Safe Community Motala

Name of the Community: Motala
Country: Sweden
Number of inhabitants: 42,000
Programme started year: 1986/87
International Safe Communities Network Membership: Designation year: 1990, Re-designation 2004
Info address for the Programme: www.motala.se

For further information contact:
Pirjo Kovalainen
E-mail:motala.kommun@motala.se
Phone : +46 141 22 50 00
Johanna Haapamäki
E-mail: johanna.haapamaki@motala.se
Phone: +46 (0)141-22 50 76

Motala Municipality
Drottninggatan 2
SE- 591 86 Motala, Sweden
Fax: +46 141 577 14

Motala has a political program for injury prevention since 1997. Local prevention work is requisite in order to realise central and regional goals and guidelines. The program expresses the municipality's engagement in injury prevention work in Motala. The main goal is to integrate accident/injury prevention work into ordinary municipal activities and that this will occur in co-operation with the various Community bodies.The Council of Motala has also accepted two other programs in this field, one is the Action Program for Injury Prevention in the County (since 2000), the other a Health Political Program for the County (since 2001).

The programme covers the following safety promotion activities:

For the age group
Children 0-14 years:

• Child Health Care informs the parents about child safety for and provides follows up for the children up to age of six.
  

• Radiology at the hospital gives special information of non-violence and protection for children 0-14 years.
  

• Child safety inspections at pre-schools and of playgrounds.
  

• Injury and incident registration and follow-up at pre-schools and schools.
  

• Checklist for accident prevention among children.
  

• Fire & Rescue Service gives lessons in fire prevention and safety for all 6-year old children. They also make visits at schools.
  

• Traffic safety information at pre-schools and schools.
  

• Subsidisation of bicycle helmets for 5 year old children.
  

• The local helmet "law".
  
  Youth 15-24 years:
  

• Radiology at the hospital gives information of injuries and of effects of violence. Emergency ward and anaesthesia gives security information for pupils.
  

• Courses in CPR is offered to pupils and teachers.
  

• Program for fire prevention and safety for pupils at upper secondary school with practical alignment.
  

• The crime prevention program is aimed at young people, especially risk groups.
  
  Adults 25-64 years:
  

• Information and activities concerning traffic safety.
  

• Information concerning safety in sports and exercises.
  

• Information concerning home accidents and the prevention of these.
  
  Elderly 65+ years:
  The staff in care of the elderly in the municipality is trained to analyse risks and prevent accidents. There are routines for reporting incidents and following up injuries. An individual risk-inventory takes place at home when there is any need of help and care from the municipality. The staff is also trained in fire prevention and safety.
  

• The upper secondary school in care education has a special program which focuses on safety for the elderly.
  

• A special safety bag is used for information by the municipality staff and by several pensioner organisations.
  

• Checklist for accident prevention among the elderly and at homes.
  

• Seminars, lectures, exhibitions.
  Injury and incident registration and follow-up.
  
  At the following environments:
  Home:
  

• Check-up list for accident prevention.
  

• 10 security & safety bags are available for information use and demonstration.
  

• Platen Apartment Company install fire alarm and other preventive measures in their apartments. All tenants get a handbook on home security and information around that. The Company makes the environments safer by better lighting and door locks for example.
  

• Fire prevention campaigns takes place, especially before Christmastime.Traffic:
  The municipality and other authorities responsible for the traffic safety use a common traffic safety program.
  

• Several traffic safety measures take place every year, for example building of new sidewalks, bicycle roads and roundabouts.
  

• Speed limit of 30 km/h at schools and in some residential streets. Speed limiting by flower boxes in residential areas.
  

• Main bicycle roads have same priority as main roads for snow clearing and sanding in wintertime.
  

• The pensioners has been trained to see the lack of traffic safety.
  

• Helmet activities takes place every year trough information to schools, pre-schools, pensioners, organisations.
  

• Campaigns about traffic safety - visible campaign in autumn with selling of bicycle lights and given away of reflectors.
  
  Occupational:
  No specific programs beyond the occupational safety by laws and statutes, employers are responsible for the work environments. Safety officers in work places get education in safety and security matters.
  

• Routines for injury and incident reporting, follow-ups.
  

• Routines for the first aid and support in a case of crises.
  

• Fire & Rescue Service has lessons on fire prevention for companies and organisations
  
  School:
  

• Safety inspections at schools every year.
  

