The “Pink Pathway” center to support women victims of violence (domestic, gender violence and stalking) at the Emergency Unit of San Paolo Hospital in Naples

Authors

  • Elvira Reale “Cardarelli” Hospital in Naples, Association Health Woman, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
  • Rosaria Aitoro "San Paolo" Hospital in Naples
  • Clelia Amore "San Paolo" Hospital in Naples
  • Giusi Balsamo "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital in Naples.
  • Valentina Caso Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital in Naples.
  • Carla Cuccurese "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital in Naples
  • Giusy Forte "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital in Naples
  • Anna Gargiulo Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II, "Women Health" Association
  • Flavia Lualdi "San Paolo" Hospital in Naples
  • Simona Piemontese "San Paolo" Hospital in Naples
  • Ida Renzullo Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli","Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital in Naples

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/1827-9198/5231

Keywords:

Keywords, women, gender violence, psychological report, data collection

Abstract

The “Pink pathway” center at the San Paolo Hospital in Naples is a first aid reception programme  for  women  victims  of  violence  and  whose  health  has  been  damaged.  In 2009 a new diagnostic instrument, the psychological report, was introduced within the “Pink Pathway” in Naples along with medical instruments to detect physical injuries : This  is  the  result  of  a  specific  intervention  involving  listening  to  women  victims  of violence  and  visualizing  post-traumatic  psychological  effects  with  accurate  reports  of the experiences of the woman soon after the violent event.

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Author Biographies

Elvira Reale, “Cardarelli” Hospital in Naples, Association Health Woman, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"

Elvira Reale is psychologist, psychotherapist, specialist in women mental health (past director  of  public  service  of  women  mental  health);  responsible  anti-violence  health sector at the Emergency Department in the “Cardarelli” Hospital in Naples; Scientific Director  of  Association  Health  Woman;  Scientific  Coordinator  of  Master,  Naples University:  “Gender  violence  and  Pink  Pathway  in  Emergency  Department”; Memberexpert  appointed  by  the  National  Observatory on  gender  violence  at Department of Equal Opportunities at Presidency of the Council of Ministers; Author of many books and articles, including: Maltreatment and violence against women, The response of health services, Vol.1 e 2, Edited by FrancoAngeli, Milan 2011.

Rosaria Aitoro, "San Paolo" Hospital in Naples

Psychologist  at Women  Health  Association  and psychotherapists  with specific  training  for  the prevention of violence against women. Psychologist at the "pink path" of "San Paolo" Hospital in Naples.

Clelia Amore, "San Paolo" Hospital in Naples

Psychologist  at Women  Health  Association  and psychotherapists  with specific  training  for  the prevention of violence against women. Psychologist at the "pink path" of San Paolo Hospital in Naples.

Giusi Balsamo, "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital in Naples.

Giusi Balsamo is psychologist junior, she carry out research and data collection activities  and  they  are  part  of  training  staff  at  the  Dafne  Center-Pink Code of "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital in Naples.

Valentina Caso, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital in Naples.

Valentina Caso is psychologist senior, specialist in gender violence on  women,  with  a  master  in:  “Pink  Pathway  in Emergency  Department”  at  the University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", and they are working at the Dafne Center-Pink Code of Antonio Cardarelli Hospital in Naples.

Carla Cuccurese, "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital in Naples

Carla  Cuccurese  is  psychologist  supervisor  and  psychotherapist,  specialized  in relational  traumas;  she  works  at  the  Dafne  Center-Pink  Code  of  "Antonio  Cardarelli" Hospital in Naples and coordinates network activities with the police and other social services.

Giusy Forte, "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital in Naples

Giusi Forte is psychologist junior, she carry out research and data collection activities  and  they  are  part  of  training  staff  at  the  Dafne  Center-Pink Code of "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital in Naples.

Anna Gargiulo, Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II, "Women Health" Association

Anna Gargiulo, PhD in Gender Studies, University of Naples Federico II, visiting PhD Medical University of Vienna. Adopting a qualitative methods, she studies non-suicidal Self-injury,  also  into  virtual  communities;  she  is Psychologist  of  Women  Health Association at San Paolo Hospital in Naples.

Flavia Lualdi, "San Paolo" Hospital in Naples

Psychologist  at Women  Health  Association  and psychotherapists  with specific  training  for  the prevention of violence against women. Psychologist at the "pink path" of San Paolo Hospital in Naples.

Simona Piemontese, "San Paolo" Hospital in Naples

Psychologist  at Women  Health  Association  and psychotherapists  with specific  training  for  the prevention of violence against women. Psychologist at the "pink path" of San Paolo Hospital in Naples.

Ida Renzullo, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli","Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital in Naples

Ida Renzullo is psychologist senior, specialist in gender violence on  women,  with  a  master  in:  “Pink  Pathway  in Emergency  Department”  at  the University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", and they are working at the Dafne Center-Pink Code of "Antonio Cardarelli" Hospital in Naples.

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Published

2017-08-03

How to Cite

Reale, E., Aitoro, R., Amore, C., Balsamo, G., Caso, V., Cuccurese, C., … Renzullo, I. (2017). The “Pink Pathway” center to support women victims of violence (domestic, gender violence and stalking) at the Emergency Unit of San Paolo Hospital in Naples. La Camera Blu, (16). https://doi.org/10.6092/1827-9198/5231

Issue

No. 16 (2017): Escaping gender violence

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