From 15 to 19 December 2014 was held the second work meeting of the partners and seminar on the topic “Assessment of the needs of child victims or witnesses of crime in Italy” in Rome.

The project team had the opportunity to visit a facility for child-friendly interviewing in the Prosecutor’s office in Rome, where has been created a specialised pool of prosecutors, working on cases of child victims of crime.

Thanks to the support of Unviersity “Sapienza” on 17 December was organised a half-day seminar “Assessment of the needs of child victims or witnesses of crime”. The seminar was facilitated by Daniela Lorenzetti, Professor of Social work at Sapiena University. During the seminar have intervened different experts – Fulvio Filocamo, representative of the Prosecution for Children in Rome, Cristina Malgherini from the Child Protection Office of the municipality of Rome, Luigina Vaccaro from the Social services of IV municipality, Maddalena Ciaddale, psychologist and psychotherapist, and Daniela Viggiano, psychologist, psychotherapist and consultant to the Court in Rome on child interviewing and assessment of children involved in legal proceedings.

A meeting was held with Prof. Ugo Sabatello, researcher and head of a Master’s Program at the Department of Paediatrics and Child Neuropsychiatry at the Sapienza University. Prof. Sabatello is also Manager of project “S.A.C.R.A.I”, “Service for Assistence, Care and Research on Child abuse”.

During the meeting where presented and discussed the reports “Individual assessment of child victims or witnesses of crime” prepared by the partners.