The Municipal Support Programme has been involved with the Family 64 families with malfunctions, coexistence and violence during the first half of 2014.
In these families live a total of 123 children, who represent the greatest motivation of program activities in order to promote proper development and protection.
This figure, as noted by the Councillor for Social Care, representing 36% from the same period last year and reflects the priority from the Primary Care Social Services want to give these performances to the growing increase of these problematic for the family.
The activities of this program-from education and psycho-social nature (minor are primarily targeted to guide, support and empower families with relationship problems and coexistence in order to prevent and deal with these situations, especially for the benefit of the most vulnerable members , seniors, women, etc) avoiding situations of disintegration and / or family separation.
The program also aims to train parents in the proper exercise of their role.
The features that are targeted households of the program are;
families with children at risk or neglect;
disadvantaged or at-risk families;
single parents with any kind of difficulty;
high social risk pregnancies;
the families in which domestic violence occurs;
and problems of family conflict and / or situations of separation or divorce.
These cases are usually referred to the Municipal Social Services for various public and private entities such as Educational Institutions, Health Center, Local Police and Civil Guard, Autonomous Protective Services, Family and Children, etc.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana