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SUPPORT SERVICE FOR WOMEN 925 22 41 49		Dates for Women: March 8th November 25th
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YOU ARE A BATTERED WOMAN... When your boyfriend, husband or partner hits you, when he insults you, when he threatens you, when he makes you feel humiliated, stupid, useless ... If he prevents you seeing your family or meeting your friends, neighbors ... If he does not let you work or study ... If he takes the money you win away or he does not give you what you need for the basic needs of your family ... If he controls you, he harasses you and he takes decisions for you ... If he disqualifies you or he scoffs at your actions ... If you are punished with lack of verbal communication or it stills in the presence of children, inviting them to not keep you in mind ... If he imposes you the sexual act IN CASE OF A VIOLENT ATTACK: If you are not locked, go to the nearest police station and make your report. If the attack is inevitable, try to turn into a small target. Protect yourself with your arms over your face and head. Coordinate with your neighbours with a signal to call the police when you need help. If you can not call the police or he does not allow to go out, open doors and windows, scream, ask for relief and call on your neighbours, don´t be quiet! Keep near to you phone numbers you might need. Make such a fuss as you can, it can save your skin. Teach your children to get help and to protect themselves when violent episodes begin. Get used not to carry chains or pendants which can be used to strangle you. Record situations of experienced violence, with dates and details. Write down data of the allegations you have made, with the name and the ID number of the agent who did the procedure, if possible. Retain data from every assault´s witnesses and from all the people who attended you. Keep all evidence of violence: torn or bloodstained clothes, weapons, ruined objects, etc. Take photos of the wounds, bruises or marks, with film rolls (or digital cameras) on which the date appears and record data from the commercial premises where the photos were revealed.	ALL PSYCHO-SOCIAL CARE SERVICES IN CASTILLA - LA MANCHA ATTENTION AND BACKING FOR ABUSED WOMEN Those victims of physical and/or psychological violence from their partners, boyfriends, husbands, ex-husbands or ex-boyfriends get psycho-social support, help, mentoring and monitoring. STRUGGLE AGAINST MALTREATMENT ASSOCIATION "MarÌa Zambrano" (ALUMATRAMU) ALBACETE Phone Number: 967 52 21 99 http://alumatramu.castillalamancha.es/ THERAPY, CARE AND SUPPORT TO BATTERED WOMEN It offers individual and groupal therapy, support and backing, issuing reports and psychological lifelong teaching. Women victims of gender violence are attended on Tuesdays and Thursdays (call for an appointment). WOMEN´S ASSOCIATION "MARíA DE PADILLA" TOLEDO Phone Number: 925 22 41 49 www.nodo50.org/mpadilla/ E-mail: mpadilla@nodo50.org CARE SERVICE TO BATTERED WOMEN AND ABUSED CHILDREN (OR GENDER VIOLENCE WITNESSES) They support with psychological care to children victims of gender violence as well as counseling and/or legal standing to women who require it. They also offer awareness and prevention activities: workout on conflict resolution with high school students or information campaigns aimed at several collectives. SEPARATED AND DIVORCED WOMEN´S ASSOCIATION (AMUSYD) ALBACETE Phone Numbers: 967 22 60 92 / 967 52 33 00 www.amusyd.com/index.htm E-mail: amusyd@hotmail.com SEXUALLY ASSAULTED WOMEN´S ASSISTANCE (CAVAS) They give psychological assistance to improve the personal situation of sexually assaulted women. In addition to this, they act in awareness of the seriousness of these crimes against sexual freedom, affecting institutions and professionals directly involved in this kind of crime. DEFENSE AND HELP TO WOMEN´S ASSOCIATION (ADAM) ALBACETE Phone Number: 967 240 312 (Monday to Friday from 9.30 am to 13.30 pm) www.violacion.org	PROCEDURES IN CASE OF MISTREATMENT 1. Ask for help at the Women Center, Social Services Center or the caseworker which is closest to your home. 2. If you have been injuried, you must go to the doctor, health centre or hospital emergency care. Ask for a copy of the medical examination report. 3. If you've suffered sexual assault, you have to apply also an specific review when a risk of pregnancy and / or sexually transmitted disease could exist and you must ask advice about the matter. 4. You must denounce these facts in Guardia Civil station, Local/National Police station or court guard. You have to provide as possible as you can all the information about the circumstances under which the assault occurred, without concealing or omitting details. You must point out if you've suffered abuse before. Ask for a copy of the complaint. 5. Ask in Court Guard for protection and the estrangement of the aggressor (Protective Order), which may be dictated by the Consultant judge. 6. If you stay at home, take necessary precautions. Start by changing locks, changing your phone number, denouncing any harassment by the aggressor... And if you go to family home, the house of a friend, or a shelter, don´t give addresses nor trust in "attempts of reconciliation after repentance". You will find help. MOREOVER... 7. If you are in danger, you can leave the family home without loss of rights, within 30 days you must request interim measures, or demand for separation in court. 8. If you can´t go back to your home and you have nowhere to go, you can ask for help. Police or Civil Guard will accompany you to collect your personal belongings and they will inform you about shelters and emergency centres where you will be housed and if you have children, you can bring them with you. 9. When you leave home, you must seek to bring with you: familiar ID book, ID card, passport and healthcare card, your payroll and the payroll of the person which you lived with, income tax forms, passbook savings and credit cards, money, keys , medical reports, clothes, medicines, your school certificate and / or your children school certificates, address book, work visas and work permits (if you don´t have Spanish nationality), property deeds, driver license ... SPECIAL ATTENTION TO MINORS If you have children, abuse also affect them, and the professionals who are attending you, they have to assess the condition in which your children are (health care, schooling). In the same way, they are affected by equal legal action arising from your family situation: regime of parental visits or banning them, alimony pensions, social protection, etc.. There are specific resources for children, you can go there to seek information or specialized care: Caseworkers Social Welfare Provincial Delegations´ Juvenile Department Mental Health Child and Youth Mental Health Units Schools´ multidisciplinary teams.

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