The program was organized by Bougshan Chair for Family Violence Studies in collaboration with the Ministries of Education and Social Affairs. The trainers included about 50 male and female supervisors of protection homes in various parts of the Kingdom.
"Cases of family violence are on the rise in our society and cannot be stopped by legal authorities since they are part of human behavior," Dr. Mohammed Said Alghamdi, supervisor of the chair, said. However, he added that the current legislation and rules have controlled the situation to some extent.
Alghamdi said that verbal abuse against women, children, disabled and the elderly is most prevailing. "There are many kinds of violence — verbal, psychological, physical and economic," he explained.
He said the training program consisted of lectures on how to get over the social and psychological effects of family violence and restore confidence of the victims. He said the lectures focused on marriage and family guidance to reduce violence, admit mistakes, and manage anger in addition to spreading kindness and compassion among family members, especially the sick and females.
