Successful event by CITY College and Y.M.C.A on Violence against Women

An event organised on the occasion of the ‘International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women’ (25 November)

On Monday 21 November CITY College, University of York Europe Campus in collaboration with YMCA successfully organised an event on domestic violence on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November). Dr Kalliopi Megari, Lecturer and Programme Lead of postgraduate programme in Clinical Psychology at Psychology Department of CITY College, presented interesting but at the same time particularly worrying statistics and data.

Dr. Megari discussed the topic 'Domestic violence and mental health: Data from the international and Greek area' referring first to the different forms of violence, pointing out how important it is to recognise it: “"Domestic violence is any kind of physical, sexual or psychological violent behaviour towards the victim." During her presentation she highlighted that according to the Council of Europe, domestic violence is the main cause of death and disability for women aged 16-44 and causes more deaths than cancer, traffic accidents and war, while she did not fail to mention that children are also victims of violence against women as they usually are exposed to domestic violence.

At the closing of the event, Dr. Megari referred to the ways in which violence against women can be dealt with, urging women to speak up and seek help while stressing that there should be zero tolerance for violence. The event concluded a vivid discussion with the audience as Dr. Megari accepted questions and shared her views on the topic.

The event took place within the frame of the social action of CITY College and Y.M.C.A. and was supported by Diotima.

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