NGO Database

Association Domine

Description: Domine is feminist, non-governmental, non-profitable organization, established in 2002 with a purpose of promoting women's rights and encouraging development of civil society.

Organization's basic activities are education, video production, publishing, public campaigns and direct counseling and support.

Services provided:

- Prevention of violence against women in all forms, oncluding prevention of teen dating violence

- Direct legal, psychological and medical support to women

- Raising awareness of media responsibility regarding women's rights promotion

- Publishing and development of the first feminist library in Split and Dalmatia

Contact information:

Address: Bosanska 4, 21 000 Split, Croatia

Website: www.domine.hr/?lang=en&index=47

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Udruga-Domine-678804955579036/

Email: domine@domine.hr

Phone number: +385 / 21 537 272

Association HERA

Description: The HERA Association is a non-profit, non-governmental organization aimed at sensitizing and educating the public on issues of family violence, combating domestic violence in Koprivničko - križevačka county , protecting and promoting human rights, especially women and children’s rights.

Services provided:

- Helpline for women victims of violence

- Providing direct psychosocial support

- Support for adolescent mothers

- Work with youth on prevention of TDV

- Education and Publishing

Contact information:

Address: I.Z. Dijankovečkog 5, 48260 Križevci

Website: www.udruga-hera.info

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HERAKrizevci/

E-mail: info@udruga-hera.info

Phone number: +385 / 048 271-335

Association ZORA

Description: The Association ZORA is a non-governmental and non-profit civil society organization committed to the promotion of human rights and equal opportunities for all which works to protect human rights and has specialized in prevention of gender-based violence and prevention of violence in adolescent relationships, primarily in the Međimurje County. They strive to raise awareness on social interests such as, sexual and reproductive health and problems of marginalized groups. Main programs of ZORA include educational centers, empowerment and assistance to socially excluded and marginalized groups, and suppression of family / gender-based violence.

Services provided:

- Working to prevent teen violence, neglect and risky behavior

- Conducting research concerning human rights

- Counseling, training, mentoring, and public advocacy

- Education

Contact information:

Address: A. Schulteisa 19 (Offices 67 and 68), 40000 Čakovec

Website: www.udrugazora.hr

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UdrugaZora/

Email: zora@udrugazora.hr

Phone number: +385 / 040 395-344

Blue Phone (Plavi Telefon)

Description: Blue phone is a non-governmental organization which offers expert advice and free telephone counselling for children and parents. They aim to provide support for issues such as peer violence, depression, alcoholism, drug abuse and suicide that traditional centers might not accomplish. Helpline for young people together with the associated Counseling center Open Doors reports that in their work they encounter cases of violence in adolescent relationships.

Services provided:

- Telephone counselling for children and parents

- Individual counselling

- Education

Contact information:

Address: Ilica 36, Zagreb

Website: www.plavi-telefon.hr

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/udruga.plavi.telefon/app/190322544333196/?_rdc=1&_rdr

Email: Plavi-telefon@zg.t-com.hr

Phone number: +385 / 48 33 888

Brave Phone for Children (Hrabri Telefon)

Description: Brave Phone is a non-governmental organization with the needs, rights and protection of children in Croatia at its heart. As well as offering a helpline for children and parents, Brave Phone supports families through a number of programs based in schools, communities and online. Brave Phone for Children is a Helpline that responds to the need for safety and security of every child. They also work to prevent cruelty and injustice toward children. Brave Phone has 70 active volunteers who are trained to provide counseling over the phone to those who need support and help. Brave Phone has been granted full membership of Child Helpline International.

Services provided:

- Individual diagnosing and evaluation of referred children

- Organizing Group Therapy for Children and self help grops for parents

- Providing necessary treatment for children

- Raising public awareness

- Conducting Research

- Public Policy and Children's Advocacy

- Education and Training Proffesionals

Contact information:

Address: Đorđićeva 26, Zagreb, Croatia

Website: www.hrabritelefon.hr

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HrabriTelefon/

Email: hrabrisa@hrabritelefon.hr

Phone number: +385 / 1-34-575-18

CESI

Description: CESI was the first association in Croatia that systematically started to address gender equality and the prevention of violence in adolescent relationships through research, awareness raising and educational programs aimed at working with young people. Target groups include teachers, young people and decision makers. As a feminist organization CESI also advocates for the advancement of women’s rights and pushes for gender equality through a number of projects. They also work to empower women to take on leadership roles.

Services provided:

- Programs and publications on the prevention of teen violence

- Research

- Provide online assistance and support to young victims of GBV

- Organize workshops for youth and education for teachers

- Organize training for trainers

- Conduct media campaigns, awareness raising and advocacy activities

- Helpline and counselling for women victims of violence

Contact information:

Address: Nova cesta 4, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia

Website: www.cesi.hr/en

SEZAM – Sex ed for youth www.sezamweb.net

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CentarCESI/

Email: cesi@cesi.hr

Phone number: +385 / (0)1 24 22 800

Child Protection Center of Zagreb

Description: Child Protection Center of Zagreb was founded in 2002 with the goal to provide psychological, social, psychiatric, and pediatric help to children with various traumatic experiences as well as their parents in order to deal better and more successfully with the consequences of these experiences. They usually work with children who have been sexually, physically or emotionally abused. A team of professionals including lawyers, social workers, nurses, psychiatrists, etc. is available to help these children and families.

