In his welcome speech, Colonel Mišič, Chief of Police, highlighted the importance of the topic of this gathering, and the fact that the numbers on domestic violence are higher than police records show. It is said that the parallel operations of preventive actions and sanctions can reduce the "dark numbers" and encourage victims to seek help.

In the welcome speech on behalf of the Director of the City Center for Social Welfare it was pointed out that the project For a life without fear is an example of a successful partnership and cooperation between the institutions and non-governmental organizations, and were expressed expectations that the cooperation will continue and expand to other seven Departments of Centers for Social Welfare , to unify the knowledge of professional workers, and the implemented activities will become a regular professional obligation.