Dry Out Program Anglican Church of Honiara Parish based program for alcoholics Melanesia based on a successful model from Kiribati. Tertiary Prevention Activities mitigating the negative impacts of violence – Activity Implementer Location Description Refuge Christian Care Centre Honiara Only formal accommodation service for survivors of violence in the country. Counselling Family Support Honiara Only secular counselling service in the Centre country. Investigation and Royal Solomon Nation-wide Investigation and prosecution of prosecution Islands Police criminal matters. Legal advice Public Solicitor’s Honiara, with single Free legal advice on family law and Office staff outposts in Gizo criminal law matters. (Western Province) and Auki (Malaita) Medical care Ministry of Health and Nation-wide Medical assistance provided through Medical Services hospitals and local clinics. Nurses and doctors are being trained in protocols for dealing with patients presenting with signs of family violence. Homes for Hope Seventh Day Nation-wide in Seventh Congregation members offer space in and Healing Adventist Church Day Adventist their homes for women who are not communities safe in their own houses. Based on international Seventh Day Adventist model. SAFENET Ministry of Health and Nation-wide 24 hour, toll free number to call for “Hotline” Medical Services referrals. (No calls received in first year of operation). 24 Hour telephone Family Support Nation-wide Available to clients of the Family counselling Centre Support Centre. Proposed safe Noro safe house Noro, Western Fundraising and community house project Province awareness to establish a safehouse in Noro (Western Province). Development and Honiara SIG, NGO and representatives Family Protection Bill advocacy in Taskforce working together to progress the relation to the development, passage and civic education of the Family Protection Family Protection Bill. Bill
Dry Out Program Anglican Church of Melanesia Honiara Parish based program for alcoholics based on a successful model from Kiribati. Tertiary Prevention Activities – mitigating the negative impacts of violence Activity Implementer Location Description Refuge Christian Care Centre Honiara Only formal accommodation service for survivors of violence in the country. Counselling Family Support Centre Honiara Only secular counselling service in the country. Investigation and prosecution Royal Solomon Islands Police Nation-wide Investigation and prosecution of criminal matters. Legal advice Public Solicitor’s Office Honiara, with single staff outposts in Gizo (Western Province) and Auki (Malaita) Free legal advice on family law and criminal law matters. Medical care Ministry of Health and Medical Services Nation-wide Medical assistance provided through hospitals and local clinics. Nurses and doctors are being trained in protocols for dealing with patients presenting with signs of family violence. Homes for Hope and Healing Seventh Day Adventist Church Nation-wide in Seventh Day Adventist communities Congregation members offer space in their homes for women who are not safe in their own houses. Based on international Seventh Day Adventist model. SAFENET “Hotline” Ministry of Health and Medical Services Nation-wide 24 hour, toll free number to call for referrals. (No calls received in first year of operation). 24 Hour telephone counselling Family Support Centre Nation-wide Available to clients of the Family Support Centre. Proposed safe house Noro safe house project Noro, Western Province Fundraising and community awareness to establish a safehouse in Noro (Western Province). Development and advocacy in relation to the Family Protection Bill Family Protection Bill Taskforce Honiara SIG, NGO and representatives working together to progress the development, passage and civic education of the Family Protection Bill.
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