All acts of physical, sexual, psychological or economic violence that occur within the family or domestic unit, irrespective of biological or legal family ties, or between former or current spouses or partners, whether or not the perpetrator shares or has shared the same residence as the victim.
… Spikes in domesticviolence reports during Covid-19 lockdowns have been a sad … people they know. Yet when it comes to intimate partner violence, each EU Member State collects data in a different …
… at home with abusers. Several countries saw spikes in domesticviolence reports. As lockdowns ease, the European Institute … a pandemic, natural disaster or economic recession. Domesticviolence happens everywhere. Yet each EU Member …
… and quantitative information on the impact of COVID-19 on violence against women and improve policies and measures for emergency-related responses and to reduce violence against women in crisis situations, such as … women to distinguish it from other potential forms of domesticviolence, as it is the most prevalent form. …
… police, women shelters and NGOs have reported a surge in domesticviolence, especially violence targeting women. The pandemic … in Europe has achieved gender equality — the prevalence of domesticviolence is a sad reminder of that,” says EIGE …
… Women with disabilities are also more vulnerable to domesticviolence. 34 % of women with disabilities have suffered intimate partner violence, compared with 19 % of women without disabilities. …
… lockdowns to contain the coronavirus led to spikes in domesticviolence reports. We don’t yet have EU-wide data, but some … initial figures. For example, France saw a 32 % jump in domesticviolence reports in just over a week. Lithuania …
… people with disabilities or older people are women (83 %). Domestic abuse increases in times of crisis These times of social isolation increase the risk of domestic abuse. Women in violent relationships are stuck at … role in contacting the police if they suspect that violence is occurring, especially when the victim is not able …
… All EU Member States have criminalised some forms of violence against womenand, together with the EU institutions, … the scale of the phenomenon. At EU level, gender-based violence is a policy priority, as reflected in the strategy … on preventing and combating violence against women and domesticviolence (the Istanbul Convention); the EU …
… in more than a decade. Gender inequalities in unpaid domestic work are highest between women and men living in … known to face significant health inequalities. Domain of violence Data on all forms of violence against women remains … on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and DomesticViolence (Istanbul Convention) (2011) has been …
… Risk assessment in the context of intimate partner violence is becoming increasingly widespread across the EU … research studies: the danger assessment (DA) (41), the domesticviolence screening inventory (DVSI, DVSI-R) (42), the Kingston Screening Instrument for DomesticViolence (K-SID) (43), the spousal assault risk …
… E. (2012), ‘The dangerousness of danger assessment’, DomesticViolence Report, Vol. 17, No 5, pp. 65-69. (2) Beijing … on preventing and combating violence against women and domesticviolence, CoE, Paris (available at …
… management by police. Risk assessment of intimate partner violence as a strategy to prevent future violence . Efforts to improve risk management by police may … manage ‘the dangerous patterns of behaviour that precede domestic homicide’ (83). Specialised police training on risk …
… Risk assessment and risk management of intimate partner violence have been integrated into the EU legislative and policy framework on violence against women, making explicit the links between … on preventing and combating violence against women and domesticviolence (39) (the Istanbul Convention), the first …
… States for effectively responding to intimate partner violence. These mechanisms may take the form of informal … The move towards integrated responses to intimate partner violence recognises the complexity of achieving victim safety … as debt/antisocial behaviour complaints are a result of domestic abuse and reframe so that the woman is not penalised …
… and effective for all female victims of intimate partner violence. Improvement of risk management requires police to … victims are available: for example, police might use the domesticviolence risk assessment for children (112) or the safe and …
… of children’s experiences of intimate partner violence including but not limited to their status as … immediate needs of children affected by intimate partner violence, and cases are referred to specialist children’s … intimate partner violence. Police could consider using the DomesticViolence Risk Assessment for Children (97) or the …
… in unpaid care work, but even more strikingly in other domestic tasks. Only 34 % of men are engaged in cooking and … in more than a decade. Gender inequalities in unpaid domestic work are highest between women and men who live in … and reproductive health services for Roma women. Domain of violence The limited availability of high-quality EU-wide …
… methods and tools on protection and prevention of violence against women to enhance the effectiveness of gender … nine common criteria to identify good practice in domesticviolence specifically. Methodological tools were also …
… statistics, legislative and policy measures to address domesticviolence, and frequency of prevalence surveys. It is based on … support services for women survivors of intimate partner violence in Member States. The report analyses and assesses …