Teruel.- The Official College of Pharmacists of Teruel has renewed, through the Subdelegation of the Government in Teruel, its commitment to the Ministry of Equality to strengthen the involvement of pharmacies in the province in the prevention and fight against gender violence.
As part of this commitment, the provincial pharmacy offices will be able to use the materials of the Violeta Point, an initiative of the Ministry of Equality aimed at providing information, guidance and access to the resources available to women victims of male violence and their environment.
The material will be made available to all pharmacies in the province as committed by the Official College of Pharmacists with the aim of ensuring that these resources remain available and visible in establishments distributed throughout the provincial territory.
Among the available materials are:
· The Violeta Point Guide to Dealing with Male Violence, which provides information on how to deal with a situation of male violence, both for people in the environment and for the victims themselves, and includes information on available resources.
· Posters and stickers for establishments, entities, companies and public agencies, which incorporate a QR code of access to the Violeta Point Guide and allow to identify these spaces as safe places where victims can find information and accompaniment.
· Badges to identify people involved in the fight against male violence, which make visible those who are committed to this work and facilitate the access of women victims to the resources and services they need.
The president of the Official College of Pharmacists of Teruel, María José Villafranca, has pointed out that “pharmacies are present in many municipalities and we maintain daily and reliable contact with citizens, so we can play an important role in bringing information and resources to women who may need them.” Villafranca stressed that “maintaining this collaboration allows us to continue advancing the involvement of the pharmaceutical profession in the face of gender violence”.
For his part, the deputy delegate of the Government in Teruel, Enrique Gómez, has valued “the collaboration of the Official College of Pharmacists of Teruel and the commitment of its professionals to a social and institutional response to gender violence”. Gómez stressed that “the presence of these materials in pharmacies allows to expand the network of spaces from which women can access information about the available resources and contribute to making these resources increasingly close to those who need them.”
The Subdelegation of the Government in Teruel recalls that 016 provides information, legal advice and immediate psychosocial attention to all forms of violence against women, free of charge and confidential, 24 hours a day.