The Association of Women’s Shelters (Frauenhauskoordinierung / FHK) is dedicated to preventing violence against women and to improving assistance to abused women and their children.
FHK supports…
The Association of Women’s Shelters ─ About Us
Women experience physical, sexualised and psychological violence on a daily basis – regardless of their age, their social standing or country of…
FHK: Frequently Asked Questions on the Legal Claim to Protection and Support in Cases of Violence 2017
Comprehensive discussion paper on the topic “Violence Against Women, Human Trafficking, and…
Woman in Particular Need of Protection
Women who repeatedly experience discrimination because of physical or mental impairment or because of their origin, age, or special life situation are most…
Psychological violence
Domestic violence is primarily associated with bruises and physical violence. In the social environment, however, violence rarely begins with physical assaults. Before the…
Working Group on Women’s Health in Medicine, Psychotherapy, and Society (AKF e.V.), website with information on the topic of violence against women (in German).
Supporting women with mental…
Kavemann, Prof. Dr. Barbara: Violence in Intimate Relationships - Effects on Children and Adolescents - Effects on the Mother-Child-Relationship, Catholic University of Applied Social Sciences…
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, Article 3, European Council, Istanbul 2011.
Gender-Specific Violence
Gender-specific…
