Funding the Support System
To this day, the support system for women affected by violence is characterised by serious shortcomings. For example, women who become victims of violence in rural regions…
Work with Perpetrators
FHK regards qualified work with male perpetrators who practice violence against women as an important element in the prevention work against domestic violence.
However, this…
Cooperation
Violence against women is a complex societal problem. In order to fight this problem and to support the women who are affected by violence, a range of social organisations and…
Health Implications
According to estimates by the World Health Organisation, violence is one of the largest health risks for women in the world. When it comes to abusive partnerships, women are…
Costs of Violence
Violence does not only have health implications and social consequences for the concerned women, but also affects their employment situation. They run danger of getting into debt…
Violence Against Women with Disabilities
Disabled and impaired women are highly vulnerable to become victims of violence. It is not uncommon that they experience physical, psychological and…
Women with Psychological Impairments
Violent experiences are a considerable psychological burden for both women and their children – especially if they occur over a long period of time and when they…
Women with Migration Experience
Women with migration background are a very heterogeneous group in Germany: Many were born here, others came here as children or adults. Some of them have only poor…
Displaced Women
Displaced women have fled from their home countries to Germany. Many of them have experienced violence in their home countries or while fleeing. But they experience gender-specific…
LGBTI
The acronym LGBTI stands for lesbians, gays, bisexuals as well as trans and intersex persons.
LGBTI persons experience violence and discrimination in the public sphere, at the…