(a) Training shall also be offered to other employees and agency heads of Guam Memorial Hospital Authority, Department of Public Health and Social Services, Guam Behavioral and Wellness Center, Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority, Department of Youth Affairs, Public Defender Service Corporation and Guam Fire Department, as well as I Liheslaturan Guåhan, and village mayors.

(b) The courses must be prepared and presented in consultation with public and private agencies that provide programs for victims of family violence, persons who have demonstrated expertise in education and family violence, advocates for victims, non-profit family violence coalitions or organizations, and the Family Violence Task Force.

(c) The courses must, include but are not limited to, the following topics:

(1) the nature, extent and causes of family violence;

(2) practices designed to promote safety of the victim and other family and household members, including safety plans;

(3) issues of family violence concerning children; (4) sensitivity to cultural, racial and gender issues;
(5) legal reporting requirements concerning abuse or neglect of children; and

(6) the lethality of family violence.

2013 NOTE: Pursuant to P.L. 32-024:2 (May 6, 2013) which renamed the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse (DMHSA) to the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center, and all references to DMHSA were altered to the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center pursuant to P.L. 32-024:4.

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19 Guam Code Ann. PERSONAL RELATIONS
CH. 15 PREVENTION AND TREATMENT

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