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FJC Europe Funded by the EU FJC Europe

European Alliance
for Hope and
Empowerment

We are the European Network of multidisciplinary approach
of genderbased, domestic violence and child abuse and
Family Justice Centers


6th international EFJCA Conference

Program Day 2

Grand Hotel Villa Torretta Milan Sesto, Via Milanese 3, 20099 Sesto San Giovanni

9.00
Welcome message
Pascale Franck and Bert Groen, EFJCA

9.15
The strategic role of healthcare professionals in the early detection of victims: what hinders and what helps?
dr. Marie Claude Hofner, physician experte gender-based violence and domestic violence, Switzerland

10.00
Action to end violence against women
Simona Lanzoni, Fondazione Pangea vice-president, head of projects and advocacy, former GREVIO 1st vice-president, Italy

10.30
Alert project: Empowering the health sector in addressing sexual and domestic violence through training
dr. Ines Keygnaert, professor of sexual and reproductive health, research line on violence and violation of sexual and reproductive health, Belgium

11.00
Coffee break

11.30
Sexual violence in adolescence: from trauma to individuation
dr. Alessandra Granata, SVSeD, Italy

12.00
Sexual violence, multidisciplinary approach and the link to minors
Professor Cath White, forensic doctor and medical director of the Institute for Addressing Strangulation & the Sexual Offence Medicine Lead for the Faculty of Forensic & Legal Medicine, UK

12.30
Lunch

13.30
Domestic violence in pregnancy: the role of maternity services
Giussy Barbara and Laila Micci, SVSeD, Italy

14.00
EMDR and sexual trauma
Anna Rita Verardo, Psychologist – Psychotherapist at Studio di psicoterapia, Italy

14.30
Coffee break

15.00
Non-fatal strangulation
Professor Cath White, forensic doctor and medical director of the Institute for Addressing Strangulation & the Sexual Offence Medicine Lead for the Faculty of Forensic & Legal Medicine, UK

15.45
Ensuring Justice and healing: Forensic and medical examination of gender-based violence survivors
Mary-Claire Landry, CEO HOPE community health center New Orleans, USA

16.15 - 16.45
Gender-Based Violence and Domistic Violence: the European Approach, European Commission (to be confirmed) and EFJCA
Pascale Franck and Bert Groen, EFJCA

18.00
Anniversary 10 years EFJCA
(information will follow)