1. A survey found 70% of families in Wangsaipoon Sub-district experienced domestic violence like abuse. This led the community to join the Strong Sub-district with Non-violence program to address family violence. 2. The program aims to build management of family violence through community involvement to protect and help victims. It also aims to create a surveillance network for domestic violence cases. 3. Follow up surveys found domestic violence reduced to 10% after holding forums to educate families, training community leaders, and creating a surveillance network through community events.

1. Strong Wangsaipoon
Sub-district
with Non-violence
Author1: Mr. Nathree Kultham
Author2: Mrs. Juthamas Metha
Keywords: Violence

2. Background
The current issue of violence against children, women, and
family members is an issue of human rights that everyone in society
must be involved in preventing and solving problems. It is not a
private matter anymore. A survey of the situation of violence against
children, women, and family members in Wangsaipoon Sub-district
in March 2015 from 360 families, there were 70 percent of domestic
violence such as abuses (psychological, verbal, and physical). The
results of the survey mentioned above make the community aware of
the importance of domestic violence. It has joined the Strong Sub-
district with Non-violence (Fight for Zero Violence) with Department
of Women’s Affairs and Family Development of Ministry of Social
Development and Human Security. This is to build a management of
family violence for sub-district by having involvements from society
and community to protect, solve problems of family violence, and
build a surveillance network of family violence.

3. Objectives
1. To build a management of family
violence for sub-district by having
involvements from society and community
to protect, solve problems of family
violence.
2. To build a surveillance network
of family violence.

4. Methods
1. There are 2 surveys of situations
of domestic violence against children,
women, and family members in
Wangsaipoon Sub-district in March
2015 from 360 families in March and
July of 2015.

5. 2. There are 2 forums to present the
situation of domestic violence to
evaluate for Protection Plan and
Solutions in April and August of 2015.
Methods

6. 3. Hold forums to educate family
members to reduce domestic violence.
Methods

7. 4. Hold events to educate community
leaders about domestic violence to
enhance knowledge and build networks
to prevent and resolve violence against
children, women, and family members.
Methods

8. 5. Train a surveillance network of
domestic violence by the events in
form of "Walk Rally".
Methods

9. 6. Surveillance network of domestic
violence and operating field to solve
the family violence.
Methods

10. Results
1. A survey of the situation of violence
against children, women, and family
members in Wangsaipoon Sub-district
in July 2015 from 360 families found
that the domestic violence such as
abuses (psychological, verbal, and
physical) has reduced to 10 percent.

11. 2. There is a surveillance, protection
and solving problems of violence
against children, women, and family
violence continuously. In 2016, there
will be integration with network
operations in the area, which will lead
to sustainability in its operations further.
Results

12. Conclusions
Wangsaipoon community can participate
in resolving numbers of violence in
the area with other agencies and
organizations such as temples, schools,
public health agencies, women's
groups, and youth organizations in
the area. There is integration of MOU
of cooperation among networks to
solve violence problems.

13. Also they can bring data of situation
in the area to determine an action
plan to reduce violence and stress
that the continuation of the project
in the area.
Conclusions