Photographs from the event at the Presidential Palace on the 24 of November 2017, with the aim of raising public awareness on issues of Gender-Based violence Against Women, under the auspices of the First Lady, Andri Anastasiades.

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...

The European Family Justice Center Alliance is a legal entity and the officially recognized network of the Family Justice Centers and affiliated multi-agency models in Europe. The EFJCA reaches out to all organisations and networks working in the field of gender based, domestic, sexual violence and child abuse. As an...

The Cyprus Dialogue Forum is a non-formal dialogue that aims to support and complement the formal peace process in Cyprus. It is for the first time in the history of Cyprus’ conflict that a safe space for broad based participation and knowledge sharing has been created to act as an accompanying...

116 123 is a helpline for people suffering from loneliness or who are in a state of psychological crisis or thinking about committing suicide. SPAVO operates the helpline from Monday to Friday, from 8:30 to 16:00. Anyone may call to talk about everyday life and worries. Our counsellors will listen...

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:...

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...

“Hope for Children” CRC Policy Center works together with national, regional and international advocacy institutions to reform child welfare systems on behalf of children who depend on them for protection and care. “Hope for Children” aims to bring together judges, lawyers, psychologists, medical practitioners, mediators, counselors, mental health workers, media...

The Cyprus Anti – Drug Counsil is responsible for planning, monitoring and controlling the implementation of the National Strategy on Drugs and other substance abuse. It also co-ordinates activities on addictive substances by various state or private or voluntary government agencies, and monitoring and evaluating all relevent government and non...