The latest data tells of a real emergency: one woman killed every 2 days. Unfortunately, femicide is just the tip of the iceberg. The phenomenon of gender violence is even more…
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The latest data tells of a real emergency: one woman killed every 2 days. Unfortunately, femicide is just the tip of the iceberg. The phenomenon of gender violence is even more widespread: physical, verbal, and psychological violence, to which an impressive number of women are subjected. In fact, data from Istat reveals a situation deeply rooted in the experience of Italian women: 31.5% had suffered some form of physical or sexual violence during their lifetime. According to the same report, about 12,000 emergency room visits are recorded each year by victims of gender violence. In the face of such alarming numbers, Dr. Arturo Amoroso, a specialist in Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgery, founded the Association “In Mani Sicure” (In Safe Hands), a volunteer organization with the goal of supporting, through surgery and the experience of professionals and doctors, anonymously and free of charge, women and men who have suffered damage from domestic violence or for discriminatory reasons of sex, gender, and religion. For an initial contact, always anonymous and free of charge, the Association has made available to victims of gender violence who have suffered physical damage the website www.inmanisicure.org. “Medicine and surgery,” says Dr. Amoroso, “can provide valuable help to victims of violence. In particular, reconstructive surgery can restore and reintegrate those forms that have been injured and give a normal appearance to those who have suffered visible damage. Just as hands have caused traumas not only exterior but also interior, so, thanks to the In Mani Sicure odv Association, hands try to rebuild and repair what has been damaged by others, for a return to normality.” The In Mani Sicure odv Association operates pursuing this mission: to give a dimension to surgeons and professionals who make their hands available to those who have been victims of violence. “Hands are a means of communication,” adds Ylenia Manna, president of the In Mani Sicure odv Association, “they can be an expression of a gesture of help or a loving act like a caress. Too often, however, they become a tool to perpetrate violent acts against the weaker ones. The telephone assistance, personal interviews, and the many professionals who make their skills available to our Association represent a valid help for the victims’ path out of violence.”
