The Berlin working group provides teachers and school social workers against forced marriages: inside about measures and help during the holidays.

The Berlin working group provides teachers and school social workers against forced marriages: inside about measures and help during the holidays.
CONTRECTION: Berlin working group sensitizes school staff
The Berlin working group against forced marriages has sent teachers and school social workers before the summer holidays: Interior information on the subject of forced marriage. The district's women's and equal opportunities officer coordinates this working group.
The information package contains options for action and intervention as well as numerous help and advice. In addition, an overview of refuge and crisis facilities as well as the recommendations for the Berlin youth welfare offices "Intervention in violence against girls and young women in traditional-patriarchal families" and a flyer for students: Interior and adolescents contain.
Since 2011, forced marriage has been a criminal offense. A study carried out by the Berlin working group against forced marriages showed that a third of those affected were minors and thus at school age. Over 87 percent of forced marriages take place abroad, especially during the holidays.
It is important that teachers and school social workers are informed about the subject of compulsory marriages in order to be able to recognize and support potentially endangered students in good time. The working group makes an important contribution here by providing school staff with relevant information and recommendations for action.
sources:
- The Berlin working group against forced marriage
-Recommended action for Berlin youth welfare offices "Intervention in violence against girls and young women in traditional-patriarchal families"