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 Collaboration providing information to the press and radio and television
programmes on 102 occasions.
Table Summarizing the Inquiries Attended to During 2002 by the AIS Services:
Therapeutic Advice Service New cases Increase with respect to the
previous year
101 8.6%.
Legal Advice Service Enquires attended Increase with respect to the
previous year
84 133.3%
Information Service Enquiries
attended
Increase with respect to the
previous year
2,591 11.8 %
The personalized inquires attended to by the Information Service were distributed according to the
means and reason for inquiry as follows:
Telephone Information Service Number of Inquiries
Group Information 582
Advice 319
Follow-up of Advice Inquiry 263
Follow-up of Information Inquiry 207
Student Information 89
Legal Advice 64
AIS Activities 57
General Information 42
Others 12
TOTAL 1,635
Informative Visits Number of Inquiries
Group Information 77
Advice 78
Student Information 71
Others 16
Legal Advice 20
TOTAL 262
Electronic Mail Number of Inquiries
Group Information 354
General Information 111
Student Information 125
Advice 104
TOTAL 694

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Communication Field
 The contents analysis of the communication plan and document incorporating the
widening of goals and new services by the institution were finished.
 The graphic design of new documents and materials was completed, pending graphic
printing.
 The communication campaign of the new stage of AIS, analyzing target public and
groups is underway.
Legal Field
 AIS has collaborated in the development of the legal study made by the Law Faculty
of the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
 AIS offers a legal advice service specialised in the legal aspects related to and
derived from the activity of coercive sectarian groups, both to professionals and the
public at large.
With respect to advice, this has increased by 133,3% (passing from 36 to 84), the
Inquiries being made privately, by lawyers, National Police Forces, members of the
Catalonian Parliament and Town Halls (Social Welfare and Culture departments).
Inquires beyond Catalonia were also attended to.
 Development of judicial and extrajudicial actions, both at the civil and penal levels.
 Execution of expert opinions and drafting of documents.
 In collaboration with the documentation service, the legal team has carried out a
search of the legal rules and case law related to psychologically manipulative groups.
 Analysis of the Spanish and autonomous provincial legislation with a comparative
study of other countries.
 Analysis of the sentences pronounced in the Spanish territory regarding
psychologically manipulative organizations or groups, both at the civil and penal
levels.
Training Field
 On June 26th 2002, a theoretical training module was given for second-year medical
and psychology interns (MIR and PIR) and in-house psychological residents (PIR) in
the Health Study Institute (IES).
 Advice to students doing practical work for different tasks, theses, and dissertations.
 Talks in Secondary Education Centres directed to students older than 15 years old.
International Field
 Organisation by the AIS of the Annual Meeting of FECRIS (European Federation of
Research and Information Centres Regarding Sects) on May 10th, 11th and 12th 2002
in Barcelona, with the attendance of 43 associations representing 28 countries. The
support of the General Youth Secretariat of the Autonomous Government of
Catalonia was fundamental in the success of the seminars. The therapeutic team of
AIS participated in the delivery of two papers.
 Participation of the therapeutic team of AIS in the Annual Conference, American
Family Foundation, with the delivery of three papers on June 14th –16th 2002.