The hotline for victims of domestic violence in Montenegro received over 300 calls in the past month

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The hotline for victims of domestic violence in Montenegro received over 300 calls in the past month

On the hotline, which for the first time in Montenegro began working on September 1, 312 applications were received in a month.

In 97% of cases, violence against women was reported, and in 3% of cases - men complained of violence.

254 calls were received from the victims personally, and the rest from third parties, mainly from relatives.

During this time, the crisis center staff conducted negotiations, gave consultations, and placed victims of domestic violence in special centers.

Most of the appeals to the center came from Podgorica - 102, Niksic - 68 took the second place, 31 appeals from Bar. Further in decreasing order are Plevlya, Berane, Budva, Danilovgrad, Cetinje, Herceg Novi and Belo Polje.

The staff of the center remind that the hotline phone works 24 hours and its number is 080 111 111 . It accepts anonymous messages. The center's counselors and psychologists provide all the necessary assistance to the victims.

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