Services provided:

- Organization and implementation of group work with children and their parents

- Conducting partner and family psychotherapy

- Conducting treatment for children suspected of abuse and neglect

- Psychotherapeutic treatment through a daily hospital program

- Providing and participating in education for staff and professionals

Contact information:

Address: Đorđićeva 26, 10000 Zagreb

Website: www.poliklinika-djeca.hr/en

Email: info@poliklinika-djeca.hr

Phone number: +385 / 01 / 34-575-18

MODUS - Centre for Children, Youth and Family

Description: MODUS - Centre for Children, Youth and Family conducts trainings for school staff on the prevention of violence in adolescent relationships. Additionally, MODUS implements different programs for youth, children and parents including program of support for children of divorced parents, play therapy, education and training on communication skills and conflict management, training for parents, individual counselling and psychotherapy for youth and adults, couples and family counselling.

Services provided:

- Provide psychosocial assistance and support

- Counseling and therapy for Children, young people, and families

- Psychosocial treatment of perpetrators of domestic violence

- Support groups

- Education

- Family mediation

- Contact information:

Address: Kneza Mislava 11, Zagreb (courtyard building, left, first floor)

Website: dpp.hr/en/modus 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ModusDpp/

Email: modus@dpp.hr

Phone number: +385 / 4621 554 

Society for Psychological Assistance

Description: The Society for Psychological Assistance is a non-profit, non-governmental mental health organization, founded in 1993. The SPA has a membership of 37 mental health professionals and aims to improve the quality of life of individuals, groups and communities by strengthening their competencies and resources and to stimulate a holistic mental and psychosocial development of children, youth and families.

A good example of the potentially sustainable project represents the project on prevention of violence in adolescent relationships which among other things includes this topic through an elective course on seven university studies and allows students additional training and conducting workshops in high schools.

Services provided:

- Providing direct psychosocial interventions and support (psychological counselling, psychotherapy, psychological crisis interventions, family mediation, treatment of domestic violence perpetrators, psycho-educations, etc.)

- Education of professional and paraprofessional care-providers

- Research and evaluation projects

- Publishing professional books and manuals

Contact information:

Address: Ulica kneza Mislava 11 (dvorišna zgrada), 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Website: www.dpp.hr/en

Email: spa@dpp.hr

Phone number: +385 / 1 4826 111, +385 / 1 4826 112

Status: M

Description: Status M (Zagreb) Strives to deconstruct social norms and stereotypes in order to promote gender equality. They primarily works with young men and implements the educational program "Young Men Initiative: promotion of gender equality norms, healthy lifestyles and non-violent behavior of young people" where gender-based violence is one of the key components of the program.

Services provided:

- Education in the prevention of teen violence, and prevention of risky behavior

- Workshops, seminars, and programs to promote gender equality

- Resource center on men and gender equality

- Raising awareness about the importance of including men in the processes of achieving gender equality.

Contact information:

Address: Hrvatskog proljeća 28, 10040 Zagreb, Croatia

Website: www.status-m.hr/en

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StatusM/

Email: info@status-m.hr

Phone number: +385 / 1 2300 447

Step by Step Parents' Association

Description: The Association of Parents "Step by Step" a non-governmental and non-profit association whose main objective is to promote value of the community focused on children. Their main activity is to promote the rights of children and their families and to give parents a voice in policy making. One of their programs is the CAP program for the prevention of child abuse, which works to prevent child abuse from preschool to adolescence. The programs primary purpose is to empower children to prevent attacks by peers, attacks by unknown person (kidnapping), and attacks by known adults. The goal is to reduce verbal, physical, and sexual abuse towards children and adolescents.

Services provided:

- Teacher/Staff In-service training

- Parent workshops

- Student workshops, followed by individual counselling with those who want it.

- Advisory center MOM IS MOM is intended for adolescent mothers and parents and provides phone informing and consultation, psychological counseling, legal advice, support groups and education

- Web portal for adolescent mothers and parents

Contact information:

Address: Ilica 73, Zagreb 10000 Croatia

Website: www.udrugaroditeljakpk.hr/english

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UR.KpK/

Email: info@udrugaroditeljakpk.hr

Phone number: +385 / 01 48 55 578

Women's Room

Description: Women’s Room is a nongovernmental, feminist, nonprofit organization that works on raising awareness of women, institutions and public about women’s sexuality and sexual rights through education, research, advocacy and public work.

Services provided:

- Direct and indirect assistance and support to victims of sexual violence

- Therapy, counselling, and help with court preparations for victims of sexual violence

- Advocating for the prevention of sexual violence

- Organizing and conducting workshops, trainings, and educational programs

- Research

Contact information:

Address: Maksimirska cesta 51 a, 10 000 Zagreb

Website: www.zenskasoba.hr/en

Safe place www.sigurnomjesto.hr

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zenska.soba

Email: zenska.soba@zenskasoba.hr

Phone number: +385 / 1 61 19 174