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For the victims of violence, "Code Pink" to the emergency room

And the intervention of a task force composed of prosecutors and health personnel

Violence against women

For the victims of violence, a "pink path, which guarantees the massima tutela, e un "codice rosa", che si aggiunge ai normali codici di triage del pronto soccorso (rosso, giallo, verde, azzurro e bianco) e consente l'immediata attivazione di un'apposita task force.

Le due iniziative sono previste da un protocollo siglato nell'aprile scorso tra la Asl 9 di Grosseto e la Procura della Repubblica di Grosseto. I risultati dei primi dieci mesi di attività (l'esperienza è partita da gennaio, il protocollo l'ha formalizzata) sono stati presentati stamani nel corso di un meeting a "Dire & Fare", nel padiglione Spadolini, al quale hanno partecipato il direttore generale della Asl 9 Fausto Mariotti, il referente per la Procura della Repubblica di Grosseto, Giuseppe Coniglio, and the head of the Task Force Asl 9, Victoria Doretti.

The experience started in Grosseto, among the first in Italy, was created to combat the phenomenon of violence on the most vulnerable population: women but also children, the elderly, victims of racial, religious, homophobic. A task force composed of prosecutors of Grosseto and health care professionals of the Coordination Center of the victims of violence Asl 9 is activated on an individual case, at the time of occurrence of the episode of violence.

The "pink path" provides victims with protection, which ensures the privacy and security physical and mental, as well as to ensure maximum speed of action against the perpetrators of the crime. Mercy hospital of Grosseto visit was arranged a room reserved for the checks and medical advice. The "Code Pink", assigned to the victim as soon as it arrives at the emergency room, allows immediate activation of the task force and ready ta signal to the network of assistance and support to victims.

In the first ten months of 2010, the Task Force was active on a total of 246 codes rose, as follows: 191 for ill-treatment, 7 for abuse, 24 cases of stalking, 24 pediatric cases, with an average of over 20 cases per month.

"Unfortunately, even in Tuscany civilized that of violence against women and most vulnerable is a phenomenon that continues unabated - said the commissioner the right to health of the Region of Tuscany Daniela Skirmish - The experience of Grosseto shows that it is possible to implement effective interventions to give immediate assistance to victims, and at the same time intervene promptly on the offenders. I hope that this experience becomes a model and can soon be replicated in other cities. "

During the meeting on "Say & Do" was also presented a 10-minute documentary, filmed in Grosseto, with the participation of health professionals, the public prosecutor, law enforcement and cooperation della cittadinanza, che illustra come si svolge il lavoro di questo pool di esperti, e verrà utilizzato per la formazione e la didattica.

Autore:  Lucia Zambelli