Dark figure (association)
| Dark figure e. V. | |
|---|---|
| purpose | Help for sexually abused children |
| Chair: | Dorothee Kruse |
| Establishment date: | 4th February 1993 |
| Seat : | Hamburg |
| Website: | http://www.dunkelziffer.de/ |
Dark figure e. V. is an association that supports sexually abused children.
Dark figure e. V. was founded on February 4, 1993 by the Stern journalist Klaus Meyer-Andersen. The reason for this was previous research for the magazine's child molester series . The association also organizes seminars for teachers and educators and also offers information for children with which approx. 15,000 people can be reached. Also some celebrities such as B. Ann-Kathrin Kramer and Harald Krassnitzer or Steffen Henssler support the association.
Projects
In order to be able to help the child victims of sexual abuse and their trusted third parties, and to protect children in general from sexual abuse, Dunkelziffer eV offers a variety of projects:
Initial consultation
Every year, the number of unreported cases reaches e. V. over 1,000 requests for help. The caregivers of children, but increasingly also children, turn to the association's advisors by telephone or email to find help.
Victim attorneys
The association provides the victims with lawyers even before a complaint is filed and bears the costs of the initial consultation.
Child and music therapy
In Hamburg, Dunkelziffer e. V. currently 22 children and adolescents free music, children and adolescents therapy as well as a special therapy offer for boys.
Prevention
With prevention projects for schools and daycare centers, Dunkelziffer tries to make a contribution to protection against sexual abuse. Central components of the prevention work are the "Löwi Löwenstark" project for day-care centers, the "Little Lion" project for elementary schools and "Be online. Be smart.", "Make strong. Be great.", "Leise Krieger" and "Ich will say it " for secondary schools.
Internet training for detectives, prosecutors and judges
With the internet training courses, the association networks all professional groups involved in the investigation across Germany. Since 1996, more than 1500 participants have been trained to combat child pornography on the Internet.
Advanced training
Dark figure e. V. offers professional training for all professional groups who work with children and young people and supervision groups for professionals.
Contact point for boys
For boys aged 10 to 17 years, the number of unreported cases has a special counseling and therapy offer . In order to significantly improve the situation of boys, additional prevention offers are offered with a male-female team. Central topics in the counseling are building self-confidence, reducing feelings of fear and learning to set your own limits.
financing
Dark figure e. V. finances its work exclusively from donations and the occasional allocation of fines. The association is recognized as non-profit making donations tax-deductible.
Media coverage
- Martina Goy: Make yourself strong against child suffering. Die Welt , March 1, 2009, accessed August 27, 2013 .
- Where victims get help. Stern TV , January 17, 2013, archived from the original on January 20, 2013 ; Retrieved August 27, 2013 .
- Anika Giese: How children can surf safely. Norddeutscher Rundfunk , April 14, 2011, accessed on August 27, 2013 .
- Ursula Armstrong: We make children strong. Doctors newspaper , June 26, 2013, accessed on August 27, 2013 .
- ü 12,000 euros for "unreported numbers". Lions club supports association against child abuse. Hamburger Wochenblatt, accessed on August 27, 2013 .
Awards
- Peter Heinlein: Award-winning spot against child abuse. Bild (newspaper) , June 27, 2008, accessed August 27, 2013 .
- The club was a 2011 prizewinner of "365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas ", club underreporting gets price. Hamburger Abendblatt , April 14, 2011, accessed on August 27, 2013 . , Löwi Löwenstark - Project against child abuse. Victim protection association supports the prevention of child abuse. Germany, land of ideas, accessed on August 27, 2013 .
- Dunkelziffer eV : "We make children strong". Spring medicine,accessed on August 27, 2013.
- On June 10, 2016, Dunkelziffer eV received the HanseMerkur Child Protection Award 2015 for the project "Advice - Crisis Intervention - Therapy"
- On December 5, 2016, Dunkelziffer eV was honored with the German Engagement Prize in the "Preserving Life" category.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 35th HanseMerkur Prize for Child Protection | Hamburg-in-view. Retrieved on March 3, 2017 (German).
- ^ German Engagement Award 2016: The winners - award winners from Berlin. (No longer available online.) December 5, 2016, archived from the original on March 3, 2017 ; accessed on March 3, 2017 (de_DE). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
