The publication on the institutional response to violence against women and domestic violence, which is observed from the perspective of professionals from seven relevant services in 9 cities/municipalities in Serbia (Belgrade, municipality New Belgrade, Pancevo, Backa Topola, Sremska Mitrovica, Krusevac, Uzice, Cuprija, Nis and Leskovac), contains an overview of definitions of the term(s), the data of previous studies on the prevalence of violence, a description of the current legislative, strategic and sub-legal framework, the characteristics of procedures, as well as information about the experiences of women victims of violence in the contact with the institutions.

The publication on the institutional response to violence against women and domestic violence, which is observed from the perspective of professionals from seven relevant services in 9 cities/municipalities in Serbia (Belgrade, municipality New Belgrade, Pancevo, Backa Topola, Sremska Mitrovica, Krusevac, Uzice, Cuprija, Nis and Leskovac), contains an overview of definitions of the term(s), the data of previous studies on the prevalence of violence, a description of the current legislative, strategic and sub-legal framework, the characteristics of procedures, as well as information about the experiences of women victims of violence in the contact with the institutions.
The work on the study on the effectiveness of current mechanisms for preventing violence against women and domestic violence at the state and local level was initiated by the Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit within the Government of the Republic of Serbia, in order to contribute to the improvement of coordination between systemic mechanisms, on the one hand, and, to register “bottlenecks” in the framework of these mechanisms, and offer recommendations for overcoming them, on the other. Realization of the research was entrusted to the Autonomous Women’s Center.