The subdelegate of the Government, María Rivas, inaugurated the day ‘Grief and personality disorders in victims of gender violence’, an activity framed in the programming of November 25 and which counted with the participation of more than 100 registered people.
The activity that took place in the Social Insertion Center of A Coruña, was focused on the training of professionals, mainly of the security forces and bodies and people who carry out their activity in the care of victims of gender violence.
The subdelegate recalled that women victims of gender violence will be affected by different types of disorders, which logically must be detected and attended to. Thus, research indicates that Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has a prevalence of 60%, although almost 100% of victims present some type of post-traumatic symptomatology. In 21.4% of cases, this PTSD ends up becoming chronic.
There are 2,667 women victims of gender-based violence in the province of A Coruña who do not register the VioGén system. Women who need some kind of protection and accompaniment to develop their daily lives.
Based on the data provided by the studies, all of them: 2,667 present some kind of symptomatology compatible with PTSD, 1,598 would at some point in their life fully develop the disorder, and in 570 women PTSD will become a chronic ailment.
In this context, María Rivas pointed out that “it is essential that victims find in public services, in professionals a solid support network, that welcomes them, understands them, and provides them with the necessary support.”
The subdelegate recalled that Organic Law 10/2022, on the comprehensive guarantee of sexual freedom, provides for the strengthening of psychological assistance and support for victims of all types of violence, and also provides for the creation of 24-hour crisis centers in all provinces of Spain to care for victims of sexual violence. These centers must have professionals in the psychological, legal and social field who provide permanent support to the victims, their families and people around them.
Thus, he indicated that victims need support to rebuild their lives, recovering self-esteem and autonomy, in a process that is not easy and that is much more difficult if they have to deal with it alone, “that is why this training is so important, for people who are in the front line of attention to the victims, have common tools with which to contribute to that personal reconstruction.”
Mourning is a complex and painful process; with multiple psychological but also physical and social consequences, which also transcends the personal environment of the victims. A process that destroys fundamental parts such as trust, security, tranquility, reducing your emotional and physical well-being.
Therefore, overcoming grief is crucial for the victims to be able to resume their lives. The subdelegate indicated that “for each woman it will be a path of variable length, and of undetermined orography. Each victim requires a different time, and a personalized accompaniment”
At the opening of the day a subdelegada was accompanied by Carla García, director of the CIS. The narratives were conducted by Pilar Rey, social worker expert in mourning; Beatriz Piñeiro, psychologist and coordinator of the Association of Personality Disorders of Galicia, and Luisa Kirmayer, psychologist expert in trauma and personality disorders.