Persephone. Clinic for foreign women victims of torture and human trafficking

The main goal of this initiative is to protect migrant women, asylum seekers and individuals holding international protection who experienced torture and human trafficking. This project provides support to access national and regional healthcare services, taking into account the women’s health and social needs.

ersephone is a clinic sponsored by USL (Local Helthcare Unit) Toscana Centro, it has a multidisciplinary equipe to favour a holistic care for women victims of torture and human trafficking, asylum seekers and individuals holding international protection. MEDU’s role is to provide psychological assistance to the patients.
This project begins acknowledging that women in great vulnerability, need an integrated approach that takes into account their social, juridical and health reality. This is to allow for a process that could facilitate the access to national and regional healthcare services, keeping in mind the many specific needs of these very communities.

The clinic hosts a multidisciplinary team that includes
• Obstetricians
• Anti-trafficking staff
• Psychologists from MEDU’s team
• Cultural mediators

Persphone provides a variety of specialized services within the fields of gynecology, psychology, psychiatry, pediatrics, radiology, dermatology, physiotherapy, rehabilitation and social and health care.
The service is free.
Contact the clinic: consultorio.persefone@uslcentro.toscana.it
Address: Consultorio Persefone c/o Presidio Palagi, Viale Michelangiolo 41, 50122 Firenze,
Percorso Donna V Piano Stanza 4-5

Project details

Project’s name

Persefone.

Location

c/o Presidio Palagi, Viale Michelangiolo 41, 50122 Firenze, Percorso Donna V Piano Stanza 4-5

Working hours:

FridayS 1.30PM-5.30PM

To book an appointment contact :

consultorio.persefone@uslcentro.toscana.it

Intervention

Health and psychosocial care

Beneficiaries

Migrant women victims of torture, inhuman and degrading treatment, or human trafficking

When

18 months since 2019

Intervention area

Florence ASL Centro

In collaboration with:

Usl centro, cooperativa CAT , associazione Progetto Arcobaleno

cofinanced by:

Toscana Usl Centro

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Descrizione attività

Group for witnessing – to transcribe patients’ stories
Support group – to take the beneficiaries to the services

Contact

co-firenze@mediciperidirittiumani.org

News from the project

10 March 2022