Killing of women/Femicide
Recognising high-risk cases of intimate partner violence and taking effective action
Specialist counselling centres support women affected by serious violence and attempted homicide, and ensure greater safety. In order to prevent homicides, clearly coordinated measures and cooperation on the ground are required from all support organisations.
To this end, the bff has published a comprehensive best practices handbook in collaboration with the bff "High Risk" working group involving experts in counselling women affected by violence:
Recognising and assessing threats to women as high-risk cases. Developing effective protection measures. Establishing regional co-operation and effective case management.
The full document (in German) can be downloaded here:
Since every case of intimate partner violence can potentially become a high-risk case, it is important to ensure early detection in order to prevent femicide.