RECOMMENDATION 24: Ensure  the provision of universally accessible shelter services based on current need.    Conduct independent needs assessment and  recommendations made as to whether services  provided should be NGO led, Government led,  or a combination. Provision of shelters to meet the identified need. Enable the National Human Rights Institution to monitor mechanism for standards in places of shelter. Increased capacity of mental health unit to meet national need (as found by the aforementioned needs assessment). Government NHRI Samoa MOH/NHS  Progressive attention INQUIRY FINDING 35: Police are not adequately trained to properly deal with cases of domestic violence. There is no evidence to suggest that lessons were being learned from trainings to deal with victims of violence across the police force, and that harmful attitudes and practices were still dominant preventing reporting of family violence. RECOMMENDATION RECOMMENDATION 25: Increase the capacity of the Police service to be able to carry out its role as the primary protection agency for victims of family violence. ACTION OUTCOME    Apply zero tolerance approach adopted throughout the police force. Increased community policing. Conduct Family Safety training for all new recruits and continue regular refresher courses for ALL officers (with greater focus in training outpost officers), covering: a) Gender stereotypes, bias and role in family violence; b) The role of power and control and the cycle of violence; c) Causes and impacts of family violence in Samoa; IMPLEMENTATION/ RESPONSIBLE AGENCY     MoP SVSG MOH/NHS NHRI Samoa TIMEFRAME  Urgent attention