Gov. Edgar M. Chatto has never been more serious when he took the front seat in pushing for crisis intervention for abused women and children.

Chatto, a multi-faceted public servant and the recipient of several local and national awards, “could not sleep on his back” thinking that there are women and children out there who need, not only a caring hand, but also a humane, compassionate and understanding human being who would be more than willing to see them through their horrid experiences.

Sitting as Chair for the Bohol Crisis Intervention Center Management Board (BCIC-MB), Chatto is keen on setting up a more comfortable atmosphere and loving home for women and children who have gone through unspeakable horror, some even in the hands of their own families.

A strong advocate against Violence Against Women and Children (or VAWC), the governor of Bohol convened the BCIC-MB Friday at the People’s Mansion with the specific purpose of putting into action a more complete and effective mechanism to effectively handle crisis situations involving the maltreatment and abuse of women and children, be it physical, verbal, sexual or otherwise.

“I want to put across the message that people, especially loved ones, who abuse and maltreat the fairer sex and innocent children have no place in our province,” Chatto stressed.

“I just could not fathom how these people could physically, mentally and verbally abuse those who love them, especially innocent children,” Chatto added with bewilderment.

The Provincial Government is now looking into the need of putting up permanent house mothers for the facility and in-house psychologists who have the capacity to care for the women and children and the ample knowledge and expertise to conduct psychological evaluations and debriefing of traumatized victims.

The PNP Provincial Command under Col. Constantino Barot Jr., who was represented during the meeting by Deputy Director for Administration Julius Cesar Gornez, assured the board that they will take care of the safety and security of facility residents, especially students, who need to commute to and from their learning institutions who are being harassed by their abusers whose cases are still going on in court.