Victims of sexual assault in Belgium find support in a pioneering, centralized initiative

According to France twenty-four, while France struggles with fragmented responses to sexual violence against minors—highlighted by cases like Lyhanna—Belgium has pioneered an integrated alternative. The Centres for the Care of Sexual Violence, or CPVS, follow a simple principle: victims access everything they need in one location. A doctor, a forensic nurse, a psychologist, and a specialized police officer, all coordinated under one roof. The model emerged from a pilot in three hospitals, and strong initial results led Belgium's government to expand it nationwide in twenty twenty.

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