The Ministry of Health, through the Department of Hospital Management in the State of Rio de Janeiro (DGH), held, on Wednesday (11/13), the Cineclube Por Elas: Perspectives on Gender Violence. Aimed at professionals from federal hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, the program included the screening of three short documentaries, a debate table with representatives of public agencies and civil society, as well as training workshops for the identification of signs.

The event was also marked by the inauguration of the Reception Room A Sua Voz, open to servers and other employees of the department and federal hospitals. Focusing on preventing and combating moral and sexual harassment and discrimination, the initiative aims to promote qualified listening in a safe environment for victims, in addition to clarifying doubts and providing guidance on the appropriate measures in each case. The space is on the 9th floor of Rua México, 128, in downtown Rio, and will be open from Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 5 pm.

"The doors are open to everyone, but we know that women are the biggest victims. We intend, with this work, not only to welcome people who suffer some type of harassment, but also to guide the heads of service on how to act in these cases", said the coordinator of People Management of the DGH, Rafael Dias.

Documentaries, debate and workshops

Carried out in partnership with the Cultural Center of the Ministry of Health (CCMS), with the support of Fiotec and Fiocruz’s Distributor VideoSaúde, the Cineclube project has promoted the discussion on topics pertinent to health care in federal hospitals, from the seventh art. After the screening of the films, specialists are invited to debate the subject and hold workshops, contributing to the awareness and training of professionals in the face of the challenges of comprehensive care in the hospital environment.

For the edition held this Wednesday, the films "Sala Lilás – atendimento humanizado no combate às violências" were chosen, which shares reports from users and health professionals of the Lilac Room located in a hospital in the municipality of Mangaratiba, in Rio de Janeiro; "Violência Contra a Mulher", which portrays the initiatives in the state of Maranhão to offer assistance to women victims of violence; and the short film of the campaign "Racismo faz mal à saúde", which shows the impacts of racial prejudice on health, especially in the lives of black Brazilian women, who have the worst indicators of prenatal and childbirth care, with higher maternal mortality, in addition to suffering more violence.

The debate table was composed of Gisele da Hora, psychoanalyst at the Center for Psychosocial Care for Children and Youth (CAPSi) João de Barro and member of the Psychoanalytic Occupation Collective; Solange Pires Revorêdo, founder of the Women's Support Group (GRAM) and community health agent; and Paulo Pontes, advisor to the Superintendence of Mental Health of the Municipal Health Department (SMS-Rio).

Two workshops closed the event. The attorneys and directors of Instituto Justiça Delas, Isabelle Faria and Bianca Alves, spoke about "The unconscious biases in the reception of women in situations of violence". The social worker and specialist in domestic violence, Flavia Amarante, taught the Training Workshop on Identification of Signs.