The Women's Shelters runs emergency shelters for women and their children when staying at home is unbearable due to mental or physical violence by another household member. An interview service is also run for women who do not come to stay but prefer to try to change their situation without leaving their homes. The phone service is open 24/7. Education about violence, its manifestations and prevention is part of the activities, and brochures are published and distributed to health centers, schools and elsewhere.