The Long and Winding Road

-A woman subjected to violence in an intimate relationship may need to contect no fewer than 21 different authorities before she can get help. Lena Persson from Kvinnojouren (Women’s Support Centre) in Ängelholm, Sweden presents this shocking fact. “And then you have to remember that it is a traumatised person who has to make all these contacts.”

“How much do you think violence in intimate relationships costs society every year?” Lena Persson asks the seminar audience. Correct answer? SEK 3 billion.