Stadtteile ohne Partnergewalt in Hamburg

StoP – Stadtteile ohne Partnergewalt – is an innovative initiative dedicated to preventing domestic violence by activating and raising awareness in neighborhoods. The project, initiated in 2007 by Prof. Dr. Sabine Stövesand, focuses on where domestic violence occurs most frequently: at home and in the neighborhood.

• Neighborhood Work: StoP promotes the formation of neighborhood networks that are sensitized and empowered by experts to address domestic violence.
• Awareness Raising: Through public activities, such as neighborhood festivals and educational work, StoP informs about the consequences of partner violence and offers support services for those affected.
• Women’s and Men’s Tables: These groups of committed neighbors meet regularly to acquire knowledge about partnership violence and to test response options to actively combat violence and support others in doing so[3].

The main mission of StoP is to create an environment that sensitizes residents to partner violence and its consequences, encouraging them not to look away but to confront domestic violence openly. The focus is on strengthening civil courage and involving the neighborhood in violence prevention. StoP emphasizes that violence reflects less on the quality of a relationship than on the quality of a community[4].

• Expansion of the Project: StoP is currently being implemented in several federal states in Germany and Austria. In Austria, the project has expanded from a pilot phase in Vienna to a nationwide rollout, aiming to establish 22 locations and 12 organizations in 7 federal states by the end of May 2023[2].
• Financial Support: The project is financially supported by various authorities and organizations, such as the Federal Ministry for Social Affairs, Health, Care, and Consumer Protection in Austria and the Senate Administration in Berlin[2][5].
• Campaigns and Networking: StoP works closely with civil society and victim protection organizations and conducts awareness-raising campaigns such as "Mann spricht's an," aimed at engaging men as allies in the fight against violence[2].

StoP – Stadtteile ohne Partnergewalt – is a comprehensive community project that proactively combats domestic violence through the mobilization of neighborhoods and the strengthening of civil courage. With its focus on awareness raising, neighborhood support, and the inclusion of all societal groups, StoP works to create safer and violence-free communities.

• 1 - https://www.hamburg.de/politik-und-verwaltung/behoerden/sozialbehoerde/themen/soziales/opferschutz/projekt-stadtteile-ohne-partnergewalt-48464
• 2 - https://www.sozialministerium.at/Services/Neuigkeiten-und-Termine/Archiv-2022/Mai-2022/StoP.html
• 3 - https://ikf.ac.at/schwerpunkte/sicherheit/gewalt/2021-evaluierung-von-stop-stadtteile-ohne-partnergewalt
• 4 - https://stop-partnergewalt.org
• 5 - https://stop-partnergewalt.org/standorte/berlin-neukoelln/