• Courses in CPR is offered for pupils and teachers.
  

• Fire prevention information and measures takes place at schools by Fire & Rescue Service and police. Sports:
  Knowledge about the factors that cause injuries is learning out for the sport teachers, sport clubs, trainers, parents and athletes. The sport clubs and trainers get information about emergency treatment with non-severe injuries, training methods for rehabilitation of injuries and of proper diet.
  
  Leisure:
  § Playgrounds are inspected by authorised personal.
  § People may borrow life jackets from the Fire & Rescue Service.
  § Fire & Rescue Service inspects pubs and restaurants for fire prevention.
  
  Other:
  

• Local risk phone line.
  

• A common security day at the town square with information about injury prevention and safety promotion.
  

• Course for personal in pubs and restaurants in drugs, alcohol and ethics.
  

• Market control of product safety of for example toys.
  
  
  Violence prevention:
  The Crime Prevention Council in Motala was established 1998. There is a violence prevention program and the goal is to reduce the amount of crimes and violence and increase security for peopled of all ages. The prevention is aimed at children and young people in order to prevent juvenile crime. Activities to support parents have been arranged and networks have started.
  

• Many organisations co-operate in the project "Kulturskolan Europas Barn" - Cultural school for European children, arranging activities for children in social deprived areas. The project was nominated from Sweden for The European Crime Prevention Awards 2002.
  

• Studies have been made at schools about the drug and alcohol use among young people and discussions about the results have been arranged for the parents and school personnel. Informing and influencing public opinion have been taking place and competitions for children in all ages on the theme "life doesn't need any drugs" have been arranged.
  

• Yearly festivities for school children, such as before vacations when there are arrangements without drugs, with parents patrolling popular places for the young people.
  
  Suicide prevention:
  No specific program.
  
  Programs aiming at "High risk-groups":
  

• Exit - the Young Revenge, an assistant organization for young people who risk becoming juvenile criminals and who even wish support those who will leave neo-nazi groups, started with assist of the municipality. Exit disseminate information at schools and works with groups.
  

• The Crime Prevention Council has supported young people to learn to manage conflicts. Some senior compulsory school pupils started later a Non Violence Group at a school.
  

• Mediation gives young criminals and their victims an opportunity to meet and understand/ forgive.
  

• Home as risk environments is the focus in a project which has recently started.
  
  Surveillance of injuries:
  The local hospital in Motala.
  Numbers per year: app. 5,000
  Population base: 85,000
  Started year: 2000. The first surveillance happened in 1983 followed by 1989, 1996- 1998 (road accidents to Swedish National Road Administration)
  
  At the schools:
  Started 1996. Numbers per year: app. 90
  
  Publications
  

  Download the application report:

