Violence towards LGBT people- prevention and support systems

U ovom radu daje se pregled dosadašnij spoznaja o nasilju nad LGBT osobama U RH i u Europi. Također, predstavit ćemo LGBT osobe kao žrtve višestrukih oblika nasilja- nasilja u obitelji, partnerskim vezama, nasilja na poslu, u školi te nasilje koje LGBT osobe doživljavaju od trećih osoba. Nadalje, u radu su prikazane preventivne mjere i programi koji štite LGBT osobe. Doznat ćemo što je to socijalna podrška, tko su najčešći pružaoci podrške i koji su to zakoni koji štite LGBT osobe. Isto tako, vrlo je bitno spoznati koliko su socijalni radnici educirani u radu s LGBT korisnicima te će biti dane konkretne smjernice koje stručnjaci mogu slijediti u radu sa svojim korisnicima. Rad daje i prikaz rada LGBT udruga u Hrvatskoj.This essay gives an overview of the current knowledge of LGBT violence in the Republic of Croatia and in Europe. Moreover,we will present the concept of LGBT people as victims of multiple forms of violence- domestic violence,intinamte partner violence, violence at work, school violence and violence which LGBT people experience by third parties. Furthermore, the paper presents preventative measures and programs that protect LGBT people. We will discover what is social support ,who are the most common support providers and which laws are protecting LGBT people. It is also very important to understand how well are social workers educated in working with LGBT users and specific guidelines will be given that professionals can follow in working with their users. The paper also gives an overview of the work of LGBT associations in Croatia