{"data":{"id":"us-gu/19-gca-15101","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"19 GCA § 15101","heading":"Public Health Plan for Reducing Family Violence.","body":"(a) Under the leadership of the Family Violence Task Force; the Guam Police Department; the Office of the Attorney General; the Department of Public Health and Social Services, including but not limited to Adult Protective Services and Child Protective Services; the Guam Behavioral and Wellness Center; the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority; and the Superior Court of Guam, in the spirit of networking, cooperation and coordination, shall:\n(1) assess the impact of family violence on public health; and\n(2) write a public health plan for reducing the incidence of family violence in Guam.\n(b) The public health plan:\n(1) shall include, but is not limited to, public education, including use of the various communication media to set forth the public health perspective on family violence;\n(2) shall include a plan for the assessment of family members of victims of family violence by a mental health professional regarding the need for counseling services and a recommendation regarding how such services shall be provided;\n(3) shall be developed in consultation with public and private agencies that provide programs for victims of family violence, advocates for victims, non-profit family violence coalitions or organizations, and persons who have demonstrated expertise and experience in providing health care to victims of family violence and their children; and\n(4) shall be completed on or before April 30, 1999.\n(c) The Department of Public Health and Social Services and the Guam Behavioral and Wellness Center shall:\n(1) transmit a copy of the public health plan to I Maga’lahen Guåhan and the members of I Liheslaturan Guåhan, and I Maga’lahen Guåhan through his executive order shall implement the plan within ninety (90) days of submission; and\n(2) review and update the public health plan every two (2) years.","path":["Title 19: Personal Relations","Division 1 - Persons \u0026 Personal Relations","Chapter 15: Prevention and Treatment"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/19gc015.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T04:04:48Z","sha256":"19a6fde7208036b132b4df29c03f2796fa91161817f5343465465d519db4ee24","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/19-gca-14106","next":"us-gu/19-gca-15102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}