Did you know that. current situation in the Czech Republic in numbers - every tenth year is experienced domestic violence in the Czech Republic
child, ie two to three in the school classroom. A serious form of domestic violence according to statistics
The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs suffers about 2,500 children a year. At present, however, at
a very small proportion of these children will reach or not receive timely specialized help
the most serious cases. It often takes months to years for children from affected families to
will receive professional help. Repeated trauma caused by loved ones fundamentally marks their whole life, health, experience, ability to succeed at school and among friends and their future relationships. Violent behavior becomes the norm for them, they do not trust anyone, the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder are also common. Children experiencing domestic violence need specialized help to help them cope with the consequences of violence and to grow up in a safe family environment.
Center LOCIKA - childhood without violence not only during the COVID-19 pandemic
Center LOCIKA - childhood without violence not only during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Childhood without violence not only during the COVID-19 pandemic
With our joint help, they can do it!
HELP FOR CHILDREN:
to defend their right to a childhood without violence
overcome the experience of domestic violence without lasting consequences
create healthy relationships and not imitate the hurtful behavior of parents
HELP FOR PARENTS:
to handle a difficult situation while staying mom and dad
ASSISTANCE TO THE WHOLE FAMILY:
stop domestic violence
find lost stability
ensure safety
What is the goal of the LOCIKA center?
That all children in the Czech Republic grow up in a family without violence. The LOCIKA Center helps children and their parents live a life free of violence and strengthen healthy relationships in the family.
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About the LOCIKA center
Centrum LOCIKA, z. at. was opened in 2015 as the first and still the only center to help children experiencing domestic violence. Such specialized and comprehensive assistance has been lacking in the Czech Republic so far. The LOCIKA center will celebrate hemispheres this spring - so far we have helped 970 children and 566 families. Last year, we cared for 276 children, 161 mothers and 143 fathers. LOCIKA' s work is based on an innovative methodology aimed at enabling children to live without violence and not repeating the patterns of behavior they have experienced at home. It is a unique form of help for children at risk of domestic violence in the Czech Republic, which provides support to the whole family, children and both parents free of charge. Many years of experience show that domestic violence can be stopped on condition that that focused therapeutic work and support will go not only to victims of violence, but also its originator, witnesses that is, to the whole family. And that is precisely the uniqueness of the methodology of the LOCIKA Center - it works with the whole family where violence occurs, ie also with parents who commit violence.
Guarantor of the organization
Bc. Petra Wűnschová
director of the center
Petra is the founder and director of the LOCIKA Center. She founded the center based on her many years of experience as a pediatric therapist and art therapist. For more than 15 years, she worked with children traumatized by domestic violence in the secret shelter of the ACORUS organization. Petra is a member of the Government Committee for the Prevention of Domestic and Gender-Based Violence, a member of the Czech Institute of Biosynthesis and the Czech Art Therapeutic Association. He publishes and regularly lectures on the issue of children and domestic violence.
