PPT-Female Genital Mutilation

DC 9773 Gillian SQUIRES West Midlands Police Public Protection Unit What is FGM All procedures which involve the partial or total removal of the external genitalia or injury to the female genital organs whether for cultural or any other nontherapeutic reasons. Raising awareness of FGM in schools – identification and prevention. Debs Ward.  ----------------------------------------------. Today’s aims. What is FGM and why do DSPs need to be concerned?. Identification of risk factors and warning signs.. Alison Byrne. 14. th. June 2014. African Women’s Service. Heart of England NHS Trust. What is FGM?. The term “Female Genital Mutilation” [also called “female genital cutting” comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non medical reasons.. Felicity Gerry QC: @. felicitygerry. 1. 2012 Association of Women Barristers FGM presentation. 2012 The . Guardian . "Female Genital Mutilation: Time for a prosecution". .  . 2013 . . Appeared . on a panel after the launch of the . By Alexandra . Kolupa. and Lindsey Dolin. Self mutilation and destructive behaviors. Self mutilation and destructive behaviors are prevalent in society, especially among teens.. “Acts of self-mutilation include, but are not limited to, cutting, burning, carving, hair pulling, inserting objects under the skin or in body orifices, and skin picking or scratching.” Common areas of this are the distal extremities (McDonald, 2006).. Female Genital Mutilation. What if FGM?. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1JAfpHf4uY. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj6W66RniJ8. Fact or Myth?. 1. Female genital mutilation is the deliberate cutting of a girl's external genitals (private parts).. Duncan Kerr, Commissioning Manager VAWSADV, Powys County Council. Gail Morris, Clinical Health Practitioner, LAC, Powys Teaching Health Board. . Aim:. To understand FGM as a form of child abuse and to be better able to identify and respond to it.. Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. Overview. An estimated 100 million to 140 million girls and women worldwide have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and more than 3 million girls are at risk for cutting each year on the African continent alone.. Naima Scego. What is FGMC?. Four types. Type I: Clitoradectomy. Type II: Excision . Type III: Infibulation . Type IV: addresses any harmful procedures done to female genitalia that are for non-medical purposes . Anna Powers. Advisor: Dr. Tomas Griebling. Mentor: Natalie Kontoulis. Summer 2015. Project Objectives . To gather information from European . nonprofit . organizations . that . focus on female genital mutilation (FGM) prevention about:. criminalisation. . Dr. Sharon Morley. Introduction. Conceptual similarities between Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and Female Genital . Cosmetic Surgery (FGCS). Harmful effects. Patriarchal cultural understandings. 1Eliminating female genital mutilation the imperativeThe term 145female genital mutilation146 also called 145female genital cutting146 and 145female genital mutilation/cutting146 refers to all procedu Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. Overview. An estimated 100 million to 140 million girls and women worldwide have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and more than 3 million girls are at risk for cutting each year on the African continent alone.. 1 The History, the Current Prevalence and the Approach to a Patient Jewel Llamas April 2017 Introduction Female circumcision, also known as female genital mutilation (FGM) or female genital cuttin F (FGM/C), aka female circumcision, is dened by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “All procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia for non-med