The task force set up by the Generalitat Valenciana support centres run by the Generalitat for people affected by gender-based violence supported a total of 7,093 women in the first half of 2026. This was announced by the vice-president and regional minister responsible for equality, Susana Camarero. During the same period, 23,888 support services were recorded, 15.6 per cent more than in the first half of 2025, when 6,038 women were supported and 20,662 services provided.
Of the 7,093 women recorded this year, 2,134 sought help at the centres for the first time. A further 4,959 women continued to receive support under cases already opened. By type of service, the administration recorded 12,213 in-person consultations, 4,203 mobile interventions, 7,381 telephone contacts and 91 video consultations.
The figures come from the report for the period from 1 January to 30 June 2026, submitted by the relevant department, the Comisionado para la Lucha contra la Violencia sobre la Mujer. They were covered by regional media and reported by the agency Europa Press . By province, 3,106 women supported were in Alicante; València and Castellón also reported detailed figures.
The Red valenciana de Centros Mujer is a regional network of multidisciplinary support services for women affected by violence. It coordinates legal, psychological and social advice, as well as protective measures, and works with municipal services, the police and the justice system.
Context: The reported increase in registered contacts may have various causes. It could reflect improved access and wider reach for the services, or an increase in reported cases. Further detailed data would be needed to draw reliable conclusions about the factors behind the trend, for example on case severity, regional distribution and waiting times.
The announcement did not include any new budget or legislative proposals. The report forms part of the ongoing debate about resources, staffing capacity and coordination of support systems in the Comunitat Valenciana , where representatives of civil society organisations have recently identified both progress in setting up local services and outstanding structural challenges.
Editor: Phillipe Schmidt-Araguin (Article created with AI assistance).