Women's shelter in Köln

The women's shelter as a social institution serves the protection of women and children. As a rule, women come to the women's House for domestic violence in order to find help and advice here. The women's shelter usually offers immediate protection to the physically and mentally abused and threatened women.

Women's shelters are mostly church associations or charitable associations that are charitable-organized and support women by social workers. But there are also autonomous and associations-led women's houses.

The women's Shelter provides protection for women and children who are dependent on help and advice through domestic violence.

Women have often been physically and mentally abused. In the women's house you will find help and advice on finding accommodation, psychological and health help and pedagogical care for the children.

Women's houses are operated by (ecclesiastical) associations, charitable associations or autonomously.