Mission

To work for a world free of violence by providing help and support to people who have experienced violence and increasing society's sensitivity to the problem in order to eliminate forms of violence in human relations.

PULSE Foundation's priority is developing and establishing an effective care program in the region of Southwestern Bulgaria for adults, adolescents and children, and their families who have experienced violence.

The foundation works in two main directions in terms of violence - prevention and rehabilitation.

The first addresses existing societal and institutional attitudes towards domestic violence, sexual violence, trafficking, child abuse, and takes an educational approach, lobbying, advocacy, and planning of community initiatives and activities.

The second main line/direction deals with the identified cases of violence and adopts an individual or family approach to work. We emphasize the need to provide crisis assistance and intervention in cases of current violence, before providing other types of psychological, family, legal support and / or treatment of trauma.

PULSE Foundation is a social service licensed provider for individuals and children, including actively works with the target groups - "individuals and children at risk, victims of various forms of violence and trafficking", as well as "individuals and children with drug addiction and other risk groups", offering both prevention programs and rehabilitation and integration programs.

The center offers comprehensive services aimed at helping and supporting people and children at risk, victims of violence, trafficking, and other risk groups. Some of the major rehabilitation programs are as follows:

• The program "Rehabilitation and integration of people victims of violence and/or at risk." The aim of the program for work with victims is in the direction of secondary and tertiary prevention; prevention of re-victimization; protection; rehabilitation and reintegration of victims of violence.
• The program "Rehabilitation and integration of people affected by trafficking and/or at risk". The aim of the program for work with victims is in the direction of secondary and tertiary prevention; prevention of re-victimization; protection; rehabilitation and reintegration of victims of trafficking.

• Program for counseling perpetrators of violence.The aim of the individual program is to offer a number of measures of care for understanding, awareness and processing of violent behavior.
• Health program for harm reduction damage from socially significant diseases.
• 24-hour telephone line for victims of violence 076/60 10 10 and 076/60 33 60 - telephone counseling.

The programs provide comprehensive services of psychological, social, legal and health care and support, overcoming the consequences of the experienced violence and mobilizing resources to overcome the situation of addiction, building attitudes and skills for equal communication.

The service is a delegated state activity, funded by the republican budget. The crisis center has a capacity of 12 beds.

All provided services are free for the clients:

• Crisis intervention unit, with a stay of up to 6 (six) weeks.
• Psycho-social support unit that offers: stay in the "Temporary Shelter" and rehabilitation programs for psycho-social support, with a stay of up to 6 (six) months.

Transitional housing is a form of social service in which people lead an independent lifestyle, assisted by professionals, to acquire skills for an independent lifestyle.

The offered services are based on psycho-social work, applying an individual approach and are tailored to the specific needs of each admitted person, with an emphasis on preparation for independent living.

The program is designed for the general public, as well as for individual social groups: students, parents, teachers and school principals, institutions, marginalized groups, the media.

• Training for professionals
• Training for parents
• Training for children and young people
• Campaigns
• Youth Club “To be friends"