Country Denmark
Year 2014 - 2017
Type of Measure Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women
Form of Violence Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

Brief Description


The National action plan to combat violence in the family and in intimate relations 2014- 2017 aims to supplement the existing services and facilities and spotlight new problems with awareness raising, research and counselling services (in the short term); and reduce violence in the family and in intimate relations (in the long term). The targetted population for this Plan includes victims of intimate partner violence, dating violence and stalking and comprises of the following key areas:
- Strengthened handling and accumulation of knowledge about different forms of violence and including stalking and intimate partner violence
- Early measures in relation to young people exposed to dating violence
- Increased debate and knowledge about the consequences of violence in intimate relations

Source of Information

Denmark's submission for National Review for Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, Beijing+25, 2019, p.28

For more information: Measures to combat violence in the family and in intimate relations: National action plan