Longueuil adopts panic-button program for victims of conjugal violence

Women in Longueuil who have been the victims of conjugal violence will be able to benefit from a free security program that sees panic buttons issued to those deemed to be “very much at risk” of being attacked.
Victims of conjugal violence will get priority police response when they use the alarm, as part of the agreement among Longueuil police, Quebec’s IVAC (Indemnisation des victimes d’actes criminels), shelters Carrefour pour Elle, the Pavillon Marguerite de Cham