On 25th April, 2013 The White Ring Association held a conference in Budapest. The program was the opening event of the TÁMOP –5.6.1.C – 11/1 project called „Prevention of becoming victims, victim help”.

The projct runs for 2 years, its main goal is to strengthen the cooperation and cohesion between victim help services and organisations. The White Ring Association wants to present a complex service together with professionals, which would support the victims’ rehabilitation and reintegration.

Conference guests were – next to the president of the association and White Ring’s psychologist – professionals, like dr. Tóthné dr. Pölöskei Eszter, manager of Ministry of Public Administration and Justice (KIM), Erika Buczkó lieutenant-colonel from Department of Crime Prevention and Victim Protection at the Hungarian Police Department, and dr. György Virág psychologist, who is currently the deputy manager of the National Institue of Criminology. Kinga Gál congresswoman of the European Parliament sent a video message to the members of the Conference.

Professionals of 23 different, victim helping and supporting organisations attended to the conference, whose work establishes the basics of the effective victim help services.











