Educational materials from the Women's Shelter:
THE RED LIGHT – VIDEO
The campaign Know the red lights is the response of the Women's Shelter and Bjarkarhlíð to the increasing demand from young people for help with violence in intimate relationships. The project was funded by the Icelandic Equality Fund.
WHO IS THE WOMEN'S PROJECT FOR?
Brochures and education available in several languages:
GET RID OF IT
A booklet that helps people realize the seriousness of domestic violence and hopefully encourages people to take responsibility by intervening when someone is being abused.
Here is a link to the educational material: Change yourself
CARTOON – GET OUT OF THE WAY
The women's shelter received a grant from the Minister of Social Affairs and Children's Affairs to produce a video about the effects of domestic violence on children. The video is intended to encourage adults to "step in" and contact 1-1-2 if they suspect violence or neglect towards children.
POSTER AND STICKERS
Stickers and posters were published with a grant from the Minister of Social Affairs and Children's Affairs. The material can be found below, but you can also contact the Women's Shelter and request copies of the poster and stickers.
CHILDREN WHO EXPERIENCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
This booklet describes the effects of domestic violence on children of different ages and what is worth considering in such situations. The booklet is A5 size and is also available in English.
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WE HELP
The Ministry of Social Affairs has published a small card with the telephone numbers of the Emergency Line, the Women's Shelter, Stígamóta, the Rape Emergency Response Center and the Red Cross Helpline. The cards are written in Icelandic on one side and English on the other. The cards can be ordered from the Women's Shelter, just like brochures.
→ Download PDF file
Contact Linda Dröfn Gunnarsdóttir, the shelter's executive director, at 561 3740 or via email at linda@kvennaathvarf.is for more information.
POLICE
The police in Iceland place special emphasis on having good procedures and approaches when dealing with domestic violence cases.
QUARTERLY RECORDS – RADIO PROGRAMS
The radio show Kverkatak examines domestic violence, its nature, effects and consequences. You can listen to the shows here . The hosts are Viktoría Hermannsdóttir and Þórhildur Ólafsdóttir, and the shows were produced by RÚV in the fall of 2018 in collaboration with the Icelandic Centre for Equality.
STAGE MEETING
Stígamót is behind the campaign Sjúk ást, which began on the eve of Valentine's Day, February 14, 2018. The campaign is intended to raise awareness of the characteristics of healthy, unhealthy and violent relationships among young people. "The goal of the campaign is to prevent violence by educating about healthy communication and emphasizing respect in relationships. The target group is young people in primary and secondary schools." – from the Stígamót website
EQUALITY OFFICE
Led the compilation of educational materials on domestic violence from professionals working in the field and thus creating accessible online courses.
“The goal of the course is to increase the knowledge of professionals across the country about domestic violence and facilitate answers to questions, for example: How do we identify victims and perpetrators? How should we respond? What resources are available in Iceland? What needs to be considered when processing cases involving disabled people, pregnant individuals, people of foreign origin, queer people and individuals from other minority groups?” – Text from the website of the Icelandic Centre for Equality.
Here is the link to the online courses.
The Equality Office also led the project Building Bridges Breaking Walls, which was a 30-month project to improve cooperation in domestic violence cases and raise public awareness about domestic violence. Here is a link to videos that are one of the products of the project.
