Supporting the victims of domestic violence in Iran: two decades of effort

For years there were no organized supporting system helping victims of domestic violence iniran. 16 years ago ministry of interior started a national survey which led to try legislating billsin order to improve preventive and supporting services. this has inspired many health careprofessionals, including ministry of health, treatment and medical training, to pursue this fieldfor research. since then, many studies has been done; which were reviewed in this paper. wetried to build a stepping stone for the future researchers and activists, since despite all what hasbeen done, still there is no legislated bill or enough organizations to protect the victims.