  Motala, Sweden- Reapplication to Become a Member of the Safe Community Network

  
  1. Lindqvist K. Towards Community - Based Injury Prevention. The Motala Model. Linköping University Medical Dissertations No. 404. Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University. Linköping, 1993.
  Published and accepted original work in international magazines
  2. Lindqvist K. Epidemiology of accidents in a Swedish municipality. Accid. Anal. & Prev. 21:33-43; 1989.
  3. Lindqvist K. Epidemiology of traffic accidents in a Swedish municipality. Accid. Anal. & Prev. 23:509-519; 1991.
  4. Lindqvist K, Timpka T, Bjurulf P. Injuries during leisure physical activity in a Swedish municipality. Scand. J. Soc. Med. 24:282-292; 1996.
  5. Lindqvist K, Brodin H. One-year economic consequences of accidents in a Swedish municipality. Accid. Anal. & Prev. 28:209-219; 1996.
  6. Lindqvist K, Timpka T, Schelp L. Ten years of experiences from a participatory community-based injury prevention program in Motala, Sweden. Public Health 110:339-346; 1996.
  7. Lindqvist K, Timpka T, Schelp L, Åhlgren M. The WHO Safe Community program for injury prevention: evaluation of the impact on injury severity. Public Health 112:385-391; 1998.
  8. Lindqvist K, Schelp L, Timpka T. Home injuries in a Swedish municipality - consequences and costs. Safety Science 31:19-29; 1999.
  9. Lindqvist K, Schelp L, Timpka T. Gender aspects of work-related injuries in a Swedish municipality. Safety Science 31:183-196; 1999.
  10. Lindqvist K, Timpka T, Schelp L, Åhlgren M. Evaluation of a home injury prevention program in a WHO Safe Community. Int. J. Consumer & Product Safety 6:25-32; 1999.
  11. Lindqvist K, Timpka T, Schelp L, Åhlgren M. Evaluation of an interorganizational program for prevention of work-related injuries in a WHO Safe Community. Work 13:89-96; 1999.
  12. Lindqvist K, Timpka T, Schelp L. Evaluation of a traffic injury prevention program in a WHO Safe Community. Accid. Anal. & Prev. 33:599-607; 2001.
  13. Timpka T, Lindqvist K. Evidence based prevention of acute injuries during physical exercise in a WHO safe community. Br. J. Sports Med. 35:20-27; 2001.
  14. Lindqvist K, Timpka T, Schelp L. Evaluation of an inter-organizational prevention program against injuries among the elderly in a WHO Safe Community. Leading Article in Public Health 115:308-316; 2001.
  15. Lindqvist K, Lindholm L. A cost-benefit analysis of the community-based injury prevention programme in Motala, Sweden - a WHO Safe Community. Public Health 115:317-322; 2001.
  16. Lindqvist K, Timpka T, Schelp L, Risto O. Evaluation of a child safety program based on the WHO Safe Community model. Injury Prevention 8:23-26; 2002.
  17. Ölvingson C, Hallberg N, Timpka T, Lindqvist K. Requirements engineering for inter-organizational health information systems with functions for spatial analysis: modeling a WHO Safe Community applying use case maps. Methods Inf. Med. 41:299-304; 2002.
  18. Nolén S, Lindqvist K. A local bicycle helmet 'law' in a Swedish municipality - the structure and process of initiation and implementation. Injury Control & Safety Promotion 9:89-98; 2002.
  Original work in international magazines, submitted and manuscript
  19. Lindqvist K, Timpka T, Karlsson N. Impact of social standing on injury prevention in a WHO Safe Community - intervention outcome by household type. Department of Health and Society, Linköping university, Linköping, 2003. Submitted.
  20. Nolén S, Lindqvist K. A lokal bicycle helmet ´law' in a Swedish municipality - the effects on helmet use. Swedish Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) and Department of Health and Society, Linköping university, Linköping, 2003. Submitted.
  21. Nordqvist C, Johansson K, Lindqvist K, Bendtsen P. The Audit C. Can three simple questions identify excessive alcohol consumption? Department of Health and Society, Linköping university, Linköping 2003. Submitted.
  22. Nordqvist C, Bendtsen P, Johansson, K, Lindqvist K. Secondary prevention of alcohol problems at an emergency department - physician's views. Department of Health and Society, Linköping university, Linköping 2003.
  Published original work in national magazines
  23. Lindqvist K. Olycksfallsskador - aspekter på kartläggning, intervention samt nationell spridning för en samhällsbaserad preventionsmodell. Socialmedicinsk tidskrift nr 2-3; 1997.
  Other scientific scripts
  24. Lindqvist K. Olycksfall i Motala kommun under ett år - en totalinventering. MPH 1988:6. Nordiska hälsovårdshögskolan. Göteborg, 1988.
  25. Lindqvist K. et al. Safe Communities - the application to industrialized countries. LCC Occasional Papers 5, Special Issue. Linköping Collaborating Centre, Linköping university. Linköping, 1992.
  26. Lindqvist K. Olycksfall, I: Folkhälsovetenskapligt Centrum, Landstinget i Östergötland. Östgötens hälsa och miljö 2000. Rapport 00:1. Landstinget i Östergötland. Linköping, 2000.
  27. Nolén S, Lindqvist K. Lokal "Cykelhjälmslag" i Motala. En processtudie. VTI Rapport 459.Väg- och transportforskningsinstitutet. Linköping, 2001.
  28. Lindqvist K, Lindholm L. Towards a cost-benefit analysis of the community-based injury prevention programme in Motala, Sweden. In: Grivna M, Svanström L, (eds). Cost calculation and cost-effectiveness in injury prevention and safety promotion. Centrum epidemiologie a prevence dêtskÿch úrazú Praha, Ceska´republika, 2001.
  Textbooks, chapters
  29. Lindqvist K. Experiences from Motala, Sweden - a Mature Community-Based Injury Prevention Program, In: National Safety Council of Australia. Community Based Injury Prevention: A Practical Guide. South Australian Division Limited. Cowandilla, 1992.
