The general presidency of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) has called for setting up homes for women that have been rejected by their families.

Haia said in a report that there should be a hotline and fast communication methods to report women escaping from homes, blackmail attempts and abuse by family members. Haia also recommended counseling centers in all provinces and governorates for high-risk families.

Women that run away from home are not a rampant phenomenon. Haia teams have dealt with 76 cases of run-aways last year. Of these, 34 took place in Makkah Province, 18 in Riyadh Province and 10 in the Eastern Province. The Northern Border Province has not recorded any such case while other regions recorded only a few, the report said.

The report stressed on the importance of paying attention to inhabitants of popular areas. These residents should be informed about the issue through lectures and economic aid should be given to unemployed men and women.

The report said those who blackmail women should be given severe punishments.

The report also called for opening a special television station for adolescents under the supervision of religious scholars, media personnel, and psychological and social experts.