Staff working in psychiatry, primary care and youth clinics should undergo compulsory training to improve care for those exposed to sexual offenses.
It is one of the proposals that representatives from seven human rights organizations write in front of DN Debatt.
The lack of support for those who have been sexually abused and do not seek emergency care is great, according to the writers. They do not think that anything has happened in the development of several years, despite the fact that Sweden has signed the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention. The purpose of the Convention is to protect women and girls from violence and to prevent violence in close relationships.
To address the issue, the authors make several demands. They believe that a national center for research, education and clinical method development should be established, so that national guidelines for care can be drawn up.
They also suggest that those who work as an administrator at the Swedish Social Insurance Agency or the social services should undergo compulsory training in order for the handling of those who have been exposed to sexual crimes to be better.
Staff who work in primary care, psychiatry, child psychiatry and in youth clinics should also undergo compulsory training, the authors of the article believe.