What facilities can domestic violence victims seek help with prevention and combat against domestic violence in Vietnam?

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• What facilities can domestic violence victims seek help with prevention and combat against domestic violence in Vietnam?
• According to the law, what are the trusted addresses that domestic violence victims can go to?
• What conditions must a medical service facility meet to act as a facility supporting the prevention and combat against domestic violence in Vietnam?

What facilities can domestic violence victims seek help with prevention and combat against domestic violence in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 35 of the 2022 Law on Prevention and Combat against Domestic Violence in Vietnam stipulating as follows:

Facilities supporting the prevention and combat against domestic violence

1. Facilities supporting the prevention and combat against domestic violence shall care for, provide counseling services, arrange shelters, and support the essential needs of domestic violence victims and children that such victims are obligated to care for and nurture; provide domestic violence control.

2. Facilities supporting the prevention and combat against domestic violence include:

a) Trusted addresses;

b) Medical service facilities;

c) Social support facilities;

d) State legal aid centers and organizations participating in legal aid;

dd) Other facilities participating in the prevention and combat against domestic violence;

e) Facilities that provide domestic violence and combat support services.

Domestic violence victims can seek help from the following facilities:

- Trusted addresses;

- Medical service facilities;

- Social support facilities;

- State legal aid centers and organizations participating in legal aid;

- Other facilities participating in the prevention and combat against domestic violence;

- Facilities that provide domestic violence and combat support services.

What facilities can domestic violence victims seek help with prevention and combat against domestic violence in Vietnam?

According to the law, what are the trusted addresses that domestic violence victims can go to?

Pursuant to Article 36 of the 2022 Law on Prevention and Combat against Domestic Violence in Vietnam stipulating as follows:

Trusted addresses

1. Trusted addresses are reputable and capable organizations and individuals that volunteer to support domestic violence victims.

2. Organizations and individuals prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article shall provide notifications of accepting to be trusted addresses for the People's Committees of communes. The People's Committees of communes shall create a list and disclose trusted addresses in their areas; guide and organize the provision of training for trusted addresses in domestic violence prevention and combat.

3. When receiving domestic violence victims, trusted addresses shall provide notifications for the People’s Committees of communes.

The People’s Committees of communes shall protect and provide financial support for trusted addresses according to the law.

4. The Vietnamese Fatherland Front Departments of communes, their member organizations, and social organizations shall disseminate and mobilize organizations and individuals to become trusted addresses in residential communities.

Thus, trusted addresses are reputable and capable organizations and individuals that volunteer to support domestic violence victims.

Note: Organizations and individuals prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article shall provide notifications of accepting to be trusted addresses for the People's Committees of communes. The People's Committees of communes shall create a list and disclose trusted addresses in their areas; guide and organize the provision of training for trusted addresses in domestic violence prevention and combat.

What conditions must a medical service facility meet to act as a facility supporting the prevention and combat against domestic violence in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 37 of the 2022 Law on Prevention and Combat against Domestic Violence in Vietnam stipulating as follows:

Medical service facilities

1. Medical service facilities shall care for and treat patients who are domestic violence victims following Clause 1 Article 29 of this Law.

2. Public medical service facilities shall, according to practical conditions, arrange shelters for domestic violence victims for no more than 1 day at the request of domestic violence victims.

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 29 of the 2022 Law on Prevention and Combat against Domestic Violence in Vietnam stipulating as follows:

Care and treatment of domestic violence victims

1. Medical service facilities shall:

a) Receive, screen, classify, care for, and treat patients who are domestic violence victims;

b) Provide information on damage to the health of domestic violence victims at the request of such persons or competent agencies, organizations, or individuals.

Thus, medical service facilities acting as a facility supporting the prevention and combat against domestic violence need to meet the following conditions:

- Medical service facilities that care for and treat patients who are domestic violence victims have the following tasks:

+ Receive, screen, classify, care for, and treat patients who are domestic violence victims;

+ Provide information on damage to the health of domestic violence victims at the request of such persons or competent agencies, organizations, or individuals.

- Public medical service facilities shall, according to practical conditions, arrange shelters for domestic violence victims for no more than 1 day at the request of domestic violence victims.