How the city of Arcachon is committed to violence against women

If domestic violence is finally imposed as a major subject in our society, should we still find the right answers to face it.In Arcachon, all the inhabitants of the town, 15 years and over who wish, will be offered a connected bracelet in the wrist.The municipality presented this new system, after the third day devoted to the fight against this violence, as an effective means of dealing with it.

A free device

Easy to use, free, this device allows you to quickly report to relatives that we are in difficulty.To use it, you must first download a free application on smartphone, ""app it"", and indicate the numbers of three trusted people such as family members or friends, who will also download this application.

The bracelet, black, flexible, connected to the wrist, contains a chip and a button.""When the person feels attacked or is attacked, they simply rely on this bracelet which alerts its three protectors,"" explains Yves Foulon, the mayor of Arcachon.""The three protectors know where it is because it is geolocated.Second, we hear the conversations.This allows, within the framework of future investigations, to have elements to find the potential aggressor.""

Supported by the town hall

A connected alert bracelet that Sandrine decided to adopt. ""Quand on va beaucoup marcher, quand on fait du sport, honnêtement, ça peut être utile"", lance-t-elle. ""Il m'est déjà arrivée d'avoir un gros problème, j'étais seule ce jour-là donc j'aurais bien aimé l'avoir, ça aurait permis à quelqu'un de venir ou alors de m'envoyer les secours.""Each connected bracelet costs 30 euros.A cost entirely covered by the town hall of Arcachon.