  30. Lindqvist K et al. Economic-evaluation methods in safety promotion - four case studies. In: Laflamme L, Svanström L, Schelp L, (eds). Safety Promotion Research. Karolinska Institute, Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Social Medicine, Norrbacka, Stockholm, 1999.
  31. Jansson B, Laur A, Lindholm L, Lindqvist K, Springfeldt B. Manual for cost calculations and cost-effectiveness in safe community practice. Karolinska Institute, Department of Public Health Science, Division of Social Medicine, Stockholm, 2001.
  Other scripts
  32. Lindqvist K. En olycksfri kommun. Kartläggning och förebyggande av olycksfall i Motala kommun. Projektplan. Motala, 1983.
  33. Lindqvist K. Olycksfall i Motala kommun under ett år - en totalredovisning. Rapport 1. Motala, 1986.
  34. Lindqvist K. Trafikolycksfall i Motala kommun under ett år. Rapport 2. Motala, 1986.
  35. Lindqvist K. Kostnaden för olycksfall i en kommun. I: Folkhälsoinstitutet. Ekonomi och olycksfall. Folkhälsoinstitutet, Stockholm, 1992.
  36. Lindqvist K. Kommunernas kostnader för olycksfallsskador. I: Folkhälsoinstitutet 1994:37. Tillsammans förebygger vi skador. Folkhälsoinstitutet. Stockholm, 1995.
  37. Lindqvist K. Olycksfall och skadeprevention; Idrottsskadeprofylax. I: Landstinget i Östergötland. Folkhälsorapport 1995. Barn och ungdomars hälsa. Landstinget i Östergötland. Linköping, 1995.
  38. Dahlström A, Lindqvist K, Schelp L. Cykelhjälmslagen i Motala. I: Folkhälsoinstitutet 1998:25. Konferensrapport från 2:a Nationella cykelhjälmskonferensen 1997. Folkhälsoinstitutet, Stockholm, 1998.
  39. Nolén S, Lindqvist K. Experiences gained from the local 'cycle helmet law'. In: Nordic Road and Transport Research 14:1; 2002. Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, Linköping, 2002.
  Abstracts
  40. Projektet "Motala - en olycksfri kommun". Accepterat vid första nationella olycksfallskonferensen. Lidköping-Vänern, 2-3 maj 1988.
  41. Prevention of injuries in a Swedish municipality. Accepted for the first world conference on accident and injury prevention. Stockholm, 17-20 September 1989.
  42. Hur ser olycksfallspanoramat ut i en medelsvensk kommun? Accepterat vid Primärvårdsforum. Motala den 23 oktober 1990.
  43. Intervention och samverkan i Motala kommun. Accepterat vid andra nationella olycksfallskonferensen. Västerås, 15-16 november 1990.
  44. Att förebygga olycksfall i en medelsvensk kommun. Accepterat vid andra nationella olycksfallskonferensen. Västerås, 15-16 november 1990.
  45. Starter - en kort dramatisk inledningsfilm som ger många tankeställare. Ett underlag till diskussion om vikten av att förebygga olycksfall. Accepterat vid andra nationella olycksfallskonferensen. Västerås, 15-16 november 1990.
  46. Trafikolycksfall i en medelsvensk kommun. Accepterat vid andra nationella olycksfallskonferensen. Västerås, 15-16 november 1990.
  47. Prevention of injuries in the Swedish municipality Motala - a WHO safe community. Accepted for the first international conference on safe communities. Falköping, 3-5 June 1991.
  48. Förebyggande av olycksfallsskador i en medelsvensk kommun. Accepterat vid den andra svenska kongressen i folkhälsoarbete och samhällsmedicin. Linköping, 1-2 juni 1992.
  49. Epidemiology of traffic accidents in a Swedish municipality. Accepted for the second international safe community conference, Glasgow, Scotland, 7-9 September 1992.
  50. Prevention of injuries in a Swedish municipality. Motala - a WHO safe community. Accepted for the second international safe community conference, Glasgow, Scotland, 7-9 September 1992.
  51. Skadeförebyggande programmet i Östergötland. Accepterat vid tredje nationella olycksfallskonferensen. Linköping, 16-17 november 1992.
  52. Förebyggande av olycksfallsskador i en medelsvensk kommun. Accepterat vid tredje nationella olycksfallskonferensen. Linköping, 16-17 november 1992.
  53. Förebyggande av olycksfallsskador. Accepterat vid svenska läkarsällskapets riksstämma. Stockholm, 25-27 november 1992.
  54. Epidemiology of injuries in sports and physical exercise in a Swedish municipality as a basis for a preventive program. Accepted for the second world conference on injury control. Atlanta, USA, 20-23 May 1993.
  55. Kommunernas kostnader för olyckfallsskador. Accepterat vid fjärde nationella olycksfallskonferensen. Uddevalla, 30-31 maj 1994.
  56. Förebyggande av olycksfallsskador i Motala, en medelsvensk kommun. Accepterat vid fjärde nationella olycksfallskonferensen. Uddevalla, 30-31 maj 1994.
  57. Epidemiology of accidents in sports and physical exercise in a Swedish municipality as the basis for a preventive programme. Accepted for the third international conference on safe communities. Harstad, Norway, 6-8 June 1994.
  58. Cost of accidents: A model. Accepted for the European ECOSA conference on priority-setting in accident prevention. Vienna, Austria, 29-30 September 1994.
  59. One-year economic consequences of accidents in Motala Safe Community, Sweden. Accepted for the fourth international conference on safe communities. Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, 5-8 June 1995.
  60. One-year economic consequences of accidents in a Swedish municipality. Accepted for the third international conference on injury prevention and control. Melbourne, Australia, 18-22 February 1996.
  61. Motala - Safe Community. Accepterat vid femte nationella skadeförebyggande konferensen. Östersund, 17-18 april 1996.
