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València Readies Centralized Gama Center to Combat Gender-Based Violence From October

City leaders tout integrated care with data-driven tools to improve prevention and early access for victims.

Overview

  • Mayor María José Catalá visited the nearly finished facility on Calle Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with full operations scheduled for October.
  • The rehabilitated 1942 aviation barracks received over €600,000 to create a 350 m², single-floor hub with reception, consultation offices and work areas.
  • Unidad Gama fields 30 officers with 1,339 people under protection, including 884 women, after 28,400 attendances over two decades.
  • The center will deliver psychological, legal and police assistance in one intervention to reduce secondary victimization, according to commissioner Estefanía Navarrete.
  • In the first half of 2025, Policía Local recorded 285 arrests, 203 for gender-based violence, with Gama making 77 arrests and conducting 6,842 risk-monitoring checks.