A new report “Women’s Experiences of Family Violence Services in Solomon Islands” was launched today in Honiara as part of the celebrations for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence. The Solomon Islands Government has taken a number of measures including the gazetting of the Family Protection Act 2014 (FPA) in April 2016. Three years later, this research discovers women’s sense of safety and satisfaction with family violence services including courts, counselling and refuges, health services and the most often used service: police. The findings are based on qualitative analysis of approximately 10% of all service users: a total of 126 interviews with service users across five provinces, plus 24 interviews with service provider staff. The findings triangulate violence survivors’ perspectives on service provision, situational factors and personal agency in order to provide recommendations for the future of the FPA system.
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