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Gender-based violence and prevention in Italy

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Italy continues to face a social emergency regarding gender-based violence and femicide, driving political debate and criminal investigations. While infrastructure has expanded, recent data shows rising incidents. In Lombardy, 1522 helpline calls rose from 2,318 in 2023 to 3,537 in 2025, with psychological violence being most frequent. In Tuscany, 95% of the approximately 500 monthly emergency calls to the 112 center are from women. Recent criminal cases highlight the severity of the issue. In Milan, a 31-year-old man is in custody following the sexual assault of an Erasmus student, whom a judge noted was targeted because she was alone and treated as an “object.” In Agerola, a man faces house arrest for stalking and aggravated injury, while in Busnago, an arrest was made following six years of psychological terror involving macabre images. Other recent arrests include a man in the Viterbese area for stalking a former partner and children, a man in Tivoli accused of sexual violence against a 12-year-old relative, and a kidnapping suspect in Bologna. Additionally, a prosecutor has requested a sentence for a University of Bologna professor accused of sexual violence and stalking. ~~Prevention efforts are also intensifying through regional networks. In Puglia,~~ Newer reports detail further violence, including a ~~training program titled ‘Male Violence Against Women: Recognize, Listen, Communicate, Act’ is being conducted to coordinate professional responses and apply the Istanbul Convention~~ man in Chieri arrested for torture after a BDSM session escalated into non-consensual brutality, and ~~‘Codice Rosso’ legislation.~~ a stabbing death of a child in Tortona during a custody dispute. In ~~South Tyrol,~~ response, the ~~AGNET anti-violence network is working~~ Order of Psychologists of Lombardy has renewed collaboration with the Carabinieri to ~~improve coordination between institutions, law enforcement, and educators~~ enhance training for personnel handling vulnerable victims. The National Council of the Order of Psychologists has also petitioned the Minister of Justice to ~~address gaps in~~ stop using the ~~support system~~ ‘parental alienation syndrome’ construct in court, arguing it may misidentify a parent’s fear of a violent caregiver as a symptom to be corrected. Prevention efforts are intensifying through regional networks and ~~break the silence surrounding violence.~~ community initiatives.

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