Article 13 – Awareness-raising

1 Parties shall promote or conduct, on a regular basis and at all levels, awareness-raising campaigns

or programmes, including in co-operation with national human rights institutions and equality

bodies, civil society and non-governmental organisations, especially women’s organisations, where

appropriate, to increase awareness and understanding among the general public of the different

manifestations of all forms of violence covered by the scope of this Convention, their consequences

on children and the need to prevent such violence.

2 Parties shall ensure the wide dissemination among the general public of information on measures

available to prevent acts of violence covered by the scope of this Convention.

Article 14 – Education

1 Parties shall take, where appropriate, the necessary steps to include teaching material on issues

such as equality between women and men, non-stereotyped gender roles, mutual respect, non-

violent conflict resolution in interpersonal relationships, gender-based violence against women and

the right to personal integrity, adapted to the evolving capacity of learners, in formal curricula and

at all levels of education.

2 Parties shall take the necessary steps to promote the principles referred to in paragraph 1 in

informal educational facilities, as well as in sports, cultural and leisure facilities and the media.

Article 15 – Training of professionals

1 Parties shall provide or strengthen appropriate training for the relevant professionals dealing with

victims or perpetrators of all acts of violence covered by the scope of this Convention, on the

prevention and detection of such violence, equality between women and men, the needs and rights

of victims, as well as on how to prevent secondary victimisation.

2 Parties shall encourage that the training referred to in paragraph 1 includes training on co-

ordinated multi-agency co-operation to allow for a comprehensive and appropriate handling of

referrals in cases of violence covered by the scope of this Convention.

Article 16 – Preventive intervention and treatment programmes

1 Parties shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to set up or support programmes

aimed at teaching perpetrators of domestic violence to adopt non-violent behaviour in

interpersonal relationships with a view to preventing further violence and changing violent

behavioural patterns.

2 Parties shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to set up or support treatment

programmes aimed at preventing perpetrators, in particular sex offenders, from re-offending.

3 In taking the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, Parties shall ensure that the safety of,

support for and the human rights of victims are of primary concern and that, where appropriate,

these programmes are set up and implemented in close co-ordination with specialist support

services for victims.

Article 17 – Participation of the private sector and the media

1 Parties shall encourage the private sector, the information and communication technology sector

and the media, with due respect for freedom of expression and their independence, to participate in

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