Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family (APHVF)
Indirect Services Only
Children and Family Services; Domestic Violence; Elder Care; Human Rights; Runaway/Homeless Youth; Sexual Abuse/Assault; Womens Rights; Crime Victims; Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation; Gender Based Violence; Violence Against Women
Adult; Female; Sex Trafficking; Citizen/Legal Permanent Resident; Ethnic Minorities; Foreign National; Formerly/Currently Incarcerated Populations; Homeless Populations; Indigenous Populations; Labor Trafficking; Male; Migrant Workers; Minor (Under 18); Refugees/Asylum Seekers; Religious/Social/Political Minority Groups; Specialization in serving LGBTQI; Specialization in serving people with HIV/AIDS; Specialization in serving people with disabilities; Transgender Female-to-Male; Transgender Male-to-Female
Throughout Cyprus
Main: +357 22 339 001
Hotline: 1440
Additional 1: +357 99 984 042
APHVF helpline: information about APHVF services, referrals to support and protection services, training requests
info@domviolence.org.cy
English; Greek
APHVF's mission is to helping people to change their lives, maximizing every possible source of help; and creating a more humane society. APHVF goals are:
- Prevention of domestic violence and gender-based violence.
- Provide direct help to people experiencing or exercising domestic violence and gender-based violence.
- Provide shelter and protection to victims of domestic violence.
- Provide information and support to battered women through counselling.
- Provide theoretical and practical training to people who are interested in offering their voluntary help.
- Provide information and raise awareness to competent authorities and citizens about the social phenomenon of domestic violence and gender-based violence.
- Locate shortcomings and weaknesses in legislation and formal procedures and submit suggestions to the related national services in order to undertake correctional measures and develop a wider policy of domestic violence and gender-based violence.
