Country Poland
Year 2007
Type of Measure Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

Brief Description


On 25 September 2007 the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy signed an agreement for the implementation of the national social campaign on counteracting family violence. The campaign included the production of 4,000 posters and 400,000 leaflets. The materials were sent to the Social Policy Departments of 16 Voivodeship Offices which were obligated to forward them to places of public utility.  The posters and leaflets displayed a telephone number and an email address of the "Blue Line" national emergency service for victims of family violence. The cost of the campaign amounted to PLN 61 390.40 and was financed with the funds at the disposal of the Minister competent for social security.

Source of Information

Response of the Government of Poland to the questionnaire on violence against women