Rediscovering Hope in the Signs of the Times: First Meeting

Thursday, March 27, as part of the Jubilee training program, Caritas Diocesana Trieste is organizing a Round Table on the theme "The social distress of minors and adolescents: the weakest link in an imminent future.”

Speakers:
Aldo Raoul Becce, Psychotherapist and Psychoanalyst, member of Jonas Trieste
Giorgia D’Errico, Director of Institutional Relations at Save the Children Italy
Carla Garlatti, former Authority for Children and Adolescents

Today in Italy, one in four minors lives in poverty (Istat data). This figure has reached a historic high, with 13.8% of the country’s minors—equivalent to 1.295 million children and adolescents—affected. Families with children are the poorest: they make up 34% of those living in absolute poverty. Economic, educational, and social deprivation significantly impact the lives of minors and their families.

Starting from the fragility of the younger generations, reflections, and expert experiences, Caritas Diocesana Trieste calls on the local community and organizes a Round Table titled "The social distress of minors and adolescents: the weakest link in an imminent future," scheduled for Thursday, March 27, at 5:30 PM at the Serbian Orthodox Hall, Via Genova 12.
Speakers include Aldo Raoul Becce, Psychotherapist and Psychoanalyst, member of Jonas Trieste; Giorgia D’Errico, Director of Institutional Relations at Save the Children Italy; and Carla Garlatti, former Authority for Children and Adolescents.

"We have chosen to focus the debate on child and adolescent poverty, which is increasingly affecting our region," explains Father Giovanni La Manna, Director of Caritas Diocesana Trieste. "This poverty is not just economic but also relational, educational, and social. The fragility of young people reflects the fragility of families and society, which fails to support and accompany them. What worries us the most is the impact this will have on the near future of our community."

The Round Table is part of the Jubilee training program titled "Rediscovering Hope in the Signs of the Times," aimed at Caritas volunteers, parish volunteers, and the entire community. The program is inspired by Pope Francis’s Bull of Indiction for the 2025 Jubilee, Spes non confundit, and addresses poverty not only as a phenomenon but also by emphasizing the promotion of human dignity, the construction of the common good, and civic participation.
Pope Francis, in fact, invites us to "find signs of hope in the signs of the times," and this is the focus of the meetings: starting from reflections and experiences on a phenomenon to build the future—a sign of a community that informs itself and, if it wishes, takes action.

Aldo Becce, born in Bragado, Argentina, is a psychologist and psychotherapist. He lives and works in Trieste as a psychoanalyst. He began his clinical practice as a founding member of a psychopathology service in a Buenos Aires hospital in 1979. He has over ten years of experience as a psychologist in the Social Service of Muggia, Trieste. He has served as Honorary Judge at the Juvenile Court of Trieste and as a court-appointed expert and technical consultant in criminal and civil cases. Currently, he is a contract professor for the "Introduction to Forensic Psychology" seminar at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Trieste. He is a supervisor and trainer for the Spazio Giovani service of Neuropsychiatry and Social Services of AUSL Romagna, Rimini, and a supervisor for the team at Casa La Madre, part of Caritas Trieste.
He is a member of the Triestine Society of Psychoanalysis and author of the book "Scenes from Forensic Life" (Mimesis Edizioni, Milan). He was President of Jonas Onlus, an association founded by Massimo Recalcati for research and treatment of new psychological symptoms.

Giorgia D’Errico, born in Turin, with a background in humanities, lives in Rome and is the mother of Edoardo. From 2008 to 2011, she worked as a parliamentary assistant at the Chamber of Deputies. From 2011 to 2013, she was involved in youth policies for the City of Turin under Mayor Piero Fassino. During the 17th legislature, she served as Chief of Staff for the President of the Labor Committee at the Chamber of Deputies.

In March 2019, she began her journey with CGIL as coordinator of the general secretariat for Susanna Camusso, focusing on institutional relations—a role she continued under the current Secretary General Maurizio Landini. She has authored two books published by Round Robin: "Femminile Plurale" (2019) and "Maschile Singolare" (2021).

She was elected National Secretary of FILT on June 18, 2021, and in 2024, she became the Director of Institutional Relations at Save the Children Italy.

Carla Garlatti, born in Udine, served as the Authority for Children and Adolescents from 2020 to 2025. Before taking on this role, she was President of the Juvenile Court of Trieste. A judge since 1986, she served in the Courts of Udine (1987–1994), Milan (1994–1995), Venice (1996–2001), and Padua (2001–2008). Between 1996 and 2001, she was Vice President of the Court of Assizes in Venice.

From 2008 to 2010, she was Counselor at the Court of Appeal of Venice, and from 2011 to 2016, she worked at the Legislative Office of the Ministry of Justice. During this period, she collaborated with the Italian Representation in Brussels on behalf of the Ministry.