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Detecting and Intervening Against Violent Extremism

  • Advice Centre on Radicalisation

    The counseling service at the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees is meant as a first contact point for relatives and friends of young people who already are or are becoming radicalized. It provides advice on issues related to religiously motivated extremism and radicalization. If necessary, individual personal support by civil-society experts can be offered.

  • Hotline "STOP-DJIHADISME"

    The National Center for the Prevention of Radicalization has set up in April 2014 a toll-free number enabling citizens to report that a relative or a friend is becoming more radical and is considering traveling to Syria. The website “stop-djihadisme.gouv.fr” has been launched, together with a Facebook page and a Twitter account in order to…

  • Creation of Local Administrative Structures in Charge of Radicalization

    Each French district has set up an inter-agency structure monitoring radicalized persons and supporting their families. Several projects are developed in each district to provide psychological support to radicalized persons and help their social or professional reinsertion. Parents are offered personal support in dealing with radicalized children. The programs are state-sponsored, especially using the inter-ministerial…

  • Action Plan Radicalism

    The action plan consists in the installation of a national task force (NTF) and different local task forces. These task forces are the information exchange platforms between the different services (security, intelligence and prevention services). Even judicial services are present. Thanks to the information exchange all kinds of measures can be proposed to the federal…

  • Referral and Support Program for Australians Exposed to Overseas Conflicts

    The program will provide a holistic service for individuals exposed to or affected by current overseas conflicts who may present a range of psycho-social and health issues including, but not limited to, the risk of radicalization. The program will assist individuals and families of individuals who have been directly exposed to or affected by overseas…

  • Countering Violent Extremism Intervention Programs

    The Australian Government is working with relevant state and territory government agencies to develop and implement intervention programs to identify radicalized and at-risk individuals, and provide effective diversion, referral and support programs. The intervention programs involve developing individually-tailored case management plans to connect individuals with services such as mentoring and coaching, counselling, education and employment…

  • Community Integration Support Program

    This program is aimed at the rehabilitation of imprisoned terrorists and offers a holistic approach to rehabilitation, including both pre and post-release components. Through religious and social engagement with participants, the program seeks to rehabilitate and reintegrate convicted terrorists and prisoners assessed as holding radical beliefs. The program is led by Victoria Police, with the…