Projects
Project Funding
The Federal Association is funded by the Federal Ministry for Education, Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth for projects aimed at professionalising perpetrator work.
Key Areas
The project Strengthening Prevention – Changing Structures of Violence: Professionalising perpetrator work with a focus on equality and the BAG TäHG e.V., with its sub-projects, started on 1 July 2026. The project’s key areas focus on the following topics:
Quality Development and Assurance
Further Development of Perpetrator Work
The development of the minimum standard Work with Perpetrators in Cases of Domestic Violence by BAG TäHG and its adoption in 2007 represented a milestone in Germany for the professionalisation of perpetrator work. Since its adoption, the implementation of perpetrator work according to this standard has ensured high quality programmes for clients, victims, referring agencies, network partners, and policymakers, as well as guaranteeing compliance with the requirements of the Istanbul Convention.
Since 2007, much has happened in the field of perpetrator work, both professionally and legally. These diverse developments necessitate a further development of the standard for working with individuals who commit violence. Furthermore, studies such as the Needs Analysis for the Prevention of Gender-Based and Domestic Violence highlight the need for concepts for additional target groups in perpetrator work. The central goal of this sub-project is the needs- and target group-oriented further development of perpetrator work in the context of intimate partner violence.
Contact Person
Christof Furtwängler
Tel.: 030 51055009
Email: christof.furtwaengler@bag-taeterarbeit.de
Statistics
There is still a lack of differentiated and continuously collected data in the field of perpetrator work concerning domestic violence. By establishing and differentiating a federal statistic for perpetrator work, BAG TäHG aims to close this gap.
With the Istanbul Convention, the requirements for statistics and evaluation of work with individuals who commit violence have also changed. In particular, the availability of meaningful data in Germany is only partially and inconsistently secured. As a result, there is a lack of important information and insights regarding the content, characteristics, and changes within perpetrator work.
After a federal statistic on perpetrator work was published for the first time in 2025, the focus is now on consolidating and differentiating the survey. This will close an important gap in violence protection and support the implementation of the Istanbul Convention.
Perpetrator Work Statistics 2024
Contact Person
Sebastian Ulmer
Tel.: 030 51054966 / 0157 80508970
Email: sebastian.ulmer@bag-taeterarbeit.de
Professional Political Advocacy: External Association Development
Press and Public Relations
Domestic violence in general and perpetrator work in particular continue to play a subordinate role in public discourse. The insufficient visibility and lack of knowledge about perpetrator work, its content, and objectives negatively impact the further development of violence protection and complicate not only the work of our members but also the effective implementation of the Istanbul Convention.
Especially against the backdrop of increasing domestic and gender-based violence, serious and differentiated press and public relations work is needed to draw more attention to the issue and provide well-founded information about perpetrator work. Media representatives and political decision-makers are target groups, as are our own member institutions, professionals from related disciplines, and the general public.
By further professionalising our public relations work, we are committed to increasing the visibility of perpetrator work and supporting well-founded reporting on violence against women, violence prevention, and related fields. This aims to raise awareness among more people and address individuals who commit violence, victims, or relatives, as well as professionals and potential member institutions. Furthermore, the expansion of press and public relations aims to contribute our expertise to discussions and strengthen the role of BAG TäHG as a reliable point of contact for media, science, and politics on issues of domestic violence.
Contact Person:
Sebastian Ulmer
Tel.: 030 51054966 / 0157 80508970
Email: sebastian.ulmer@bag-taeterarbeit.de
Networking and Committee Work
Multi-institutional cooperation is a prerequisite for effective perpetrator work. Collaboration with national and international NGOs and networks has been an important component of BAG TäHG’s work long before the Istanbul Convention. In particular, networking with women’s and victim support facilities, with a focus on equality policy, is a crucial part of our work.
As the umbrella organisation for perpetrator work facilities, we aim to contribute the expertise and perspective of equality-oriented perpetrator work to expert committees and violence protection networks. We are involved in various alliances, expand our networking activities, are available for specialist formats and events, and support cooperation partners in implementing relevant projects.
Contact Person:
Linda Conradi
Tel.: 030 51055078
Email: linda.conradi@bag-taeterarbeit.de
Internal Association Development
Member Engagement
BAG TäHG’s member engagement is a central building block in the nationwide professionalisation of perpetrator work in Germany. Since the concrete perpetrator work takes place in the counselling centres, active member engagement is necessary for quality assurance and the further development of prevention and intervention approaches against intimate partner violence.
Particularly considering the still very heterogeneous regional conditions for the implementation of perpetrator work in the different federal states, it is necessary to promote, exchange, and agree on quality standards in practical work. At the same time, member engagement is an important driver for our own association development. The counselling centres provide impetus for the head office and, with their expertise, are a crucial factor in improving violence protection in Germany.
The ongoing professionalisation of our umbrella organisation and the local perpetrator work facilities is inextricably linked to the further development of our member engagement. Internal association development is therefore of central importance and will aim in the new funding phase to expand the named synergy effects in terms of interlocking and feedback between state and federal levels, practice and theory, and to utilise them for the improvement of violence protection in Germany.
Contact Person:
Sebastian Ulmer
Tel.: 030 51054966 / 0157 80508970
Email: sebastian.ulmer@bag-taeterarbeit.de
