What services has Bel isi PNG provided over the July 2021 - June 2022 period?

Bel isi PNG continues to offer high quality services for survivors of family and sexual violence. In the 12 months to June 30th 2022, a total of 330 clients were supported at the case management centre (CMC) and 109 people with safe house services, exceeding the monthly targets for both services. Businesses referred a total of 71 people (20%) in this period.

Police remain the main referral source with 34% of all referrals coming from Police; this has increased over time as awareness of Bel isi PNG services has risen. Subscriber businesses and public clients (walk-ins) are the next most common referrals.

The referrals and main services provided over this last 12 months are summarised in the two tables below.

Bel isi PNG staff provided a total of 3,950 services in this 12-month period.

Since Bel isi PNG opened in late September 2018 it has supported 1,318 individual survivors of family and sexual violence. Subscribers have referred 303 (23%) clients in this same time period.

Around 83% of all clients are adult women, 10% are female children, 5% are male children and less than 1% are adult men.

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