What to do if you witness child abuse?

If you witness child abuse, you must contact the police.

I also inform you that the bodies and institutions entrusted with the functions of implementing measures in the field of prevention and counteraction of domestic violence include:

• services for children;

• authorized units of the National Police of Ukraine;

• education management bodies, educational institutions, institutions and organizations of the education system;

• health care bodies, health care institutions and facilities;

• centers for providing free secondary legal assistance;

• courts;

• prosecutor's office;

• authorized probation authorities.

Hotlines for preventing and combating domestic violence:

• 15-47 - government hotline for victims of domestic violence (24/7, free of charge from mobile and landline phones);

• 116-123 (for mobile phones) or 0 800 500 335 (for landline and mobile phones) - national hotline for the prevention of domestic violence, human trafficking and gender discrimination (24/7, free of charge, provided by NGO "La Strada" -Ukraine");

• 116 111 (for mobile phones) or 0 800 500 225 (for landline and mobile phones) - national hotline for children and youth (free of charge, service provided by NGO "La Strada-Ukraine");

• 0 800 213 103 - hotline of the system of free legal assistance (round the clock, free of charge from mobile and landline phones)