  62. Är samhällets kostnader för skador så stora att det lönar sig att förebygga? Accepterat vid Sundsvallskonferensen "Agenda 21 - folkhälsa och social välfärd". Sundsvall, 13-14 maj 1996.
  63. Effekter av skadeförebyggande arbete ut ett kommunperspektiv. Accepterat vid Sundsvallskonferensen "Agenda 21 - folkhälsa och social välfärd". Sundsvall, 13-14 maj 1996.
  64. Community-based prevention of sports injuries. Accepted for the third Scandinavian congress of sports medicine. Linköping, 22-24 May 1996.
  65. Motala Safe Community. Accepterat vid första nordiska skadeförebyggande konferensen "Ett säkert och tryggt Norden". Skövde, 28-30 augusti 1996.
  66. Motala en säker och trygg kommun. Accepterat vid konferens om "Framtidens livsmiljö - lokalt samarbete för välfärd och folkhälsa". Borgholm, 21-22 maj 1997.
  67. Home injuries and their costs in Motala Safe Community, Sweden. Accepted for the sixth international conference on safe communities. Johannesburg, South Africa, 15-19 October 1997.
  68. "Cykelhjälmslagen" i Motala. Ett kommuninitiativ för säkrare cykling. Accepterat vid andra nationella cykelhjälmskonferensen. Götene, 27-28 november 1997.
  69. A local bicycle helmet law in a Swedish municipality. Results from a questionnarie on cycling habits and attitudes to helmets and traffic safety. Accepted for the fourth world conference on injury prevention and control. Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 17-20 May 1998.
  70. A local bicycle helmet law initiative in a Swedish municipality. Effects on helmet wearing. Accepted for the fourth world conference on injury prevention and control. Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 17-20 May 1998.
  71. A cost-benefit study of injury prevention work in Motala Safe Community. Accepted for seminar on cost calculation and cost-effectiveness in injury prevention and safety promotion. Prague, Czesh Republic, 7-9 October 1999.
  72. Community-based injury prevention: effects on health care utilisation and the impact on injury severity. Accepted for the ninth international conference on safe communities.
  Dhaka, Bangladesh, 26-28 February 2000.
  73. The Motala Safe Community program. Accepted for the fifth world conference on injury prevention and control. New Delhi, India, 5-8 March 2000.
  74. Community-based injury prevention: effects on health care utilisation and the impact on injury severity. Accepted for the fifth world conference on injury prevention and control. New Delhi, India, 5-8 March 2000.
  75. Skadeprevention och sociala skillnader - exemplet Motala Safe Community. Accepterat vid sjunde nationella skadeförebyggande konferensen. Nacka, 21-22 november 2000.
  76. Kompetensutveckling och insatser inom sjukvården - lokala exemplet Motala WHO safe community. Accepterat vid alkoholseminarium arrangerat av Landstingsförbundet. Stockholm den 21 februari 2001.
  77. Lönar det sig att förebygga barnolycksfall? Accepterat vid seminarium om säkerhet och stimulans i barns miljö arrangerat av Socialdepartementet. Stockholm den 20 april 2001.
  78. A manual for calculation of costs and savings in safe community practice - an international feasibility study. Accepted for the tenth international conference on safe communities. Anchorage, Alaska, 21-23 May 2001.
  79. Injuries related to alcohol. Accepted for the tenth international conference on safe communities. Anchorage, Alaska, 21-23 May 2001.
  80. Economic impact of injuries according to type of injury. Accepted for the fourth Dubrovnik conference "Health insurance in transition". Dubrovnik, Croatia, 31 August - 1 September 2001.
  81. The cost calculation manual - test/future. Accepted for the first safe community conference on cost calculation and cost-effectiveness in injury prevention and safety promotion. Viborg, Denmark, 30 September-3 October 2001.
  82. The cost calculation manual - demonstration. Accepted for the first safe community conference on cost calculation and cost-effectiveness in injury prevention and safety promotion. Viborg, Denmark, 30 September-3 October 2001.
  83. Sjukhusregistrering av olycksfallsskador som basen för samhällsintervention. Accepterat vid sjunde nationella konferensen för det svenska nätverket för hälsofrämjande sjukhus. Linköping, 17-18 oktober 2001.
  84. Trafiksäkerhetseffekter av Motala Safe Community. Accepterat vid Transportforum 2002. Linköping, 9-10 januari 2002.
  85. Knowledge and attitudes towards working with alcohol prevention at an emergency department. Accepted for the eleventh international conference on safe communities. Rainy River District Northwestern Ontario, Canada, 7-9 May 2002.
  86. Results from some evaluations of the Motala WHO safe community program. Accepted for the eleventh international conference on safe communities. Rainy River District Northwestern Ontario, Canada, 7-9 May 2002.
  87. Injuries related to alcohol. Accepted for the sixth world conference on injury prevention and control. Montreal, Canada, 12-15 May 2002.
  88. The Motala WHO Safe Community program. Accepted for the sixth world conference on injury prevention and control. Montreal, Canada, 12-15 May 2002.
  89. Ethical issues in public health projects: implications of geographic information resolution. Accepted for the ETHICOMP 2002 conference. Lisbon, Portugal, 13-15 November 2002.
  90. Sekundärprevention av alkoholproblem på Motala lasaretts akutmottagning. Accepterat vid Svenska läkarsällskapets riksstämma. Göteborg, 27-29 november 2002.
  Impact of social standing on injury prevention in a WHO Safe Community - Intervention outcome by household type. Accepted for the twelveth international conference on safe communities. Hong Kong, China
  
