The study, based on a survey of a hundred professionals, indicates that the increase in reports and treatment requests has overwhelmed existing resources. The most severe consequence is the average waiting time of 3.3 months from first contact to the start of care, a period the ombudsman deemed “excessive”.
“"The care circuit in Barcelona must function much better, especially in cases of non-recent violence."
This delay leads to a high dropout rate: one in three people receiving care abandon the service before completing the process. Wait times vary by resource: 3.7 months in social services, 4 months in specialized entities, and 2.3 months in healthcare resources.
The report also highlights the lack of clarity in the care circuit, especially for non-recent violence, as there is no service specifically specialized in these cases or in the therapeutic treatment of long-term trauma. This forces victims to go through an average of 2.17 services before finding the appropriate one.
Finally, the ombudsman focuses on job precariousness and staff shortages. He proposes providing services with sufficient resources, improving working conditions, and creating specific professional categories to guarantee specialization in sexual violence care.
