Support and Advice Through Health System for Hate Crimes Victims (SHELTER)
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Start Date: December 2018
Duration: 24 months Project Funder: Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme, European Commission Lead Partner: University of Castilla-la Mancha (Spain) Project Partners: Asociación Socio Educativa Llere (Spain), Szubjektív Értékek Alapítvány and Nemzeti Kozszolgalati Egyetem (Hungary), Aequitas and the University of Cyprus (Cyprus) and The People for Change Foundation (Malta). |
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About the Project
This project aims to improve the protection for victims of hate crime and their access to health services. It's objectives are:
This project aims to improve the protection for victims of hate crime and their access to health services. It's objectives are:
- To tackle the under-reporting of hate crime and lack of data in the health system in relation to hate crimes
- To strengthen the medical and psycho-social care provided to victims of hate crime by healthcare services
- To facilitate the access to assistance, protection, and specialised support services for victims of hate crime
- To incorporate national health institutions into the support structures for victims of hate crime.
The project activities include:
The People for Change Foundation’s role
The People for Change Foundation is responsible for the implementation of the project activities in Malta. We will work closely with the relevant stakeholders. This project builds on PfC’s extensive work in the field of hate crime and hate speech including the online reporting platform www.ReportRacism-Malta.org, and previous projects including the ‘Tackling Hate Crime and Hate Speech Project’ and the CONTACT Project.
- Research about hate crime victims, their access to healthcare services and the awareness of healthcare professionals of hate crime issues
- Capacity building for professionals and students in the health sector
- Development of tools and draft protocols for detecting and assisting victims of hate crime for the health sector
- Awareness raising activities
- The establishment of an International Network of Healthcare Workers focusing on identifying and assisting hate crime victims
The People for Change Foundation’s role
The People for Change Foundation is responsible for the implementation of the project activities in Malta. We will work closely with the relevant stakeholders. This project builds on PfC’s extensive work in the field of hate crime and hate speech including the online reporting platform www.ReportRacism-Malta.org, and previous projects including the ‘Tackling Hate Crime and Hate Speech Project’ and the CONTACT Project.
This Project is funded by the European Union
