special level of understanding and security for which police officers are not trained or prepared. Through personal stories, the participants emphasized how much it would mean to victims if police departments had a professional psychologist on staff, who would provide support to people who decide to report domestic violence, facilitating the process and encouraging everyone who takes the important step of reporting.
This roundtable is part of the broader project "Strengthened institutions - protected women", which the Tuzla Citizens' Forum is implementing with the support of The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives. As part of the project, an Initiative was created to employ psychologists in all police departments in the Tuzla Canton, whose primary role would include providing psychological support to individuals at the time of reporting violence, but also additional support in the approach of police officers to these extremely sensitive and stressful cases.
