Preventing Child Maltreatment and Traumas

Alessandro Cavelzani, PhD, is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist for children and adults in private practice in Milan, Italy. He is a member of the International Association of Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, and has volunteered at Buzzi Children’s Hospital of Milan and at Melloni Hospital of Milan, treating post-partum depression. His publications include “Dyadic Expansion of Consciousness and Therapeutic Change in the Analyst-Patient Interaction” in Psychoanalytic Dialogues and “Micro-traumatic Experiences and Psychotherapeutic Treatment” in the Journal of Integrative Medicine.Lucia Romeo, MD, is a paediatrician and Head of the TIMMI Unit for Preventing Child Maltreatment at Buzzi Children’s Hospital of Milan, Italy. Her publications include “Can Family Pediatricians in Italy Identify Child Abuse?” in Minerva Pediatrica Journal and “Abuso e maltrattamento” in Manuale di Pediatria.