Sam Sam, “CyprusMail Online” Newspaper. Calls to a support line for victims of domestic violence jumped by almost 50 percent in 2017, non-governmental organisation Spavo said on Friday. During a press conference to launch the annual international campaign 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, Spavo said that the victim...

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...

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...

Matthew Kidd, British High Commissioner in Cyprus The British High Commission is marking the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence November 25 is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It marks the start of a 16-day period of Days of Action leading up to International Human...

Introduction Psychological and physical domestic violence are the most controversial, misunderstood and difficult to define forms of abuse between family members, societies and researchers (e.g. Tolan, Gorman-Smith & Henry, 2006). Legislation defines psychological and physical violence on general terms but does specify them as crimes when they harm individuals (e.g....