Hello Colleagues, I am working as consultant in Namibia. We are addressing the issue of domestic violence by developing a new law to protect victims. This law is in Bill form and has already gone through the entire process to have it accepted. It's presently being presented to parliament. We hope that this Bill will be passed within the next few months.
At the same time we're looking at developing protocols for all the staff that could possibly be required to assist victims of violence, such as the police, state prosecutors, medical staff etc. We have just developed the rape protocols and are busy initiating the necessary training. It seems as if all groups are really excited about these new protocols. We hope the same happens with the domestic violence protocols. We are therefore specifically interested in various programs and guidelines that may be available to assist victims and families of domestic violence. any input on aspects relevant to all role-players involved in the multi -professional team, such as the police, medical staff, court personnel and counsellors will be very valuable. We believe that the victim and his / her family are best assisted if everyone involved takes hands in a combined effort to really address the problem. All persons must be focussing on attaining the same long term result. Kind regards, Wendy Rossouw Namibia E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
