Association for the Support of People with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - ADHD CYPRUS
PO Box 12187,
2341 Nicosia, Cyprus
Nicosia
Cyprus
- Human rights
- Youth and education
Our Vision, Mission & Goals
Is To improve the lives of all those affected by AD/HD in Cyprus by offering support,
information, education and advocacy, so that we can fulfil our vision of an empowered and
integrated AD/HD community.
To raise awareness in Cyprus so that AD/HD sufferers are understood, accepted and
empowered to become active, contributing members of society.
To ensure that AD/HD children receive timely diagnosis and educational assistance
through the Ministry of Education.
To ensure that AD/HD sufferers have access to a reasonable range of effective
medications through the Ministry of Health and that AD/HD is recognized as a
chronic condition.
ADD-ADHD CYPRUS Achievements
Support
o 2009 Expanded Walk-In Centre in Nicosia, offering support, information and training
o 2009 Multidisciplinary Team of Specialists for primary and secondary support
o 2000 Emotional support group monthly meetings began.
o 2004 Monthly support meetings were launched with parent/teacher leaders island-wide
Information
o 2005 Produced information leaflets, booklets, DVD’s in Greek, Turkish and English and
reprinted in 2010 (EEA NGO Fund Grant)
o 2005 informative website and redesigned as information portal 2012
o 2005 to date - newsletter
Education/Training
o Annual Open Training in AD/HD for parents, teachers and therapists in memory of Goula
Stylianidou, child neurologist who tragically died in 2008.
o Regular Parent/Teacher seminars offered since 2009.
o 2008 & 2009 workshops for Pediatricians (trained more than 150 doctors island wide in
AD/HD and commorbidities by Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists Dr. Nikos Myttas and
Dr. Julietta Kali-Laouri)
o Trained 300 parents in parenting skills by qualified trainers 2006-2010
o Trained 60 ‘Train the Trainers’ for Teachers and Advocates in schools and community –
2 yr programme 2006-2008
o Awareness Media Presentation to Private & Public schools, through the Ministry of
Education and Parents Associations 2008 - 2010
o Annual European AD/HD Awareness Week events and activities island-wide since 2008.
Advocacy
o Education
Annual circulation of AD/HD leaflet to all 1st grade families distributed through
Ministry of Education.
Training programmes at primary and secondary levels to all teachers.
o Health
Made available medications through Ministry of Health ‘one pill a day’ which
removed the stigma from children needing a medication ‘top up’ at school.
2011 All AD/HD medications made available for FREE to all ‘pink card’ holders
o Education/Health Collaboration
Lobbied and liaised with the Ministries of Education and Health to train 600+
primary and secondary school teachers and develop special education in Cyprus
with Dr. Loretta Giorcelli OAM, and 300 Doctors by Dr. Paul Hutchins,
Pediatric Consultant, both from Australia.
2010 Submitted suggestions for needs to Commissioner of Children’s Rights
Members of following Networks in Cyprus:
o Founding Partner of Learning Difficulties Network of Cyprus (Bicommunal)
o Cyprus Network for Youth Development (Bicommunal)
o Cyprus Community Media Centre (CCMC) (Consortium of bicommunal orgs)
o Scientific Committee member of annual parent congress “Οι Γονείς Εκπαιδεύονται”
o Member of Pancyprian Volunteers Coordinative Council
o Member of ADHD-EUROPE since 2010
o ADHD Norge & ADHD samtökin joined ADHD Cyprus Advisory Board and ADHD
experts from Norway and Iceland joined ADHD Cyprus Professional Board.