Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family (APHVF)

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

APHVF helpline: information about APHVF services, referrals to support and protection services, training requests

info@domviolence.org.cy

https://domviolence.org.cy/en

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.