Council Member Gutiérrez asks about trauma-informed gynecological care at Rosie's

Recognizing Councilmember Gutierrez.

Thank you.

I had one question.

You had mentioned at the end about trauma-informed care, and I thank you for raising that.

Obviously, it's a lot of what we advocate for here, but considering the circumstances at Rosie's, it's a little different.

What is the landscape now for gynecological care?

How are medical professionals getting trauma-informed training?

Or, yeah, what is happening now with that lens?

So I believe there is one or two clinics within New York City that is dedicated or has trained professionals around that trauma-informed care for women who have experienced sexual violence.

I believe there's only one gynecologist on Rikers Island.

I'm not sure if they are trained around that.

But a lot of my clients do say they are fearful to go to gynecological exams because of what they've experienced.

So allowing them to pick their own medical provider, look around for medical providers that know what it's like to be a survivor of sexual violence would be incredibly helpful.

And requiring providers to go through some sort of trauma-informed training around examining women who have experienced sexual violence.

Thank you so much.

This panel is now excused.

I'd like to call the next panel.

Zadeya Amaful-Matan, Khalil Tucker, Liz Suavola, Olivia Pickard.

Apologies on any mispronunciations as I'm reading from the appearance cards.

Sergeant, there's testimony that has to be grabbed.

Sergeant.