On 19 October 2006 the Government adopted Programme for Prevention and Protection from Domestic Violence.

The Programme envisages a national 24-hour phone line for information for victims of domestic violence and setting up temporary shelters for such people.

The development and introduction of educational programmes for children, including those living in specialised educational institutions, are part of the measures for prevention outlined in the Programme, said Blagorodna Makeva, a senior legal adviser at the Ministry of Interior /MI/. Another set of programmes and trainings target the specific groups of personnel at specialized institutions, police officers, law enforcement agencies etc.