  Produced information material, pamphlets:
  The Injury Prevention Program.
  The Crime Prevention Program.
  Information folder of Motala Safe Community.
  Pamphlets of the safety working groups: children, elderly, sports, traffic.
  Advertising on bicycle helmets, reflectors, risk phone line.
  Short video films about bicycle helmets, the local helmet "law", seatbelts, sober driving, drugs and alcohol, crime prevention.
  Bookmarks with the local helmet "law".
  Check-up lists for accident prevention (child, home/elderly).
  Safety bags.
  Video films on injury prevention.
  
  Staff
  Number: 2,5 part-time
  
  
  Organization:
  3 groups
  
  Specific intersectoral leadership group:
  "Sustainable Motala" including Safe Community, The Crime Prevention Program, Agenda 21, Public Health Promotion.
  General public health/health promotion group: "Sustainable Motala
  
  "International commitments:
  Study visits:
  1995: from England, Hungary.
  1996: from France.
  1997 from Thailand, Syria and Finland.
  Several study visits from Sweden.
  Participation in Safe Community conferences:
  1991 Falköping, Sweden
  1995 Forth McMurray, Canada
  1996 Skövde, Sweden
  1996 Linköping, Sweden
  1998 Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  2001 Viborg, Denmark
  
  Hosting Safe Community Conferences:
  No.
  
  Hosting "Travelling Seminars":
  1991.