The interactive exhibition will be on display until Monday, December 8. It is part of the campaign for healthy couple relationships of the LKA Lower Saxony in cooperation with the regional state offices for schools and education in Lower Saxony. The patron is Daniela Behrens, Lower Saxony's Minister of the Interior and Sport

"HerzSchlag" serves to educate and raise awareness among victims of (ex-)partner violence and private supporters of those affected by violence. It also aims to raise awareness of counseling services and support facilities so that the inhibition threshold for using them can be lowered.

A transparent presentation of police procedures is also intended to promote trust in state action. In the exhibition, but also on the campaign website www.herzschlag-kampagne.de (opens in a new tab), those affected and people who want to help those affected can find out, for example, what the police do when they are approached for help. What happens after a report is made against the violent partner. What other possibilities there are to find protection and help, who you can turn to.

The campaign is aimed at the entire population. According to a recent study, however, there is a relevant incidence of violence in adolescent relationships. Due to the age-typical search for identity as well as gender roles and stereotypes, it can also be assumed that minors from violent family and parental relationships are at an increased risk of experiencing or perpetrating violence in their own first relationships. The campaign aims to raise awareness and sensitize people to violent relationships.

Traveling exhibition in Salzgitter

The following are involved in the campaign and the exhibition in Salzgitter The Salzgitter/Peine/Wolfenbüttel police station, the Salzgitter women's shelter, the Beratungsstelle gegen sexuelle Gewalt e.V and the equal opportunities officer of the city of Salzgitter.