Four years to the day after the outbreak of the #metoo movement, it is on the way out of the isolation of victims of domestic violence that the minister responsible for equality between women and men, Elisabeth Moreno, wished to put the ‘accent, Thursday, October 14. Support for co-victimized children, importance of specialized listening devices, reconstruction of victims and support for perpetrators… Victims and specialists in the fight against violence, from various backgrounds, met throughout the day at the Ministry of Health. With, in closing, some measures announced by the cabinet of Minister Mme Moreno.
The first concerns the care of very young women, aged 15 to 25 years. In order to offer them specific listening and support systems, ten new dedicated centers will be opened in 2022. This is a priority audience because “Victim of multiple forms of gender-based and sexual violence; in the public space, in higher education, in the professional world or on social networks ”, recalls the minister’s office. Very young women, “At the forefront of the fight against gender-based and sexual violence, absolutely must be protected and supported”, argues the minister at World.
At present, only one structure of this kind, supported by the association FIT Une femme un toit, exists in France, based in Bagnolet (Seine-Saint-Denis). Inaugurated in September 2019 for a three-year experiment, it has welcomed 370 women in two years. Those who go there, “A lot thanks to word of mouth” according to Séverine Lemière, president of the FIT, find on site specialized social workers, but also legal and psychological help lines, and can participate if they wish in collective workshops. It is on this model that the new day care centers will operate, “In areas where the needs are the greatest”, according to the ministry for gender equality.
Gather evidence quickly
Another announcement made by Mme Moreno at World Thursday, on the sidelines of the day at the Ministry of Health: that of the upcoming signing of a national protocol between the ministries of the interior, justice and health, in order to facilitate the collection of evidence of violence by medico-judicial units, which take care of victims at the request of the judicial authorities. This evidence of violence (beating, wounds, traces of semen, etc.), which must by definition be quickly collected, can subsequently be used by the judicial authorities if an investigation is opened.
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