We do not leave men and young men who are in a personal crisis to deal with their situation alone. This includes our "Real men talk" program. Here we advise men and male adolescents who use violence within their family or in their social environment or who experience violence themselves. Anyone who is afraid of becoming violent can also take preventative action in good time and contact us.
We offer work with offenders to help people stop their violent behavior towards other people. Chance e.V.'s support is designed for people with and without a prison background. This means that we work with people who contact us themselves and with people who are referred to us by institutions. After an individual interview, we also clarify the framework conditions for group training. Among other things, this involves developing positive perspectives.
No matter how difficult your personal situation is, it helps to seek help. Our advice center is staffed by professionals who women and girls aged 16 and over can turn to if they are in a difficult situation. Relatives or friends who are worried about women or girls can also turn to us.
The advice center offers psycho-social and therapeutic support for women - regardless of their age, sexual orientation, cultural or religious background. The women seeking advice come with various concerns and problems, including physical, psychological and sexualized experiences of violence or stalking. We provide advice in accordance with the Violence Protection Act and support the women in developing suitable solutions for them.
In our girls' home, we help girls aged 12 and over to develop into independent, responsible and decisive personalities. This means that we take them into our care, offer them a place in a residential group and help them to take control of their lives (again). At Mia, we offer them flexible and individualized short-term relief and long-term prospects for their lives.
pro familia is committed to ensuring that all people can live their sexuality in a self-determined way. However, when sexual experiences are accompanied by violence, this self-determination is violated. As the German Association for Family Planning, Sex Education and Sexual Counselling, we help young people and adults in such situations with professional and confidential counselling and group services. pro familia is a Germany-wide network of counselling centres and a recognized pregnancy conflict counselling centre.
Many refugees are emotionally distressed because they have experienced violence in their home country, while fleeing or here in Germany. Refugio helps them with questions about the right of residence or social law, offers psychosocial counseling and therapy, provides group services and arranges therapy places - even for refugees without health insurance. Refugio also draws up statements, for example for asylum procedures or for expert opinions on traces of torture.
Every act of violence has causes and backgrounds. Learning more about them does not excuse the crime. However, discussions between victims and the accused can help to process experiences, settle existing conflicts and prevent repeat offenses. This requires impartial third parties. In victim-offender mediation at ViP (Verein sozial-integrativer Projekte e.V.), mediators are committed to conflict resolution and reparation outside the courtroom.
