Question 5473 — children

Summary

Ms. Pascale Martin draws the attention of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, to the application of the circular of April 21, 2022 relating to the care of minors present during a feminicide or marital homicide. A protocol implemented in Seine-Saint-Denis in 2016, called the “feminicide protocol”, allows immediate and appropriate care for children whose one parent has been the victim of feminicide or homicide. In France, in 2022, 147 children lost their mothers to domestic femicide; 34 of these children were present during the murder and 4 discovered their mother's body. The circular of April 21, 2022 asks all public prosecutors to locally conclude a protocol for the care of minors present during a feminicide or marital homicide, in conjunction with the other institutional actors concerned (ARS, ASE, UAPED, forces of the order). This circular, however, appears insufficient to ensure the deployment of protocols for the care of these minors throughout France and within a reasonable time frame. Indeed, it seems that to date, only a few hospitals (in Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux and Villefranche-sur-Saône) have implemented a protocol inspired by that existing in Seine-Saint-Denis. Two others, in Nice and Nantes, are in the works. Else On the other hand, the restriction of these protocols to only minors who were present at the scene of the events raises questions. Indeed, the minors who were absent during the murder also need specific medical, psychological and social care. The MP therefore asks the Minister of Justice to provide her with a detailed inventory of the deployment to date of “feminicide protocols” across the entire territory. French. She also asks him what he intends to do to speed up this deployment and to ensure that minors who were not present at the scene of the events also benefit from appropriate care.

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