Tragedies of Minors Through Numbers

Theodora Nicolaou,  “ΑΛΗΘΕΙΑ” Newspaper, 17/11/2017   Shocking stories under the public light: from 16 year – old girls using drugs, to 8 year – old boys reporting they have been stabbed by their parents – Since 2012 until the end of 2016, the number of minor’s victims of violence indicences rises...

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VOCIARE – Victims of Crime Implementation Assessment of Rights in Europe

The project Victims of Crime Implementation Assessment of Rights in Europe is coordinated by the Victim Support Europe and is co-funded by the European Commission JUST/2015/ACTION GRANTS, while the Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family – SPAVO (Cyprus) acts as a partner. Other partners of the project are the following:...

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Violence and Abuse in Family

Louiza Theophanous, Counseling Psychologist Domestic violence is an aspect of violence in society. Thus, domestic violence is not a personal or family mater but a social problem consernig all of us (Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family) Violence and abuse in the family is an...

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Circle of Change: Preventing and combating violence against women and girls through gender equality awareness

The two-year program Circle of Change (#CircleOfChange) is a European funded program (Apr. 2017 – Mar. 2019) with the Cyprus Police as the coordinating body and partners the Association for the Prevention and Treatment of Violence in the Family (SPAVO), the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS – Cyprus), and...

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WAKE – Working Along Key Experts

WAKE – Working Along Key Experts program is a 2-year European Program (Nov. 2015- Apr. 2017) operated under the coordination of  the Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family (SPAVO) with Cyprus Red Cross, the Portuguese Association for Victim Support (APAV – Portugal), the Association for...

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116 000 Mediation Service in Cyprus

The 116000: Mediation Service in Cyprus is a European funded program which operates under the Association for the Prevention and Handling of the Violence in the Family as a project coordinator and Hope for Children as partner. The overall objective of the proposed project is the establishment and effective operation...

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